• Properties:

• System Process: No
• Background Process: Yes
• Application Process:Yes
• Common Path:
  [ C:\ Program Files\ Compaq\ bayswap.exe ]
• Uses Network:No
• Uses Internet:No

Description:

The Compaq Bayswap utility makes use of the program bayswap.exe as its core file. The process bayswap.exe is the Compaq Bayswaps core file because it actually launches the utility. The program also acts as the main program of the Compaq Bayswap by gathering other executable files related to the utility, to successfully generate the Compaq Bayswap utility. The bayswap.exe process file incorporates itself with the Compaq hardware storage devices. It is commonly used for Compaq portable systems. This type of process called baswap.exe usually runs automatically during system startup. The system automatically loads the program and then loads the desktop icon of the application. Users can disable the bayswap.exe process and stop it from running in the background, if there is no need for the Compaq Bayswap utility to run.

The process file bayswap.exe is not associated with the MS Windows Operating System. It is not necessary to terminate the process bayswap.exe, especially if the system uses the Compaq Bayswap utility.

The executable file bayswap.exe will display a system tray icon if activated. Once actively running, the icon of the Compaq Bayswap utility software will then cause a visible window to appear. It will inform the user about the status and the performance of the application. It is also capable of monitoring the status of the connection between the hardware device and the computer. The utility Compaq Bayswap program, which contains the process file bayswap.exe, can be located in [C:\ Program Files\ Compaq\ bayswap.exe ].

Compaq Bayswap utility software is available for home, home office and business type consumers. It is available for computers running on Windows ME, 2000, and Windows XP.

Using the process file bayswap.exe in systems running on Vista is not advisable, as this is still not proven to be stable. This application allows Compaq Notebooks or portable devices to hot-swap drives so that the system does not have to reboot in order for the user to change drives.

Compaq is a company that started out in 1982. Compaq was derived from the words "compatibility and quality."

Recommendations:

This is a safe process. There is no necessity to remove this process from your system or change it in any way.