Before installing my new graphics card, I knew which processes were running,
to do with my mouse, external cdrom writer and scanner, and I could kill
them off easily enough with ctrl-alt-delete.
Now, there's an extra one running, rundll32.
This is making my machine hang when I try to kill it, and even when I try to
kill some of the other processes that I used to be able to kill, the machine
hangs.
Does anyone know what's going on?
Thanks,
R.
Well...actually, it's RUNDLL32.
Don't be messing with that ;)
Its a pretty important part of the operating system IIRC
All the best,
Ash
Oh. Well, why wasn't it _ever_ running before I installed by new GFX card,
and now, suddenly, it's _always_ there?
R.
If you kill rundll32 while that other item is running, this can indeed hang
the system.
Maybe check which additional stuff is running since you installed the
graphics card (check all the Autostart locations, the various Run keys, the
Autostart folder etc.).
Achim
I'm at work, so I can't check, but, from memory, there is some stuff that
runs via rundll32 on start up (nvctrl or something), but only then. I.e. it
doesn't show in my
Task list if I check afterward. You can find it via msconfig. I've thought
about disabling it,
but seeing as it doesn't show once the system is "up", I've left it as is so
far. Perhaps on Richard's install rundll32 is not shut down/unloaded
properly and he could try disabling it via msconfig.
Jan.
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I think I'll try re-installing the drivers, then. That way, I can see if it
goes when they're uninstalled.
R.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,697,00.asp
rundll32 is a parrt of the OS, it is actually a subprocess that allows
running applications to access the dll library, Basically it allows a
program to access(talk to) other parts of your computer. Say, your graphics
card uses some of the page file memory to keep large textures that are
repetitive, so instead of reloading that large texture file showing you
trees in turn three, it can park that in the page file and grab it each
time. makes your application run smoother. Here is about the simplist
description I found with a quick search.
rundll32 - rundll32.exe - Process Information
Process File: rundll32 or rundll32.exe
Process Name: Windows RUNDLL32 Helper
Description: The Windows Rundll32 Program is used to run DLLs as programs
and is used by many programs to execute functions located in a DLL file
Common Errors: N/A
System Process: No
I would leave that running as the hit on system resources should be minimal
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McWhom
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I don't think so. It's not running on my end. Try going to START>RUN and
type in MSCONFIG. Then go to the "startup" tab and unclick what needs to be
unclicked. I have nothing starting at boot. Also, you can go to CONTROL
PANEL and "Administrative Tools", then "Services". You shouldn't have much
running there either. I might have about 8 processes running, mostly having
to do with my LAN, the Internet, and the file system.
Try going to http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist.htm
and find out what all these processes are.
Alanb
RunDLL32 is almost never the actual problem. Something is calling RunDLL32
to execute a procedure inside of a DLL file, and _that procedure_ is what is
mucking things up.
This one can be a tough nut to crack.
-Larry
This one sounds familiar to me...
If you go to Google and search for RUNDLL32 and then the process that is
*** up, I have no doubt you'll get 1000 hits back with solutions.
Google is your friend :)
-Larry
-Larry
Jason
