launchpd.exe
What is launchpd.exe?
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Windows Process Description:
The process launchpd.exe or ATI Multimedia Center Launchpad is a process associated with ATI video card drivers. The file launchpd.exe is a part of the software ATI Multimedia Center with a current version of 9.16. The program launchpd.exe is registered to ATI Technologies, Inc.
ATI Technologies, Inc., currently ATI Technologies ULC, was originally formed in 1985 by four Chinese Immigrants to Canada. In October 2006, it was acquired by and now a subsidiary of the company Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD). ATI is a major developer and supplier of motherboard chipsets, video capture cards, and graphics processing units. The company's flagship product is the famous Radeon Series Video Accelerators.
The program launchpd.exe is a suite of applications which provides an extra multimedia toolbar where you can conveniently launch a variety of multimedia applications. Available features depend on the type of video card installed on your computer.
The launchpd.exe application includes viewing video from Video CDs, DVDs or computer files, watching TV broadcasts and listening to music on FM radio, audio CDs or files on your hard disk. The program launchpd.exe has its own Multimedia Library where you can use, copy and manage your multimedia files. It is also capable of creating your own CDs and DVDs through its Create Media Layout feature.
In case you are connected to a network, the EazyConnect function of launchpd.exe program allows you to share audio and video files to other computers on your network, provided both server and client PCs are running either Windows XP or Windows 2000 operating systems.
On Windows XP operating system, it has known file sizes of 77824 bytes, 98304 bytes, 102400 bytes, 106570 bytes 106571 bytes, 106573 bytes and 106574 bytes which is 29% of launchpd.exe file's total occurrence.
The file launchpd.exe is commonly located in a subfolder of C:/Program Files/ATI Multimedia/Main/. The process launchpd.exe is not an essential system file, thus it can be uninstalled in the Control Panel.
Author: ATI Technologies, Inc..
Author URL: http://www.ati.amd.com
Part Of: ATI Video Card Drivers
Memory Usage: Low. It uses 106574 bytes of RAM on Windows XP
System Process: No
Application: Yes
Background Process: No
Uses Network: Yes
Uses Internet: No
Hardware Related: Yes. It is used with ATI Video Cards.
Common Path: C:\Program Files\ATI Multimedia\Main\Launchpd.exe
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