DrDOS
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I know this question has been asked in the past but I never found answers, just more questions. I hope this will provide someone enough info so they can shed some light on this.
I ran the MdSched.exe file just to test my laptop's RAM (for grins really) and now that I have, MdRes shows up in the system tray. It doesn't consume much memory. I can stop it. But it bugs me that it is there and nowhere can I find out why it appears or how to prevent it from doing so. Startup, HKLM_Run, HKU_Run are where one would normally check for startup processes. It doesn't seem to be a service either. It's not in MSCONFIG and can't run Defender (Vista issue?). I rebooted, shut down and removed my hibernation file and created it anew. I searched in the System Event Log and the only reference was when I initiated MdSched. I am including that.
I've also found/experienced what everyone in the prior posts mentioned. I don't own a copy of Vista and only have some DVDs I created to restore my system when I first purchased it. I really don't want to start over again or use a restore point as I purge them periodically using Disk Cleanup.
Any direction would be appreciated. Thanks for your time.
I ran the MdSched.exe file just to test my laptop's RAM (for grins really) and now that I have, MdRes shows up in the system tray. It doesn't consume much memory. I can stop it. But it bugs me that it is there and nowhere can I find out why it appears or how to prevent it from doing so. Startup, HKLM_Run, HKU_Run are where one would normally check for startup processes. It doesn't seem to be a service either. It's not in MSCONFIG and can't run Defender (Vista issue?). I rebooted, shut down and removed my hibernation file and created it anew. I searched in the System Event Log and the only reference was when I initiated MdSched. I am including that.
Code:
The process C:\Windows\System32\MdSched.exe (DRDOS-PC) has initiated the
restart of computer DRDOS-PC on behalf of user DrDOS-PC\DrDOS for the following
reason: Hardware: Maintenance (Planned)
Here is a more detailed version:
Log Name: System
Source: USER32
Date: 7/11/2011 5:21:57 PM
Event ID: 1074
Task Category: None
Level: Information
Keywords: Classic
User: DrDOS-PC\DrDOS
Computer: DrDOS-PC
Description:
The process C:\Windows\System32\MdSched.exe (DRDOS-PC) has initiated the
restart of computer DRDOS-PC on behalf of user DrDOS-PC\DrDOS for the following
reason: Hardware: Maintenance (Planned)
Reason Code: 0x80010001
Shutdown Type: restart
Comment:
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="[URL="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event"]Error[/URL]">
<System>
<Provider Name="USER32" />
<EventID Qualifiers="32768">1074</EventID>
<Level>4</Level>
<Task>0</Task>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2011-07-11T21:21:57.000Z" />
<EventRecordID>706662</EventRecordID>
<Channel>System</Channel>
<Computer>DrDOS-PC</Computer>
<Security UserID="S-1-5-21-3134208594-130458281-3635107679-1000"
/>
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>C:\Windows\System32\MdSched.exe (DRDOS-PC)</Data>
<Data>DRDOS-PC</Data>
<Data>Hardware: Maintenance (Planned)</Data>
<Data>0x80010001</Data>
<Data>restart</Data>
<Data>
</Data>
<Data>DrDOS-PC\DrDOS</Data>
<Binary>01000180</Binary>
</EventData>
</Event>I've also found/experienced what everyone in the prior posts mentioned. I don't own a copy of Vista and only have some DVDs I created to restore my system when I first purchased it. I really don't want to start over again or use a restore point as I purge them periodically using Disk Cleanup.
Any direction would be appreciated. Thanks for your time.
