Re: Process Name Abbreviated?
From: Pegasus \(MVP\) (I.can_at_fly.com)
Date: 12/07/04
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Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 13:58:08 +1100
I suggest you dig a little deeper in order to determine if the
problem is caused by Windows or by your application. Here is
what you could do:
1. Copy c:\windows\system32\notepad.exe to the folder where
PowaMaster resides.
2. Rename the new version of notepad.exe to "A Basic Notepad.exe"
3. Invoke the new version in the same way as you invoke PowaMaster,
then examine its process name. Do you see the long name or the
8.3 name?
4. Invoke the new version by its 8.3 name, then examine its process
name. Do you see the long name or the 8.3 name?
The results are likely to give you some leads about what is going on.
"Powerguy" <gerards_@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:7912f862.0412061828.10b81cb@posting.google.com...
> Hi all,
>
> I posted just recently regarding a Process Name changed in the task
> manager from Process name PowaMaster.exe to POWAMA~2.exe. For some
> reason I can't seem to beable to repost to my message due to not being
> able to retrieve the message from google groups!!
>
> So I am posting my request again.... (Sorry to repeat, but I need to
> get this problem sorted!)
>
>
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> <Repost>
>
> We have an Application running on our Windows 2003 Server that we log
> by its Image Name appearing in the task manager when it is runs. (The
> Processes Tab in the Task Manager). The problem we are having is that
> for some unknown reason the Image Name has seemed to of changed to a
> slightly different name then the Application that it is actually
> executing. The Application that we are running is called
> PowaMaster.exe which till afew days ago appeared as PowaMaster.exe
> under the Process Tab. Just lately it has changed its name to
> POWAMA~2.EXE.
>
> So its gone from
>
> PowaMaster.exe to POWAMA~2.exe under the Process Tab???
>
> I checked the name of the EXE Application file that it is executing
> and it is still called PowaMaster. Why has it changed its process name
> and is there a way to change it back to its original Process name
> under the task manager?
>
> The program still seems to execute fine, its just stuffing up our
> logging program.
>
> Any suggestions would greatly be appreciated!!
>
>
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> Dave then replied:
>
> I wouldn't worry about it unless you see side effects. PowaMaster.exe
> is a long file name and POWAMA~2.EXE is a 8.11 short file name. The
> two are the same.
>
> **************************************************************************
>
> The problem that we are having is that we have created a application
> to log this particular process. The way that we log this process is
> buy scanning the Task Manager Processes and detecting the
> PowaMaster.exe Process.
>
> Lately we have been unuable to scan for this process name as it has
> changed to POWA~2.exe. We have temporarily changed our application to
> log POWA~2.exe. We are hoping to somehow change POWAMA~2.exe back to
> PowaMaster.exe Name convention.
>
> Do you know possibly how this can be done or why it changed its name
> to a 8.11 short file name??
>
>
> If anyone has any solutions could you please post or email me
> directly. I appreciate your time!
>
> Powaguy
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