Post by thread:[OT]: Anyone recognize this Windows process?

"wowexec.exe" Win2k has been bogging down for the last few days and this process keeps appearing in the Task Mgr. Killing it doesn't seem to solve the problem, but does not seem to affect anything either. It always seems to follow a process called "NTVDM.exe", btw. Cheers, -Neil. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads

I think it's part of your 16 bit dos shell (VDM virtual dos machine). Forgot what it stands for. Usually opens when you run MPLAB. Rick Pic Dude wrote: {Quote hidden}> "wowexec.exe" > > Win2k has been bogging down for the last few days and this process keeps > appearing in the Task Mgr. Killing it doesn't seem to solve the problem, > but does not seem to affect anything either. > > It always seems to follow a process called "NTVDM.exe", btw. > > Cheers, > -Neil. > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: > [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads

This sounds like Norton anitvirus or some norton product trying to run. Did you install and then remove any norton product in the last few days. I had system works installed and when i removed it from my computer it cause my windows directory to become corrupted and I had to reformat my hard drive and reload one mr gates favorite windows varities. Mike Johnston {Original Message removed}

Hi, wowexec.exe is the "Windows on Windows" emulation environment.. It is what allows you to run 16 bit windows application on a 32 bit windows platform.. ntvdm.exe is what manages a single Virtual Machine. This (I think) is used by the wowexec.exe. Each instance of ntvdm is a new "virtual machine" and is used to isolate the execution of 16 bit programs so they can't clobber either the OS or other Win16 applications.. Can't wait until the full 32 bit version of MPLAB is released.. Cheers, Ash. --- Ashley Roll Digital Nemesis Pty Ltd http://www.digitalnemesis.com Mobile: +61 (0)417 705 718 > {Original Message removed}

Only new things I installed recently were Opera (then removed it), Mozilla (then removed as well), Star Office (still on), and MPLAB (just for the sim, but I've been using it a lot to code while sitting in coffee shops). Against my general practice, I installed these around the same timeframe, so it was tough to determine the culprit. If it's to allow DOS programs to run, then MPLAB must be the one starting it up. And I was wrongfully pointing a finger at StarOffice. I've noticed that I have a memory leak as well. I'll single it out over the next few days to determine if it's really so. Thanks, -Neil. {Original Message removed}

Wasn't thinking virus cause my virus scanner says all is okay still. Thanks, -Neil. -----Original Message----- From: pic microcontroller discussion list [spam_OUTPICLISTTakeThisOuTMITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Adam Smith Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2002 10:35 PM To: .....PICLISTKILLspam@spam@MITVMA.MIT.EDU Subject: Re: [OT]: Anyone recognize this Windows process? Good evening Neil, ...It's a windows thing...not a Trojan (bad name for it though, it seems like one on first look). I believe it's for 16-bit programs (emulation on a 32-bit platform). Do a google on "wowexec.exe" (with the quotes) for more info. Cheers, Adam > -----Original Message----- > From: adam-requestKILLspamviratech.com [.....adam-requestKILLspam.....viratech.com] On > Behalf Of Pic Dude > Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2002 10:26 PM > To: EraseMEPICLISTspam_OUTTakeThisOuTMITVMA.MIT.EDU > Subject: [OT]: Anyone recognize this Windows process? > > "wowexec.exe" > > Win2k has been bogging down for the last few days and this process keeps > appearing in the Task Mgr. Killing it doesn't seem to solve the problem, {Quote hidden}> but does not seem to affect anything either. > > It always seems to follow a process called "NTVDM.exe", btw. > > Cheers, > -Neil. > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: > [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics

Ah-ha! A more direct answer pointing to MPLAB. Thanks, -Neil. -----Original Message----- From: pic microcontroller discussion list [PICLISTspam_OUTMITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Rick C. Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2002 10:42 PM To: @spam@PICLISTKILLspamMITVMA.MIT.EDU Subject: Re: [OT]: Anyone recognize this Windows process? I think it's part of your 16 bit dos shell (VDM virtual dos machine). Forgot what it stands for. Usually opens when you run MPLAB. Rick Pic Dude wrote: {Quote hidden}> "wowexec.exe" > > Win2k has been bogging down for the last few days and this process keeps > appearing in the Task Mgr. Killing it doesn't seem to solve the problem, > but does not seem to affect anything either. > > It always seems to follow a process called "NTVDM.exe", btw. > > Cheers, > -Neil. > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: > [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics

Nope, nothing Norton. So far everyone that has mentioned Norton products to me in the last few months have had something bad to say about it. So I stay away from it. Believe it or not, as a "computer guy", I tend to be very slow to adopt new SW simply due to problems. Features are no where near as important to me as stability, and that's why I stick with Win2k w/SP2 -- it's the cleanest Win OS I've found so far. Other machines get Linux. Thanks, -Neil. {Original Message removed}

> "Windows on Windows" Well that explains it, and seems truly "MS" now. > "Can't wait until the full 32 bit version of MPLAB is released." When? Then again, I shouldn't sound too excited. I'm the type to wait til all the eager beavers have tried it out and figured out the bugs. :-) Thanks, -Neil. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics

Ashley Roll wrote: > Can't wait until the full 32 bit version of MPLAB is released.. As of a couple of days ago, MPLAB 6.0 was released. BUT... like the 5.95 betas, it still only supports the 18C and 18F chips - and the dsPIC30F6014, in case you want to get a head start on developing code for it. The ICD 2 works nicely with it, including USB support, should you have one of those still-elusive devices. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics

Quoting Pic Dude <KILLspampicdudeKILLspamAVN-TECH.COM>: > "wowexec.exe" > > Win2k has been bogging down for the last few days and this process keeps > appearing in the Task Mgr. Killing it doesn't seem to solve the problem, > but does not seem to affect anything either. > > It always seems to follow a process called "NTVDM.exe", btw. Easy. This is the DOS emulation virtual machine. Have you been running a 16 bit application lately ? Cheers Amaury > Cheers, > -Neil. > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: > [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads > > -- -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.

NTVDM.exe is the NT Virtual Dos Machine wowexec.exe is I believe Windows on Windows executable. Together they emulate a DOS/Win16 environment for older apps. Chris On Tue, 2002-06-18 at 03:25, Amaury Jacquot wrote: {Quote hidden}> Quoting Pic Dude <RemoveMEpicdudeTakeThisOuTAVN-TECH.COM>: > > > "wowexec.exe" > > > > Win2k has been bogging down for the last few days and this process keeps > > appearing in the Task Mgr. Killing it doesn't seem to solve the problem, > > but does not seem to affect anything either. > > > > It always seems to follow a process called "NTVDM.exe", btw. > > Easy. > This is the DOS emulation virtual machine. > Have you been running a 16 bit application lately ? > > Cheers > > Amaury > > > Cheers, > > -Neil. > > > > -- > > http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: > > [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads > > > > > > > -- > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different > ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details. > > > > X-SpamDetect: low: Multiple spaces X-SpamDetect: low: Multiple spaces -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.