How to remove ehRecvr error

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ehRecvr.exe file information

The process Media Center Receiver Service belongs to the software Microsoft® Windows® Operating System or Microsoft? Windows? Operating System or MicrosoftR WindowsR Operating System by Microsoft Corporation (www.microsoft.com).

Description: File ehRecvr.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\Windows (usually C:\WINDOWS\eHome\). Known file sizes on Windows XP are 237568 bytes (70% of all occurrence), 195584 bytes, 194560 bytes, 235520 bytes, 372188 bytes.
The program has no visible window. ehRecvr.exe is not a Windows core file. It is a Microsoft signed file. Therefore the technical security rating is 16% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as ehRecvr.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the ehRecvr.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.

Links: ehRecvr.exe, ehRecvr.exe

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User Comments

Not necessary unless you have the tv remote option.
Ben

Windows Media Center Media Sharing program. It can cause a problem if you don't have a TV tuner on your WMC computer; you need to disable WMPNSCFG from starting up with your computer to keep from having it crash every time you start your computer.
Joseph Houk

ehrecvr.exe excessive CPU usage. : Ok, you can stop it by: Start-- Al progs-- admin tools-- services and locate the Win Media Center Tv service, sonfig. as manuel and stop the service. and use WinDVR (cyberkink)for watchTV
MikeSOCAL

to stop this service [its all to do with XP MCE edition], goto: Start Run "services.msc", scroll down to "Media Centre extender/receiver service", select properties and then set as a "manual" service [starts when needed, not at boot time]. then all should be g
chriszanf

Media Center Receiver Service, nicht gefährlich, gehört zu Microsoft media Center Edition dazu, kann Fehler bei fehlerhaften Tuner-Installation vorkommen
Dennis

It's not dangerous at all, it's just a signed file by windows which is required to play tv programs on your MCE pc.
Lennel of the Philippines

this is the main tv prog that comes with windows media center edition, and is not dangerous
thephilemngr

ehrecvr.exe excessive CPU usage. Kill task, reappears. know any fixes for this cpu overusage? plus, creat a filename ehrecvr.exe on the desktop, it'll take Safe Mode to remove it.
Mr Cool LInk (further information)

Live TV Reciever for XP Media Center - Must have to wath live tv
Garth Gairrett

der dienst wird benötigt wenn man über den rechner tv sehen will ohne den dienst erkennt das system die tv-karte nicht

Teil der Windows Media Center Edition 2005
Frank Wassner

Summary: 10 users think ehRecvr.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 2 users think it's probably harmless. 1 user think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 1 user suspect danger. 3 users think ehRecvr.exe is dangerous and recommend to remove it..

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