ghoststarttrayapp.exe
What is ghoststarttrayapp.exe?
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Windows Process Description:
The Norton ghost 2003 version includes the file ghoststarttrayapp.exe as part of its program. The main function of the ghoststarttrayapp.exe process is to put a tray icon for the main program to give its user easy access to the main application window. The desktop tray icon provided by the ghoststarttrayapp.exe process is normally found at the lower right portion of your monitor beside the system clock and other tray icons such as network connection, plus other programs running in your computer.
The Norton Ghost program houses the file ghoststarttrayapp.exe, or more commonly known as Norton Ghost Start. It is a stand-alone product of Symantec that is found in the package of Norton Systemworks versions 2002 or higher and Norton Ghost 2003. You will have the option to install the ghost option when you install the above-mentioned program. When you do, you will have the ghoststarttrayapp.exe process installed on your computer and consequently, you will have the ghost tray icon displayed whenever you initiate these programs.
The ghoststarttrayapp.exe process is usually found in the Program Files folder of your computer, specifically, in the folder C:/Program Files/Norton SystemWorks/Norton Ghost/or more commonly, C:/Program Files/Symantec/Norton Ghost 2003/. The ghoststarttrayapp.exe file has a known file size of 94208 bytes for version 2003.775. By default, the ghoststarttrayapp.exe process will run at startup using the registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Run.
As a user of the Norton Ghost program housing the process ghoststarttrayapp.exe, you have the option to install or uninstall the product since the ghoststarttrayapp.exe does not automatically install to your computer without your consent. If you find this product of good use to your computing activities, it won't be advisable to remove the ghoststarttrayapp.exe process, nor terminate it while running, to avoid encountering technical problems. In addition, you should also leave the ghost_2.exe and the ghoststartservice.exe files intact and unaltered since these are closely related files to the ghoststarttrayapp.exe process.
Author: Symantec Corporation.
Author URL: http:// www.symantec.com
Part Of: Norton Ghost System
Memory Usage: Low. The ghoststarttrayapp.exe process takes up about 350Kb of RAM resources when running in the background.
System Process: No
Application: Yes
Background Process: Yes
Uses Network: No
Uses Internet: No
Hardware Related: No
Common Path: C:\Program Files\Symantec\Norton Ghost 2003\ghoststarttrayapp.exe
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