default priority value of _main() thread in windows?

Question

hi all,

I have a main program (C language)in visual studio 2005 which creates lot of threads.I have given pririty levels for them manually.But my program starts execution from _main() right. It is also a thread correct? Then i want to know the default priority of that main thread(NORMAL/ABOVE NORMAL /HIGHEST).

Also can anybody please explain the exact difference between process and thread in windows?

Regards, jacK

Answer 1

Wouldn't it just start as normal, unless you were to change it?

I mean, I am assuming you are changing the priority in the threads to change the overall program's behavior in some way -- if the default priority for the main thread were anything other than normal, what behavior would you expect the program to have? Does it do anything that would suggest it isn't normal?