How to remove an NICCONFIGSVC error

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NICCONFIGSVC.exe file information

The process known as Internal Network Card Power Management Service belongs to software Internal Network Card Power or Internal Network Card Power Management or ToolScope (version 12.0 patch) by Dell (www.dell.com).

Description: The file NICCONFIGSVC.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files". Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 356,352 bytes (50% of all occurrences), 380,928 bytes and 5 more variants.
The program is not visible. NICCONFIGSVC.exe is not a Windows core file. NICCONFIGSVC.exe is able to record inputs. Therefore the technical security rating is 42% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
If problems with QuickSet or Internal Network Card Power occur, you can also ask for help from Support or uninstall the software using the "Add or Remove Programs" function of Windows Control Panel (Windows: Start, Settings, Control Panel, Add or Remove Programs).

Important: Some malware camouflages itself as NICCONFIGSVC.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the NICCONFIGSVC.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.

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User Comments

Pre-Installed on Dell XPS Gen2
Andrew

same as last comment
bilbo

Starts the built-in NIC, part of device driver install
Dan L

Pre-Installed on Dell XPS M170 (as well)
Mattias

Came with Dell XPS Gen 2
Jeff

network power managment utility
Xury

It is installed as part of Dell's Quick Set applications, for providing power management fot the NIC. It does not need to be installed for the system to function
James

Caused following error after applying latest Microsoft Update patch set on 2007-07-11: Faulting application NicConfigSvc.exe, version 7.2.11.0, time stamp 0x45528821, faulting module NicConfigSvc.exe, version 7.2.11.0, time stamp 0x45528821, exception code 0xc0000005, fault offset 0x00001b7c, process id 0xed0, application start time 0x01c7c3988f4338a6.
Fred M.

Summary: Average user rating of NICCONFIGSVC.exe: based on 9 votes with 8 reviews.

8 users think NICCONFIGSVC.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 1 user think it's neither essential nor dangerous.

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