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Killing processes

Biz

Killing processes

by Biz » Sun, 27 Jul 2003 04:34:29

rundll32 launches the loading of the power profiles, and it also launches the NvCPLDaemon which is
the nVidia control panel hook for display properties.
--
Biz

"Don't touch that please, your primitive intellect wouldn't understand
alloys and compositions and,......things with molecular structures,....and
the....." - Ash


> Ah.

> I think I'll try re-installing the drivers, then. That way, I can see if it
> goes when they're uninstalled.

> R.



> > "Joachim Trensz" wrote...
> > > Probably the drivers of your new graphics card use rundll32
> > > to run one of the utilities/add-ons or whatever it wants to run.
> > > Rundll32 doesn't do anything for you except, run something
> > > else, i.e. system services, etc.

> > > 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.).

> > 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.
> > =---

Leo Landma

Killing processes

by Leo Landma » Sun, 27 Jul 2003 07:58:57



do

True, it also kills those NV RUNDLL's without any ill effects, at least on
my system.

Bye,
Leo

Biz

Killing processes

by Biz » Sun, 27 Jul 2003 14:05:55




> > Why are you using ctrl-alt-del to close processes? Download enditall2 and
> do

> True, it also kills those NV RUNDLL's without any ill effects, at least on
> my system.

> Bye,
> Leo

It only "kills" what you let it......the process is completely customizable......
--
Biz

"Don't touch that please, your primitive intellect wouldn't understand
alloys and compositions and,......things with molecular structures,....and
the....." - Ash

Nick

Killing processes

by Nick » Sun, 27 Jul 2003 18:22:47



RUNDLL32.EXE is used by nVidia to load things like the system tray icon. On
my system, I used to have a GF2 MX, and one of the startup entries was

NvCpl - RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\System32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup

Now I have upgraded to a GF FX 5600, and I get

NVMCTRAY - RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\System32\NVMCTRAY.DLL,NvTaskbarInit

Try right clicking on the taskbar icon and hitting Exit, then see if the
RUNDLL32 entry is gone from the Process list.

Richard S Becket

Killing processes

by Richard S Becket » Tue, 29 Jul 2003 18:29:26

Thanks guys, it was the new card driver. I uninstalled, then reinstalled
carefully, reading what all the cjheck boxes were for. S'gone now.

R.




> > Guys,

> > 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?

> RUNDLL32.EXE is used by nVidia to load things like the system tray icon.
On
> my system, I used to have a GF2 MX, and one of the startup entries was

> NvCpl - RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\System32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup

> Now I have upgraded to a GF FX 5600, and I get

> NVMCTRAY - RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\System32\NVMCTRAY.DLL,NvTaskbarInit

> Try right clicking on the taskbar icon and hitting Exit, then see if the
> RUNDLL32 entry is gone from the Process list.


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