• Properties:

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

Description:

With the growing use of mp3 players, users running Microsoft Windows 98 often do not enjoy connecting their music device to their computers as effectively and easily as users running later versions of the Windows OS. This is because Microsoft Windows 98 is not ready to detect USB-connected devices like mp3 players. If the user has the udetect.exe process installed in his computer system, he will have less trouble playing MP3 files on his computer and transferring them to his MP3 devices.

The udetect.exe process is defined as the USB or Universal Bus Serial detector for Microsoft Windows 98. This process file is commonly associated with external Belkin USB devices. However other MP3 devices that connect through USB are also believed to get support from the udetect.exe process. Belkin International, Inc. is known globally for manufacturing computer hardware, especially, connectivity devices like USB modules for MP3 players like the iPod. Belkin is also involved in the development of iPod accessories which also use USB as a form of connectivity to the computer.

In order for the USB to function, the udetect.exe process has to be there to detect the device connected to a computer using Microsoft Windows 98. With the udetect.exe files performance in the users computer, devices can make use of the standardized interface socket and improve its plug-and-play ability. With the udetect.exe process, MP3 players connected to a computer using Microsoft Windows 98 will also be allowed to connect and disconnect without the need to reboot the computer.

With the udetect.exe process installed, users of the Microsoft Windows 98 Operating System can now make use of general features and advantages provided by the USB interface. These features include providing power to MP3 devices that uses low electric energy, without the need to be plugged in to an external power supply. The udetect.exe process also permits the user to plug in multiple MP3 devices into the computer without installing their specific device drivers.

Recommendations:

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