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ehtray.exe file information

The process Media Center Tray Applet belongs to the software Microsoft Windows Operating System or ehtray.exe or Xtreme Sound PCI or MicrosoftR WindowsR Operating System by Microsoft Corporation (www.microsoft.com).

Description: ehtray.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\Windows. Known file sizes on Windows XP are 64,512 bytes (40% of all occurrence), 59,392 bytes, 67,584 bytes, 125,440 bytes, 125,952 bytes, 50,176 bytes, 138,240 bytes, 38,924 bytes, 21,504 bytes, 27,648 bytes.
The file is a Windows system file. The program has no visible window. The application starts when Windows starts (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders). ehtray.exe is a Microsoft signed file. Therefore the technical security rating is 13% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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External information from Paul Collins:

• "ehTray": eHome Media Center PC related - what does it do and is it required?

Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as ehtray.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the ehtray.exe process on your pc whether it is pest. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. It is one of the Top Download Picks of 2005 of The Washington Post and PC World.

this file was located in c/windows/ehome folder, which is a app installed to allow playing demos and buying downloading games
  Rich Musick  

When i disable it on my vista the sleep mode start to run fine again.
   

Can be problem when it is coming up errors. Disabling from the startup should fix the problem
  RK  

According to microsoft it is not an essentual software to run...not that I trust microsoft
  Nathan gray  

ehtray.exe displays the green bar volume indicators on a windows media center system
  Alagarath  

ehtray allows access to ms messenger from within media center, it (and ms messenger) are not required unless you want to be able to use ms messenger.
   

Once I disabled it my screensaver and monitor worked properly with this on my monitor would not wake up
   

Its Windows XP media centre (Enabels you to watch TV) and Windows Vista (Enables you to watch TV)
  Media Centre Maniac  

makes my external hard drive run excessively
  geekoftheweek  

part of MCE 2005, allowing use of micosoft remote control to control media processes. all processes i've seen on my computer starting with "eh..." belong to Media Center Edition of XP Pro
  Oliver Heinrich  

It prevents screensaver/powersaver from running on my HP m7674n media center pc. I have wireless keyboard and mouse (which is apparently part of the problem). If I use msconfig to turn it off, screensaver/powersaver work fine.
  Rick Schaeffer  

I had a "AGOBOT-KU" described shown in Spybot... I had Spybot remove it. It didn't show anywhere else. My Vista shows the ehtray in " Run-" and not "Run" .
  A.Bathos  

Whenever ehtray is enabled under msconfig/startup there is a soft but high piched frequency noise that occours. If it's disabled and the computer is restarted, the noise does not occur until you activate Windows Media Center.
  Matt  

When connecting cell phone as modem the phone's port cannot be opened (regardless of which port it is on). Removing ehtray.exe stopped the problem. I found this by trial and error using msconfig.
  Noel Tulley  

ehtray.exe basically keeps your computer in a constant non-idle state so that Media Center functions like watching TV does not get interrupted when your idle watching it. That is why screensavers and energy saving monitor modes do not activate. MS needs to set it up so that ehtray only turns on when Media Center is on.
  TCampbell76  

If you have MS wireless keyboard and mouse, you will have conflicts with ehtray re: your screensaver. De-activate ehtray and your screensaver problems will disappear.
  S Miller  

Is a Microsoft MCE application, but is unknown whether it is essential. MC seems to run OK without starting up during bootup. This file prevents the activation of the screen saver/monitor off functions while my notebook pc (HP dv9000 series) is docked to the HP xb3000 expansion base station.
  chinnman  

With ehtray.exe running my screensaver will not activate.
  Weldon  

It is absolutely the cause of my screen saver and monitor auto turn off problems. It took me hours to figure this out and I went one at a time enabling startup items until I ruled them all out but this. I have a microsoft wireless mouse and keyboard as well as XP media center on an HP m7277c
  Kevin Day   (further information)

Die Datei aktiviert die Funktion von der Media Center Fernbedienung oder des Remote Keyboards am IR Anschluss
  Martin Nowak  

I have had problems with my screensaver activating whenever ehtray is running. This program loads in the MSconfig section. You can disable it (uncheck)in MSCONFIG mode. This program does load whenever you activate Media Center. When you close Media Center you can goto Task manager and end the ehhome.exe task. Then your screensaver will work again
  Harry  

etray.exe is microsoft product, however can be manipulated with spyware and malware
  chance  

Looked up 'ehrecvr' which is a Windows Media program necessary for watching live tv. This is in the same folder (C:\WINDOWS\ehome) and claims to be a part of Windows XP and a Media Center Applet
  JonDoe3k  

When I disable this applet my screen-saver works fine.
  Jim Kelley  

I have this running on my system with no screen-saver problems.
  Graham Hill  

when this applet runs on startup my screensaver will not activate if set for more than one minute, don't know yet
  Al Hanke  

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