detector.exe
What is detector.exe?
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Windows Process Description:
The process detector.exe is associated with LG brand of scanners. The process detector.exe runs in the background of the system while you continue to work. The process detector.exe is executed during the boot process hence it has understandably dropped keys in the system registry. The process detector.exe is approximately 40kb to 70 kb in size, depending upon the version of the process. With regards to errors cause by the process detector.exe, there are no known cases as of yet. Still, if you experience problems with the process detector.exe running in your system, you could run a registry scan to diagnose the problem and then remove the detector.exe process from your system if it indeed is the culprit.
The main functionality of the process is to scan USB ports for any connected LG scanner. The process has a tray icon sitting on the system tray, running but inactive unless you need it. The process has a visible window when used. When the process detects an LG scanner plugged in and you are about to do a scan, you can control your hardware using the tray icon. This functionality, however, is not frequently needed unless you scan documents and images often for work or for leisure. If you decide to remove this process from your list of start-up executables, you can run a registry cleaner or if you are using the Windows platform, un-check it in the Startup tab of the msconfig utility.
LG is a South-Korean company popularly known for their household appliances. They manufacture a wide range of products from refrigerators, to microwave ovens, to washing machines and TV sets as well as, in this case, scanners. LG is the abbreviation for Lucky Geumseong, which, in English, means Gold Star. Other than scanners, LG also creates other computer-related products such as DVD-Roms and CD writers.
Author: LG Electronics.
Author URL: http:// www.lge.com/
Part Of: LG Scanners
Memory Usage: Low, the process detector.exe consumes 300 kb in memory only.
System Process: No
Application: No
Background Process: Yes
Uses Network: No
Uses Internet: No
Hardware Related: Yes, the process detector.exe is associate with LG scanners.
Common Path: C: \WINDOWS \twain_32 \LG
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