The ohci1394.sys process is a type of a driver file that is known as AGERE OHCI Compliant IEEE or1394 OpenHCI Port Driver, which is a component of Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE, also called as VIA OHCI Compliant IEEE, OHCI Compliant IEEE, AGERE OHCI Compliant IEEE, NEC FireWarden OHCI Compliant IEEE, and 1394 OHCI Compliant Host Controller, a product created by Microsoft Corporation. The file ohci1394.sys is compatible with certain early and later versions of Microsoft Windows, which include Windows NT, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Vista. It is a module that is considered essential because it belongs to the driver and utility tools needed by Windows PC. Once the software associated with it is installed, the ohci1394.sys file is also downloaded on the system, stored on a folder location, usually found in C:\Program Files, with a place in a registry key, and runs in the background.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. ohci1394.sys. is used by AGERE OHCI Compliant, If you shut down ohci1394.sys, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop ohci1394.sys, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is AGERE OHCI Compliant, 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 ohci1394.sys

A process usually a part of an installed application such as AGERE OHCI Compliant, 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 ohci1394.sys. 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 ohci1394.sys, belongs to, in this case AGERE OHCI Compliant