| All comments about pctspk.exe: |
 zach | there are three various pctspk files in my insipron8500, one having to do with dell drivers, so i think that it's safe |
| Cadlin Scott | At times, this process doubles itself and starts using 100% of my 1.6 gig Pentium. I disabled it in the msconfig.exe Startup Page with no negative effects. |
 Tim S | I am a dell technician, and the little internal modems often are PCtel modems. I'm checking this page from my mum's inspiron. |
| John Phillips | PCTel Internal Modem Elitegroup G732 |
| Zex | agree ,related to modem, but not 100% sure if it is safe to remove |
| Efraim MARQUEZ-ARREAZA | In deed, it is used for fax/modem utilities |
 Rob Jansen | it is used bye onboard modems with Dell notebooks pctel 2304WT |
 dr sreffen scholtze | die Datei verursacht bei meinem Laptop eine 100% Prozessorauslastung, nach Beendigung des Prozesses war die Prozessorleistung wieder ok und keine negativen Wirkungen festzustellen. Aber kann ich die Datei löschen ? |
| Dave Cotullas | It's for an AMR modem,very cheep Telephone modem See also: Link |
| Mike | Dell modem, doesnt seem to harm computer |
| Richard | Part of your modem drivers so do not delete... |
| EV | Modem Driver for various modems. Some people have reported 100% cpu usage, if this is the case, get the latest drivers for your modem. |
 Gonzalo | this file destroy my computer ! |
| Atul | Installed with PC Tel 'soft' modems (either in notebook or pci slot of desktops). Not sure about the results of disabling this. Not a security threat but uses around 2.6MB memory in WinXP so the user may try disabling it. |
| Thomas | It makes my computer crawl - very high CPU |
 @Damski | PCTel modems are often installed as the default choice in Dell notebooks, this is the driver. If your internet connection does not depend on the internal modem it can be safely stopped, |
| | It is using 99% of my new AMD |
| francis | also PCtel HSP56k , which is a PCI winmodem not internal, the drivers were automatically installed by windows xp so it should be safe, but it is ok to remove from startup services if you don't want or need the sound or if you don't use the modem |
| Jaap Schulp | It occupies my CPU for 98% for one user en 2% for another user |
| herauthon | it started after I inserted a HAM/Ambient modem to test |
| Chris Calys | Sometimes this file utilizes 99% of cpu and my system goes on 100% cpu usage and the system goes dead slow |
| Ettore98 | sometime this file starts using 200% of cpu...so you'll can open task manager and kill the process... |
| Locum | Harmless and apeared after the installation of a 56HP92-PCT. See the following link for various other PC Tel Modem Drivers. See also: Link |
| Colin | It loads automatically (not always) and puts CPU usage at 100%. My P4 chip then over heats and the system can crash. |
| Eric | All i know is mine just starting running this exe and i dont use a regular modem that requires it. |
| Jantje Scholten | deleted it without any problems. only ate 98% of my CPU. (only remove when you don't use a modem! just read the normal thing and don't mind me, just sharing my experience. Running on a HP Pavillion btw). |
| sloty75 | my computer was running at 100% and everthing was running slow and crashing i ended it process in task maneger and my computer is now fine |
| Comp01 | Its just a HSP/PCtel modem software, I've found it to be on the drivers for my modem, its a CNR connected modem, came with my ECS PM800 Socket 478 motherboard, it simulates modem sound through the PC's desktop speakers, uses around 200-400k memory, completly safe, it can be stopped on my HSP modem witohut any negative effects (Minus the modem sound). |
| Kek | I stopped using modem and obtained ADSL. Today the computer (tabletop) slowed down radically. Win XP task manager shows pctspk.exe using between 80 and 100 % of processor capacity. Killing the process did not cause any obvious harm. |
| horeb | As it is written here, it's a modem driver, but why does it use 99% of my CPU? (I've a Dell Latitude Notebook) |
| bpah | dell modem process on my latitude notebook - save |
| Licorne_sh | Annoying, not dangerous. It wasn't apparent on my Dell for the first year & a half. |
| RadMan | PC TEL Modem in Dell 610C; its a hangover of the voice modem function on a PCI card; Its a driver for the voice functions for answering machine software. Yup I took it out of the start up HKLM and the modem still works OK. What do you need an answering machine for on a laptop? Yes, it can mess up bad if the Voice call part is enabled- then it will constantly look for a call- taking up cpu cycles. See also: Link |
| RadMan | PC TEL Modem in Dell 610C |
| jack jack pierre | makes cpu usage 100% and pretty sucks. you will need good fun to handle it. |
| Kathryn | All I know is that I can't run Word at the same time this file is taking up 99% of my CPU. So I delete whenever it causes me problems, and it seems to always come back. I guess I need to delete it from my Startup, as well. |
| antman@greece | Modem v92 file, does not use many resources. Also creates a taskbar icon which handles modem features |
| JR | well i guess it has to do with the external modem for cable internet |
| Dan the Man. | When trying to sync offline files in Outlook, this process was using 99%-100% causing the sync to take over an hour. Once I killed the process (via Ctrl+Alt+Del and task manager) the sync only took 2 minutes. |
| fred | Also used in Mitac 7521P. With it running, I can hear modem tones thru laptop speakers, without, can barely hear modem dialing. |
| Bob | This file was using 99% CPU and slowed my Dell Latitude note book to a crawl. Deleted it from registry with no ill effects and computer returned to the speeds I'm use to. I do not use the modem. |
| padaguan | Sometimes a bug causes this process to take over the CPU usage, but just update the modem driver and that's all |
| Simon W | My computer goes really slow when running this file and I don't know what it's fpr. |
| E-Man | When I disabled this file (figuring it was an unneeded startup process) we no longer got "Call Interrupt" notices when we were online! This file apparently pops up a window when someone is calling on the line that is being used by the modem, with a little box that says "Accept Call? Yes/No" VERY HELPFUL! I would not disable this if you use the modem and have call waiting. |
| Neo | This file is not dangerous and the 100% usage comes from incorect speed setting for the onboard modem. it does not take more than 0% of my cpu because of proper config |
| Andy | It is "PCTell Speaker Phone" and runs as a system service so it can be disabled in the services app in XP Pro |
| | comes with modem drivers, uses 100% cpu, safe to end process in task manager |
| Bob | Found it in my System32 folder I don't have a modem so why is this running? |
| muppet | At my Pc it makes that the use of the CPU goes up to 100% |
| Nandi | I don"t know very much about it |
| José Arturo García Vázquez | About 1 year ago i did a hard drive image with norton ghost. I restore that image today and my system slowdown because PCTSPK.EXE, but is the same file that was ok all last year! Only reboot my CPU and it is fine now. I guess a bug is inside that file but, at least in my case, it is not so bad. - For all last year i never had virus reports related on this file (norton antivirus) |
| blue oblivion | uses 90+% of CPU - Dell latitude |
| XPD - NZ | Causes 100% CPU use on a dual CPU server - very annoying |
| John | It consumed 99% of my CPU about every 5 minutes |
| Bob Harris | It appears after booting up the Dell Latitude notebook and uses most of it's resources. Have to re-boot to release it's grip. |
| Fabian | este archivopone lenta mi mauquina yo detuve el proceso y inmediatamente el consumo de cpu disminuyo a su trabajo normal, por que con este proceso se me consume el 100% de cpu |
| Julian | El arcnhivo es peligroso porque consume full la maquina AMD que tengo |
| zenphot | I deleted PCTSPK.exe from my system32 file with no negative effects. It started recently for no apparent reason and it began using 50-98% of my resources. |
| Sam | Assists the Dell Latitude internal modem with special features. These are normally not used, so it can be disabled safely in MSCONFIG. Of course, if you lose the particular function that this provides, simply leave it running or start it manually before using the modem. I rated this a "2" only because it does use resources upon startup regardless of modem/program use. |
| G | Do not delete this file for any reason. I did and was instantly transported to a parallel universe which then exploded, and left me without a universe for about 15 minutes. |
| Cory | pcspk.exe is part of the Diamond Supra LE-PCT setup. If not installed, you will not be able to use the "voice" features availabe to that modem. It is true that it is a resource hog... but only when dailing. See also: Link |
| Intel Factory Technician | It uses lots of virtual memory (Page File) and can cause your CPU to slow to a halt. I just removed it from a system and it was causing him to need to set an additional 2500mb for the page file. Overloads CPU and unneeded for modem to connect and work properly. |
| Yaeli | This file is needed for audio function. For example, in my computer it's nedded for printer. |
| Peter Guo | When my computer was running IE.6 |
| Darren | Annoying, I recommend disabling it |
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