The firstreboot.exe file is a hardware-related process that is usually bundled with Hercules GTPX Series Sound Card Drivers authored by Hercules Group and later acquired by Guillemot Corporation. It is used by the application Crystal Sound Cards version 5.01.000, Gamesurround Fortissimo III with version 1.00.000 and Game Theater XP 7.1 with version 5.00.000. This process is product-specific, therefore it will only work with the applications mentioned above. While working, this process will interact with associated files from other programs like movie or music players that need audio output. It consumes about 24,576 bytes of hard disk space. It runs when you boot Windows with the registry key of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/ Microsoft/ Windows/ CurrentVersion/Run. The firstreboot.exe file is not a core file for Windows that means the operating system can run without requiring this process. It uses minimal system resources therefore it is not CPU intensive.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. firstreboot.exe. is used by Crystal Sound Cards version 5.01.000/ Gamesurround Fortissimo III version 1.00.000/ Game Theater XP 7.1 version 5.00.000, If you shut down firstreboot.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop firstreboot.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Crystal Sound Cards version 5.01.000/ Gamesurround Fortissimo III version 1.00.000/ Game Theater XP 7.1 version 5.00.000, 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.

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A process usually a part of an installed application such as Crystal Sound Cards version 5.01.000/ Gamesurround Fortissimo III version 1.00.000/ Game Theater XP 7.1 version 5.00.000, 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 firstreboot.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 firstreboot.exe, belongs to, in this case Crystal Sound Cards version 5.01.000/ Gamesurround Fortissimo III version 1.00.000/ Game Theater XP 7.1 version 5.00.000