wowexec.exe??

[TwiztidJuggalo]

ok heres another program running in the background which i have no idea as to what it is... it goes by the process name wowexec.exe . it says it takes no CPU cycles, and it shows nothing at all for the Mem usage and VM size tabs in Win XP Task Manager. anybody know what this process is??

thanks

-matt

[chaosisreality]

wowexec.exe is the WinTasks Process Library, in basic summary:

Process Name: Windows On Windows Execution Process
Description: Windows On Windows Execution Support Process provides support for 16-bit Windows applications together with ntvdm.exe.It is started by NTVDM which starts itself every time you run a 16-bit program.
System Process: Yes
Security Risk ( Virus/Trojan/Worm/Adware/Spyware ): No
Common Errors: N/A

More here (http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/wowexec/).

[TwiztidJuggalo]

ok thanks a bunch Chaos

-matt

[redwench]

its a compatability program. ignore it.

bookmark this page: http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist.htm

[TwiztidJuggalo]

hey thx red, thats helpful

-matt

[Araym]

Watch out for a look-alike Spyware/Malware program called "_wowexec.exe" the underscore symbolizing a space. An updated Adaware/Spybot can take care of it.

[encyphered]

wowexec.exe and wowdeb.exe must be deleted from the command line after booting from XP/Win2k/WinNt System disks. Removing these 2 files at the command line will clean up your system without corrupting necessary system files...such as the wow32.dll, wowfaxui.dll, and wowfax.dll, these files are acceptable tools for your system. Attempts to delete the wowexec.exe and wowdeb.exe files on the hard drive boot will fail, the files will replicate or deny the delete function.
Steps:
1. Boot from Operating System Disk
2. Select Repair
3. Depending on Operating System, take step to reach the command line, or C:\ prompt
4. Change Directory to "winnt\system32" location
5. Type: del wowexec.exe
6. Hit enter key
7. Type: del wowdeb.exe
8. Hit enter key
9. Type: exit

Remove the Operating System CD from your computer, Your system will reboot normally. From Windows do a file search, the wowexec.exe and wowdeb.exe files should be gone for good.

Good Luck and Safe computing to you all from "Encyphered"

[chaosisreality]

Uh, you're not supposed to remove it at all.

[encyphered]

The operating systems identified for the wowexec.exe and wowdeb.exe file removal WinNT/Win2K/WinXp are NTFS systems (New Technology File System) and provide security down to the file level. FAT16 and FAT32 (File Allocation Table) systems lack the ability to secure the systems effectively. Perhaps gaming computers require these wow files, our systems are exclusively for the business process and demand a secure environment. Operating systems using FAT files such as Windows 95/98/ME operating online without firewall protection, more than likely have more resident on these systems than the user intended.

For those who are above themselves........again

Good Luck

Encyphered with confidence....

[Outlaw]

What if you're using winxp on fat32?

[chaosisreality]

The operating systems identified for the wowexec.exe and wowdeb.exe file removal WinNT/Win2K/WinXp are NTFS

Actually, it's NT4/2000/XP/2003, and by choice it can be FAT32 or NTFS.

Originally posted by redwench
its a compatability program. ignore it.

Hey look, it's the first post that doesn't harm the user in this thread.

I'm not sure where you're spouting this from, but wowexec.exe is not supposed to be removed. That's close to saying "Hey, Explorer.exe isn't serving much of a purpose, so let me end that process!" or "You know, I never see services.exe taking up system resources, so off it goes!"

In the case of this thread, TwiztidJuggalo had no problem with wowexec. He just saw it on the list as a foreign object, and was curious.