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colmacpro1-Visitor
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Feb 15, 2012 8:05 PM UTC
Question

How many processes does it take to run Creo?

Why does it take so many processes to run Creo? To eliminate havok we had to exclude them from the virus and firewall.

The traditional

xtop.exe -- Pro/ENGINEER

nmsd.exe -- used hep communication between pro and other apps

pro_comm_msg.exe -- used hep communication between pro and other apps

pfclscom.exe -- which is used for our asyncronous VB application that no longer reliably make a successful connection to Creo with out it locking up.

The new ones

parametric.exe -- I guess this is required to launch Creo Parametric

ptc_ie_server.exe -- runs when using IE as Browser. IE "MUST" be run as a separate process to improve stability.

ptc_win_gecko_server.exe -- runs when using mozilla as browser

creoagent.exe -- Who Knows??

ptcregsvr.exe -- launches everytime you go to open or save a file which seems to degrade performance. Not sure why.

Just venting steam

Joe

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    MartinHanak24-Ruby III
    24-Ruby III
    Feb 16, 2012 8:07 AM UTC

    Joe,

    I guess that creoagent.exe belongs to PTC Quality Agent software. Every time you finish installation of Creo Parametric 1.0, you have to uninstall PTC Quality Agent software manually.

    Martin Hanak

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    colmacpro1-VisitorAuthor
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    Feb 16, 2012 4:00 PM UTC

    Are you sure it is the Quality Agent?

    creoagent.exe in installed under

    C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\PTC\Creo\Platform\1.0\creoagent.exe

    and in add & remove Programs and Features it is listed as Creo Platform 1.0.

    I killed the creoagent.exe process at the very beginning of a session. and everthing seemed to work without it.

    I removed the feature Creo Platform 1.0 (creoagent.exe) and Creo tried to automatically install it on the next launch. I deleting and renaming just the creoagent.exe file and everytime Creo would launch it would try reinstall it.

    I did get a response back from PTC on the ptcregsvr.exe launching. the config.pro option web_enable_javascript need to be set to off.

    Joe


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