This file act8.exe is a type of process also known as ACT! 8.x/2006 that is a property of ACT! 2006 software that has been manufactured by Sage Software SB. It is located in a folder directory of C:\Program files\Act\Act for Windows. This has no visible window and is also not considered to be a Windows system file. A windows system file is a file that affects the storage or memory capacity of the computer. This file, act8.exe, is an executable file which is considered a legitimate windows process playing a vital role in linked programs. This file is required for the proper function of the processes involved in the program. This file needs the aid of cookies for it to function properly. Should this be affected with malware or virus, users can safely remove this file without affecting the operation of the program.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. act8.exe. is used by ACT! 2006, If you shut down act8.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop act8.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is ACT! 2006, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed act8.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as ACT! 2006, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if act8.exe. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that act8.exe, belongs to, in this case ACT! 2006