How to remove mmc error

mmc.exe file information

The process Microsoft Management Console belongs to the software Microsoft® Windows® Operating System or Betriebssystem Microsoft® Windows® or mmc.exe or mmc.exe" -vt ndrv by Microsoft Corporation (www.microsoft.com).

Description: mmc.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32. Known file sizes on Windows XP are 815104 bytes (81% of all occurrence), 774144 bytes, 815616 bytes, 848896 bytes, 780800 bytes, 1354752 bytes, 1790464 bytes, 774656 bytes, 1414656 bytes, 61440 bytes.
File mmc.exe is a Windows core system file. The program has a visible window. File mmc.exe is a trustworthy file from Microsoft. mmc.exe is able to record inputs. Therefore the technical security rating is 0% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

If mmc.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\Windows\System32 then the security rating is 90% dangerous. File size is 14861 bytes. There is no file information. The program is not visible. File mmc.exe is located in the Windows folder, but it is not a Windows core file. The file is not a Windows core file. The application listens for or sends data on open ports to LAN or Internet.

If mmc.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows then the security rating is 56% dangerous. File size is 54272 bytes. mmc.exe is a file without information about the maker of this file. The program is not visible. The file is an unknown file in the Windows folder. mmc.exe is not a Windows core file.

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

its a part of win2k and winxp you morons
   

Expect it to blow up + 100mb and swamp your system.
  Rob Williams  

If you use Ctrl-Alt Del an have the taskmanager window on screen the process mmc.exe is running. No harm. I have no problems with it
  Erik Bolding  

I have heard that defragging newer, larger hard drives can actually damage them
  Mike Doherty  

Its what starts up your defrag in XP
  As   (further information)

mmc.exe is teh Microsoft Management Console, harmless
  Ace Arson  

mmc.exe is the process on my AMD 64 Vista machine with the most hard faults. I once saw it at over 100/min!
  Chris  

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i dunno what it does, apparently has to do with defrag and such. my computer constantly read 100% CPU usage, and lagged constantly until i terminated it. terminating it got rid of 95% of my cpu usage and now my computer doesn't lag at all.....
  LordFrog  

Part of Windows - non essential for most users - disable via run: services.msc.
  Stoob  

Never heard of anyone having a problem with mmc, pops up in task manager when defraging then goes away.
  daviej  

nothing. somehow it got listed in my antivirus block list (either by the program itself or my own ignorance) for two weeks and i didn't see any adverse effect on the pc
  egoman  

with my 64bit AMD PC running windows 2000 pro load, running defrag software on my large drive (mine 250G) to defrag, I got mmc.exe error and my system was totally crashed (1st crash caused me a total Win 2000reload) and (2nd crash which I'm debugging because I made ERD but it still have not recover. One change made to system.sys helped a little but still need nvidia driver nv4_mini. Do not defrag unless you make backup of your files.
  Steven  

A hidden version at 71kb
   

I dont think its required to run windows successfully, but im not about to kill it if it does no harm to my computer. Look for other stuff to kill!
  Snake Solid  

mmc.exe is the Microsoft Management Console application and is used to display various management plug-ins accessed from the Control Panel, such as the Device Manager. This program is a non-essential system process, but should not be terminated unless suspected to be causing problems.
  KGBspy  

After defrag my Win 2000 Pro SP4 NL windows said it had to close mmc.exe because of some wrongs it did. This computer has NO Internet connection,and i installed Win 2000 Pro as a upgrade for Win 98 SE. Because it has no internet connection,i do not think mmc.exe has anything to do with a virus or spyware.
  Karanskoff  

this is the application that shows you hardware specifications of you computer, it's not dangerous
  El Mariachi  

Nothing to worry about
  OMGWTFBBQ  

Microsoft Management Console - this is normal in Windows 2000 and XP, should be located in system32. It is used by several snap-ins, such as the defrag console, the user management console, etc.
  Capi  

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