viewport.exe
What is viewport.exe?
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Windows Process Description:
The software HydraVision Viewport or Appian Graphics HydraVision Viewport houses the process viewport.exe. It is registered to ATI Technologies, Inc., a world leader in the supply of video, graphics and multimedia products and Appian Graphics Corporation, a pioneer in the development of multiple monitor software and hardware solutions. In 2001, ATI acquired ownership of Appian's HydraVision desktop management software and related technologies; several monitor related patents and the HydraVision trademark.
The program viewport.exe is desktop management software that provides users with an interface for simplified management of multiple displays. It includes window and dialog box control, independent resolutions and refresh rates, hot-key shortcuts, independent application control, and use of up to nine virtual desktops. The viewport.exe application has been integrated with the Radeon family, ATI's technology-leading graphics processor, and will be a key component of future ATI graphics products.
The viewport.exe program enables the use of two monitors at the same time allowing your computer to treat them as a single desktop. It monitors and regulates window and dialog box replacement according to user preferences when using multi-monitor setup.
The viewport.exe file is normally located in the subfolder of C:/Windows/System32/. On Windows XP, the file viewport.exe has known file sizes of 475136 bytes, 479232 bytes, and 466944 bytes, which is 33% of its entire occurrence.
The process viewport.exe starts with every Windows bootup process. The following registry keys are created by the program viewport.exe in the system registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/ Run. The program viewport.exe displays a non-visible window. It has the ability to record data inputs.
The file viewport.exe is non-essential component of the Windows system. It does not appear to be a security risk. This process should not be disabled or altered in any way; otherwise, you may only be able to use one of your screens at a time.
The viewport.exe is related to other processes namely ati_d3d.dll, ati2evxx.exe, ati2mdxx.exe, ati2plab.exe, aticwd32.exe, atievxx.exe, atiptaxx.exe, atitask.exe, cli.exe, desk98.exe, dsnthapp.exe, dsnthser.exe, and launchpd.exe.
Author: Appian Graphics Corporation.
Author URL: http:// www.apian.com
Part Of: ATI video card drivers.
Memory Usage: Medium uses 456 KB of physical RAM resources.
System Process: No
Application: Yes
Background Process: No
Uses Network: No
Uses Internet: No
Hardware Related: Yes, it is used with video graphics card.
Common Path: C:\ Windows\ System32\ viewport.exe
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