OT: What is "MMTask.tsk" ?

It is running in the background and I dont know where it came from. Properties show it as a Microsoft file.

"Ray M" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:bXs76.2700$J%[email hidden]... > It is running in the background and I dont know where it came from. > Properties show it as a Microsoft file. > > To the best of my knowledge that would be the "Task Scheduler". Cheers, Mortado

Do you have Game Commander (MX or 2) ? -- Chris "Ambulater" Lee "Don't Bother Running.........You'll Just Die Tired." Reviews at www.sim-arena.com "Ray M" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:bXs76.2700$J%[email hidden]... > It is running in the background and I dont know where it came from. > Properties show it as a Microsoft file. > >

Yes. Is it part of that? I dont have it running though. "Ambulater" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Z1P76.232$[email hidden]...

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> Do you have Game Commander (MX or 2) ? > > -- > Chris "Ambulater" Lee > "Don't Bother Running.........You'll Just Die Tired." > Reviews at www.sim-arena.com > > > "Ray M" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:bXs76.2700$J%[email hidden]... > > It is running in the background and I dont know where it came from. > > Properties show it as a Microsoft file. > > > > > >

You are thinking of "MSTask.exe". "Mortado" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:93ns9m$ss0$[email hidden]...

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> > "Ray M" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:bXs76.2700$J%[email hidden]... > > It is running in the background and I dont know where it came from. > > Properties show it as a Microsoft file. > > > > > > To the best of my knowledge that would be the "Task Scheduler". > Cheers, > Mortado > >

I believe mmtask.tsk is "multi-media task" and is an extension used by Game Commander MX to allow dual voice capabilities, i.e. the ability to toggle between voice commands and over-net comms such as Battle Commander. -- Chris "Ambulater" Lee "Don't Bother Running.........You'll Just Die Tired." Reviews at www.sim-arena.com "Ray M" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Sx286.3658$J%[email hidden]... > Yes. Is it part of that? I dont have it running though. > "Ambulater" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:Z1P76.232$[email hidden]... > > Do you have Game Commander (MX or 2) ? > > > > -- > > Chris "Ambulater" Lee > > "Don't Bother Running.........You'll Just Die Tired." > > Reviews at www.sim-arena.com > > > > > > "Ray M" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:bXs76.2700$J%[email hidden]... > > > It is running in the background and I dont know where it came from. > > > Properties show it as a Microsoft file. > > > > > > > > > > > >

On Fri, 12 Jan 2001 01:17:59 GMT, "Ray M" <[email hidden]> wrote: >It is running in the background and I dont know where it came from. >Properties show it as a Microsoft file. >It is part of the Multi-Media subsystem. It appears to be the bit that fails when you have the wrong video drivers, and try to play an AVI / WAV file. It is a microsoft file, and has been around since 3.x

"Ray M" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:bXs76.2700$J%[email hidden]... > It is running in the background and I dont know where it came from. > Properties show it as a Microsoft file. > > correct... right-click -> Properties Multimedia background task support module Copyright Microsoft Corp. 1981-1996 Then at support.microsoft.com we see it's included with Windows 98 (also is part of my W2K install): http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/4/36.ASP I can't find a description of what it does in my MS developer documentation but it seems to be an essential Windows file (it's part of every MS OS distribution). Dale.

Yes, the MMTask you see is loaded by the driver that's part of GCMX. Until you start up GCMX, the MMTask doesn't use any CPU cycles (it's just a data structure) but Windows keeps it loaded as long as the driver is loaded. -- Game Commander Tech Support www.gamecommander.com/support Award-winning voice control for games & simulations "Utility of the Year", SimHQ.com "Editor's Choice", PC Gamer "Editor's Choice", Computer Gaming World "Editor's Choice", CNET Gamecenter "4-1/2 Stars", ZDNET GameSpot In article <hv486.560$[email hidden]>, "Ambulater" <[email hidden]> wrote: > I believe mmtask.tsk is "multi-media task" and is an extension used by Game > Commander MX to allow dual voice capabilities, i.e. the ability to toggle > between voice commands and over-net comms such as Battle Commander. > > -- > Chris "Ambulater" Lee > "Don't Bother Running.........You'll Just Die Tired." > Reviews at www.sim-arena.com > > "Ray M" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:Sx286.3658$J%[email hidden]... > > Yes. Is it part of that? I dont have it running though. > > "Ambulater" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:Z1P76.232$[email hidden]... > > > Do you have Game Commander (MX or 2) ? > > > > > > -- > > > Chris "Ambulater" Lee > > > "Don't Bother Running.........You'll Just Die Tired." > > > Reviews at www.sim-arena.com > > > > > > > > > "Ray M" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > news:bXs76.2700$J%[email hidden]... > > > > It is running in the background and I dont know where it came from. > > > > Properties show it as a Microsoft file. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/

Whoo Hoo! Do I win a prize for guessing correctly? :-) -- Chris "Ambulater" Lee "Don't Bother Running.........You'll Just Die Tired." Reviews at www.sim-arena.com "Game Commander Support" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:94as5r$k7e$[email hidden]... > Yes, the MMTask you see is loaded by the driver that's part of GCMX. Until > you start up GCMX, the MMTask doesn't use any CPU cycles (it's just a data > structure) but Windows keeps it loaded as long as the driver is loaded. > > -- > Game Commander Tech Support > www.gamecommander.com/support > > Award-winning voice control for games & simulations > "Utility of the Year", SimHQ.com > "Editor's Choice", PC Gamer > "Editor's Choice", Computer Gaming World > "Editor's Choice", CNET Gamecenter > "4-1/2 Stars", ZDNET GameSpot > > In article <hv486.560$[email hidden]>, > "Ambulater" <[email hidden]> wrote: > > I believe mmtask.tsk is "multi-media task" and is an extension used by Game > > Commander MX to allow dual voice capabilities, i.e. the ability to toggle > > between voice commands and over-net comms such as Battle Commander. > > > > -- > > Chris "Ambulater" Lee > > "Don't Bother Running.........You'll Just Die Tired." > > Reviews at www.sim-arena.com > > > > "Ray M" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:Sx286.3658$J%[email hidden]... > > > Yes. Is it part of that? I dont have it running though. > > > "Ambulater" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > news:Z1P76.232$[email hidden]... > > > > Do you have Game Commander (MX or 2) ? > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Chris "Ambulater" Lee > > > > "Don't Bother Running.........You'll Just Die Tired." > > > > Reviews at www.sim-arena.com > > > > > > > > > > > > "Ray M" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > > news:bXs76.2700$J%[email hidden]... > > > > > It is running in the background and I dont know where it came from. > > > > > Properties show it as a Microsoft file. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent via Deja.com > http://www.deja.com/

Why is mmtask.tsk loading even though I don't have game commander? Sean Long eagl > "Game Commander Support" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:94as5r$k7e$[email hidden]... > > Yes, the MMTask you see is loaded by the driver that's part of GCMX.Until > > you start up GCMX, the MMTask doesn't use any CPU cycles (it's just adata > > structure) but Windows keeps it loaded as long as the driver is loaded. > > > > -- > > Game Commander Tech Support > > www.gamecommander.com/support

On Sat, 20 Jan 2001 00:01:52 -0600, "Sean Long" <[email hidden]> thus spoke: >Why is mmtask.tsk loading even though I don't have game commander? > >Sean Long >eagl Because you have Microsoft's Task Monitor loading at startup? -- Jagg

thus spoke: Because you have Microsoft's Task Monitor loading at startup? -- Jagg

On Sat, 20 Jan 2001 12:34:43 GMT, [email hidden] (Jagg) wrote:

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>On Sat, 20 Jan 2001 00:01:52 -0600, "Sean Long" <[email hidden]> >thus spoke: > >>Why is mmtask.tsk loading even though I don't have game commander? >> >>Sean Long >>eagl > >Because you have Microsoft's Task Monitor loading at startup?

You are confusing "mstask" and "mmtask" ~daxe

On Sat, 20 Jan 2001 14:54:25 GMT, daxe <[email hidden]> thus spoke: >You are confusing "mstask" and "mmtask" > >~daxe Right. I see mmtask is a multimedia file so maybe it's something to do with media player. -- Jagg

spoke: Right. I see mmtask is a multimedia file so maybe it's something to do with media player. -- Jagg

I figured it was "MultiMediaTask", but I don't have any MS stuff other than windows itself loading at startup. Sean Long eagl "Jagg" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> On Sat, 20 Jan 2001 14:54:25 GMT, daxe <[email hidden]> thus > spoke: > > > >You are confusing "mstask" and "mmtask" > > > >~daxe > > Right. I see mmtask is a multimedia file so maybe it's something to do > with media player. > -- > Jagg

MMTask is a Windows service so you may have something else that uses the multimedia interface that causes it to load. In article <ZR9a6.708$[email hidden]>, "Sean Long" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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> Why is mmtask.tsk loading even though I don't have game commander? > > Sean Long > eagl > > > "Game Commander Support" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:94as5r$k7e$[email hidden]... > > > Yes, the MMTask you see is loaded by the driver that's part of GCMX. > Until > > > you start up GCMX, the MMTask doesn't use any CPU cycles (it's just a > data > > > structure) but Windows keeps it loaded as long as the driver is loaded. > > > > > > -- > > > Game Commander Tech Support > > > www.gamecommander.com/support > >

-- Game Commander Tech Support www.gamecommander.com/support Award-winning voice control for games & simulations "Editor's Choice", PC Gamer "Editor's Choice", Computer Gaming World "Editor's Choice", CNET Gamecenter "4-1/2 Stars", ZDNET GameSpot Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/