• Properties:

• System Process: No
• Background Process: Yes
• Application Process:Yes
• Common Path:
  C:\ Windows\ System\ ATI Catalyst\ mace.exe
• Uses Network:No
• Uses Internet:Yes

Description:

The process mace.exe launches the software Managed Access to Catalyst Environment Software, which is a huge part of ATI Technology Inc., under the AMD Company. The AMD Company is a customer centric, innovative company that offers smarter choices for its customers and makes technology more accessible to the world. Their focus is to best meet the worlds need in computing and consumer electronics, to help them deliver high performance, efficiency and a realistic solution. It was established in 1969 and has its main head office at Sunnyvale, California.

The program mace.exe combines several utilities into one program that configures and optimizes to deliver abundant features in an attractive and easy to use interface. When executed, the process mace.exe unleashes the power of visual velocity with ATI catalyst multimedia capabilities. This gives enthusiasts the flexibility to use hybrid tuners for both analog and digital signals. ATI combines the power of their hardware with the unlimited capabilities of software through accessing and managing the catalyst environment.

The program mace.exe also takes the concept of multimedia PC to an entirely new level by introducing the new generation HD (high definition) video that gives incredible video quality while limiting the huge video file sizes that drains bandwidth and overwhelm hard drives. The application mace.exe software makes anyone a player in this bandwidth friendly advanced video format, whether MPEG2, MPEG4, DivX or WMV9.

The file mace.exe, upon activation, gives the user an advantage in PC based multimedia concepts and can be used for personal video recording. ATI Catalyst software incorporates a straightforward control console that removes the difficulty in using it. This makes it as easy as using a portable video recorder. They also give a tutorial that guides you on how to use its advance features.

The application mace.exe offers a record as it runs. It also enables the feature of watching two shows at the same time. You can also watch one show, in a picture to picture window, while watching another in full screen. It offers an option to capture video from camcorders or VCRs. It also offers an advanced electronic program guide and support video windows for other desktop application.

The file mace.exe occupies only 86016 bytes of disk space and about 70% of all occurrences on Windows XP. Thus, it utilizes 32 Kbytes of memory when active. The program mace.exe is loaded during the Windows boot process. It creates the start keys in the system registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Run.

Recommendations:

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