Associated Program:
Philips GoGear MP3 Player Firmware and Driver Software
Programm Category:
Driver Software
What is lime.exe
The lime.exe process is an executable program file that is used by the firmware utilities, driver software distributions and certain applications packaged with the Philips GoGear MP3 Player device. This means the lime.exe file is distributed alongside other EXE application processes, some DLL (Dynamic Link Library) modules, certain SYS driver utilities and specific background process items among various components that are used and referenced by Microsoft Windows whenever the Philips GoGear MP3 Player device is connected to the computer or is actively performing its embedded operations in the system as requested by the user. This also means the lime.exe process and these associated components are bundled into the installer distribution packages of the associated driver software utilities and firmware resources of the Philips GoGear MP3 Player device.
How can I stop lime.exe and should I?
Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. lime.exe. is used by Philips GoGear MP3 Player Firmware and Driver Software, If you shut down lime.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop lime.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Philips GoGear MP3 Player Firmware and Driver Software, 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.
Is this a virus or other security concern?
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What is a process and how do they affect my computer?
A process usually a part of an installed application such as Philips GoGear MP3 Player Firmware and Driver Software, 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.
Is lime.exe known to be bad for my computer's performance?
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.
What can I do if lime.exe is causing errors on my computer?
The first thing you should do if lime.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 lime.exe, belongs to, in this case Philips GoGear MP3 Player Firmware and Driver Software