The process mostly associated with the executable file nopdb.exe is known as Norton Speed Disk. This is a Norton SystemWorks 2003 utility that provides users with a disk defragmenter to help free up space on disk drives. The file also enables the automatic mode of Speed Disk, which means that it launches on pre-determined schedules. While the disk defragmenter was found to be a good tool for maintaining disk drives, the scheduler seems to be a bit of an annoyance to some users, because they find it interrupting their computer activities. This is because the file was found to be consuming up to 80% of system resources when it is performing its task. What users generally resort to is to disable the file to prevent it from launching while the computer is being used. Users who disabled the file perform their own manual disk defragmentation through Speed Disk at their own convenience – generally when they are not using the computer.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Norton Speed Disk, 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 nopdb.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 nopdb.exe, belongs to, in this case Norton Speed Disk