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Process name: CTXfiHlp MFC Application
Product: CTXfiHlp Application
Company: Creative Technology (creative.com)
File: ctxfihlp.exe
ctxfihlp.exe is installed as part of the drivers and software for the Creative audio devices. This provides the help functionality to troubleshoot the devices. It displays known issues and their possible solutions based on search queries; it also provides the link for online help if the proposed solution does not help solve the problem.
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Users Opinions
Average user rating of ctxfihlp.exe: based on 42 votes. Read also the 34 reviews.
386 users ask for this file. 31 users rated it as not dangerous. 3 users rated it as not so dangerous. 6 users rated it as neutral. One user rated it as little bit dangerous. One user rated it as dangerous. 4 users didn't rate it ("don't know").
| All comments about ctxfihlp.exe: | |
|---|---|
| CTXfiHlp MFC Application | |
| Seems from Sound Blaster XFI | |
| creative xfi helper file See also: Link shaun | |
| CTXFIHLP.EXE is neither a spyware or adware. Added by the installation of a Creative Labs X-Fi sound card. This particular process provides the help functionality for your card. Note: located in C:\%WINDIR%\System32 (XP/WinNT/2K) See also: Link Dritan | |
| Its for creative help - google the file name. I think most gamers should remove it to free up a few meg of resources. me | |
| ctxfihlp.exe Runs when u install creative soundblaster xFI drivers David H. | |
| help file x-fi creative | |
| creative xfi / non-essential, can be disabled from startup mike | |
| Leave it alone unless you want more memory to run a Game. CTRL-ALT-DEL and then End Process by right clicking on the file in your task manager. Glen | |
| seems to be a Helper Program of Creative X-Fi, but X-FI uses CTHelper.exe ?! Mattthias | |
| Part of Creative SoundBlaster Drivers Svlad Cjelli | |
| Part of the Creative soundcard software. Always says (not active) on my system. Possibly safe to just remove it! | |
| for your soundcard | |
| it is a part of the sound blaster X- Fi jay | |
| windows needed to close some programme almost immediately after logon and sited this file as a problem. I then began to listen to some streaming audio and then PC crashed with blue screen. Subsequent bootup seemed OK. Keith Dickson | |
| Do not turn off ctxfihlp if you have an external control device like the one that comes with X-Fi Elite pro. The buttons/OSD/remote for it will NOT work without it. Xelteckon | |
| Needed for X-fi soundcard chris | |
| Part of Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Drivers - If you don't have any Creative Sound Card you may kill this process See also: Link M0zArT | |
| Like other said, used for Creative sound cards! Memory use: 2.9kb. Fulanitok | |
| SB Audigy2 too MarcoV | |
| Standard users need not disable this process. Do NOT disable this process if you are actively updating your software! If you are not actively updating your sound driver and need extra memory then it is safe to disable. See also: Link Lucas | |
| Installed and added to autostart after installing the Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD drivers. Alexey | |
| Symptom: It prevents you using new folder which is seen as empty See also: Link John Oh | |
| As all are sying it is Creative related, I think I can add it is also for E-MU sound cards. liftman | |
| This is from Sound Blaster Drivers EpTic | |
| If you have a creative sound card with front console installed on your computer, DONT remove this. I didn't know why my front panel buttons and volume controls didn't work, it was because this was disabled. I enabled this and my front console started to work. Ctxfihlp.exe isn't "help file" for x-fi, it's a file needed for x-fi, not anykind of helping file for user. Mikko | |
| Creative needs to put manufacturer info so msconfig shows it proper instead of unknown. Not needed at startup. Mike, Owner Complete PC | |
| HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\windows\CurrentVesrion\Run Thats where mine is located. Looks to be associated with Warcraft, but registers as unknown under manufacturer. I have disabled it with no ill effects. J.R.Bob Dobbs | |
| Do not close or remove ctxfihlp.exe from startup, at least if you have front panel for your creative audio card. If you close ctxfihlp.exe, buttons of audio card at front panel stops working. Mikko | |
| Added to the start menu after installing certain creative xFI drivers. Non-essential and can be disabled from the start up menu. Lucas | |
| Creative Technologies X-Fi Hardware Link Plug-In CTxfiHLP - it allows front located audio plugs to work. I contacted Creative Labs directly via their online chat and the CSR confirmed that it was from them. See also: Link Andy | |
| Help program for creative soundblaster x-fi sound processor core. Not essential but also not harmful. See also: Link Lucas | |
| it's comes with the official creative driver lor | |
| This comes straight from a Creativelabs soundblaster x-fi sound card's driver disc. Most creativelabs products can use this but it really has no point. If you don't feel safe having it running disable it, doing so can also free up a very small amount of ram/memory which ever you want to call it. Sal | |
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