rthdcpl.exe, alcmtr.exe, and realtek ALC888

Finalheaven · 03-23-2009, 02:57 PM

I'm using the onboard sound on my Foxconn M7PMX-S. It's Realtek HD Audio or something. It's apparently capable of 7.1, but I'm only using 5.1 atm, and don't plan on going any further with that.

My question is, what do you guys do about rthdcpl.exe and alcmtr.exe starting up with your computer? Do you guys disable it? Remove the registry keys from run in HKLM (you know where I mean)?

Thanks.

XJ. · 03-23-2009, 03:36 PM

I just let them run, but I've got 8GB or memory, so what the heck. You will likely want to keep the control panel (just so it's there when you need to use it). I don't know about alcmtr.exe - not sure what it does.

Finalheaven · 03-23-2009, 03:41 PM

alcmtr.exe is what allows the onboard audio ports to detect when components are being plugged in. Which I'm sort of OK with, but then I've seen rampant reports that it collects other data as well, well beyond the scope of audio ports, and that leaves me a little vexed.

03-23-2009, 02:57 PM	#1
Finalheaven Donnie Darko lives Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 1,890	rthdcpl.exe, alcmtr.exe, and realtek ALC888 I'm using the onboard sound on my Foxconn M7PMX-S. It's Realtek HD Audio or something. It's apparently capable of 7.1, but I'm only using 5.1 atm, and don't plan on going any further with that. My question is, what do you guys do about rthdcpl.exe and alcmtr.exe starting up with your computer? Do you guys disable it? Remove the registry keys from run in HKLM (you know where I mean)? Thanks.
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03-23-2009, 03:36 PM	#2
XJ. Back at the Zone! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: NH, USA Posts: 6,365	Re: rthdcpl.exe, alcmtr.exe, and realtek ALC888 I just let them run, but I've got 8GB or memory, so what the heck. You will likely want to keep the control panel (just so it's there when you need to use it). I don't know about alcmtr.exe - not sure what it does. __________________ Folding temporarily on hold :-(
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03-23-2009, 03:41 PM	#3
Finalheaven Donnie Darko lives Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 1,890	Re: rthdcpl.exe, alcmtr.exe, and realtek ALC888 alcmtr.exe is what allows the onboard audio ports to detect when components are being plugged in. Which I'm sort of OK with, but then I've seen rampant reports that it collects other data as well, well beyond the scope of audio ports, and that leaves me a little vexed. Last edited by Finalheaven; 03-23-2009 at 03:47 PM..
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