Hi everyone, Posted before w/o resolve, so here I'm hopefully simplifying the 'issue'. Task Manager lists two separate running ati2evxx.exe's, different PID's with User name as SYSTEM. ProcessExplorer shows me all environment variables are same except that one PID runs an APPDATA as an added environment. And matters not if I tick or untick the "Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor", as still these two ati' exe's display exactly the same in task manager. I'd just like to know if others also have two running. So please could someone (also running a RADEON ATI45 video card on an XPH/SP2 OS) check their task manager and see if they too list duplicated ati2evxx.exe's? Superlatives - At risk of putting off readers, I've noted below added things potentially useful in discerning what reasoning there might be for running two ati2evxx.exe's. Device Manager lists the display adapter as RADEON IGP 345M with properties general tab listing the ATI Tech software at a location of PCI slot 13 (PCI bus 1, device 5, function 0) and the "driver" tab lists but one of the 15 drivers only listed when clicking the driver details button. That foremost (controlling or set) driver is version 6.14.10.6444 driver. The other 13 reside the system32 folder and a 15th (maybe oddly, I dunno) sits all by itself in a system32\DRIVER folder. Also, driver properties "details" tab's "Device Instance Id" lists one entry, while that tab's dropdown for "bus relations" list two entries; DISPLAY\MS_0040\5&4do7de0&100000810&01&05 DISPLAY\Default_Monitor\5&4d07de0&0&10000002&01&05 The only ATI listed in the Device Manager's "System devices" is ATI RS200/RS200M Accelerated Graphics Port. And Device Manager also lists one "VSO devices", a "pcouffin device for 32 bits systems". Regards and hap-e-trails, Steve Hopper

Read here. It is a configuration program for ATI. It can be disabled in services. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...

And Device Manager also lists one "VSO devices", a "pcouffin device for 32 bits systems". You have VSO software on your "computer", it puts that in to the device manager. Remove it, and the VSO software will stop working properly... Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity...

Thanks for replies. Great Goog' link. Have for long time searched web for answering my concern, but even those links didn't get the question resolved. Ended up posting support ticket w/AMD (ATI) customer care, but historically such 'care' (unless it involves $35 an hour) usually is could 'care' less and nothing ever comes of those support tickets. Again, it seems someone out there also runs ATI hotkeypoller via RADEON IGP 345M and anyone who knows their system is set up right, should be able to respond with info to shed light on my set up. Regards and hap-e-trails, Steve Hopper

Typically you'll see one for each head on your card. J. j e r u v y a t y a h o o d o t c o m

So does that mean you have a RADEON like mine and you have two too, or is your reply generic in a sense? If so, I don't know about heads. But thanks for the reply, really. Regards and hap-e-trails, Steve Hopper