ctdetect.exe
What is ctdetect.exe?
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Windows Process Description:
The file process ctdetect.exe is known as the process Creative Media Source Detector. This ctdetect.exe file process also belongs to the software DVD Solution or Mastering Edition given by its manufacturers Creative Technology Ltd. This file process is found to have a file size that reaches up to 102 kilobytes in about 82% of the time that this file was found present in the operating system Windows XP. This file ctdetect.exe was also seen to have 98 kilobytes, 90 kilobytes, and 86 kilobytes in size.
The process ctdetect.exe is located at the subfolder of Program Files, with a common pathway of C:/Program Files/Creative/MediaSource/Detector. This file ctdetect.exe is not considered to be a system file by Windows although this ctdetect.exe file process has been found to start together with Windows at startup creating the registry key HKEY_C_U/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Run. This process file ctdetect.exe is considered to be a background process since there is no visible evidence that it is running in the computer.
This program file ctdetect.exe is also considered to be part of the application or software. The ctdetect.exe program file is found to use about 2.2 megabytes of memory when running in the computer. This ctdetect.exe file process is responsible for detecting the presence of a DVD in the DVD player. The file process is also responsible for playing the DVD via the Creative Sound blaster Audigy2 soundcard. This file is related to the hardware, specifically the Soundblaster soundcard by Creative.
This file process is recognized to be a good process to have running in the computer. This file process is also quite safe to have in the computer since there has been no data found to show that this file process has produced adverse effects on computer systems. However, since malicious files have the ability to mimic good process files, always keep your anti-malware utility updated.
Author: Creative Technology Ltd.
Author URL: www.creative.com
Part Of: Creative Soundblaster Audigy
Memory Usage: High, uses around 2.2 megabytes of memory, since it detects the presence of a DVD in the player.
System Process: No
Application: Yes
Background Process: Yes
Uses Network: No
Uses Internet: No
Hardware Related: Yes, it is part of the Creativesoundblaster Audigy soundcards
Common Path: C:\Program Files\Creative\MediaSource\Detector
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