kbd.exe

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Windows Process Description:

The Information Technology has gone a long way in terms of advancements in research and development. Implementations of some of their researches have helped some of the basic components of a computer system to evolve and be more responsive to the needs of the user.

The keyboard is a basic human interface device which is used by the user to input commands and information for the computer to process. The file kbd.exe is an example of how the basic keyboard has become more functional. The advent of the Internet brought about many changes including the sharing of multimedia contents. The process kbd.exe addresses the needs of users to access these contents. Many keyboards are now equipped with multimedia keys or special function keys to access the Internet or to open a certain program like Windows Media Player with a touch of a key. The file kbd.exe makes all of these things possible by acting as an interface to activate these special multimedia keyboard keys. The process kbd.exe is closely associated with the Hewlett-Packard Company who has been very active in delivering functionality in their products to help end users in accessing the multimedia contents. The process kbd.exe acts as a device driver which allows the functionality of the special keyboard keys. Without the file kbd.exe, the standard keys on the keyboard will still work but the multimedia keys will not be accessible.

The process kbd.exe is part of the Multimedia Keyboard Manager associated with HP and Compaq computer products. The file kbd.exe usually comes installed in all HP and Compaq products that are equipped with multimedia keyboards. The user can check the directory folder C:/Program Files/HP/KBD/or C:/HP/KBD/to verify if the installed file kbd.exe is valid. Latest known version of the file kbd.exe is 1.0.2.2.20205 with file sizes of 58360 bytes, 37299 bytes, 31650 bytes, 239064 bytes and 61440 bytes under the Windows XP operating system environment. The kbd.exe file also has a Windows registry key under the folders HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Run, HKEY_CURRENT_USER/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Explorer/User Shell, and HKEY_CURRENT_USER/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Run.

Author: Hewlett-Packard Corporation.

Author URL: www.hp.com

Part Of: HP Multimedia Keyboard Manager

Memory Usage: Low because it only uses 400Kb of system memory.

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