Multiple copies of rundll32.exe

[John]

I have three (3) copies of Rundll32.exe. The Task manager shows all three
and they all are located in the same location under System32. Any idea why
three should be running??

John

 

[...winston]

"John" wrote in message

I have three (3) copies of Rundll32.exe. The Task manager shows all
three and they all are located in the same location under System32.
Any idea why three should be running??

Short answer
Windows uses Rundll32.exe to launch other necessary *.dll files

Long answer
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/what-is-rundll32exe-and-why-is-it-running/