How to remove NvCpl error

NvCpl.dll file information

The process NVIDIA Display Properties Extension belongs to the software NVIDIA Compatible Windows 2000 Display driver, Version or NvCpl.dll by NVIDIA Corporation (www.nvidia.com).

Description: NvCpl.dll is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32. Known file sizes on Windows XP are 7561216 bytes (8% of all occurrence), 7700480 bytes, 7110656 bytes, 5058560 bytes, 7311360 bytes, 4620288 bytes, 5562368 bytes, 4112384 bytes, 7618560 bytes, 6803456 bytes, 4841472 bytes, 4640768 bytes, 7630848 bytes, 5537792 bytes, 7286784 bytes, 4632576 bytes, 8491008 bytes, 3022848 bytes, 4800512 bytes, 8466432 bytes, 4583424 bytes, 4730880 bytes, 7557120 bytes, 3309568 bytes, 4866048 bytes, 7307264 bytes, 6729728 bytes, 4595712 bytes, 5406720 bytes, 3784704 bytes, 2899968 bytes, 4501504 bytes, 6746112 bytes, 4554752 bytes, 8523776 bytes, 4603904 bytes, 7323648 bytes, 5898240 bytes, 7118848 bytes, 4743168 bytes, 3756032 bytes, 4616192 bytes, 8497696 bytes, 7573504 bytes, 4493312 bytes, 7770112 bytes, 4636672 bytes, 3026944 bytes, 7393280 bytes, 7766016 bytes, 7626752 bytes, 7315456 bytes, 7696384 bytes, 4612096 bytes, 5525504 bytes, 3072000 bytes, 4804608 bytes, 4239360 bytes, 5513216 bytes, 4726784 bytes, 5033984 bytes, 2904064 bytes, 5566464 bytes, 4243456 bytes, 1404928 bytes, 4861952 bytes, 4734976 bytes, 7204864 bytes, 7483392 bytes, 4628480 bytes, 7634944 bytes, 7569408 bytes, 5423104 bytes, 7757824 bytes, 5529600 bytes, 8425472 bytes, 8531968 bytes, 7581696 bytes, 2056192 bytes, 8433664 bytes, 8429568 bytes, 7774208 bytes, 7401472 bytes, 3809280 bytes, 7290880 bytes, 5918720 bytes, 4263936 bytes, 7331840 bytes, 3665920 bytes, 3698688 bytes, 3067904 bytes, 5931008 bytes, 8478720 bytes, 4214784 bytes, 3805184 bytes.
The program has a visible window. The program starts upon Windows startup (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce). File NvCpl.dll is not a Windows core file. NvCpl.dll is a trustworthy file from Microsoft. NvCpl.dll is able to record inputs, monitor applications. Therefore the technical security rating is 6% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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

is a .dll file from mozilla firefox. it's for regestry and for cookies
   

It seems to be NVidia Control Panel
  Daniel Gedling  

nVidia-related
  Jack Bauer  

its the nvidia drivers
  Beaula Ekka/tech support HP   (further information)

For those who have a NVIDIA chip: safe
   

The nvcpl.dll is a library file for the Nvidia Control panel. It is not dangerous. nvcpl.exe is a worm, a.k.a the W32.Yanz.B. You can tell if you have the worm by checking this registry path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run and looking for the entry "NvCpl"="%System%\NvCpl.EXE". More info on the nvcpl.dll is at this link. For the nvcpl.exe worm, check out Symantec for complete removal instructions
  th_inc   (further information)

When computer is running slow, it gives me the 'blue screen of death'.
  Magic Man  

it's not nvcpl.exe and it's safe.
  Ludm  

im sure its a driver, but i dont know why it keeps giving me an error failed:nvcplhandleddisplaychange
   

Can still USE VIDEO CARD and drivers are still intact if you disable it
  butthead  

I'm very serious about computer security, and, save a rootkit, I don't have any junk on my computer. This certainly could be a virus in some instances, but if you have an NVIDIA graphics card, this is simply associated with that driver and is harmless.
  JS  

Should add that I didn't mean that I have a rootkit, just that I hoped I didn't (as it would be very hard to know)
  JS  

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