What is cddbcontrolcreative.dll doing on my computer?

cddbcontrolcreative.dll is a module belonging to CDDBControl Core Module from Gracenote, Inc..
Non-system processes like cddbcontrolcreative.dll originate from software you installed on your system. Since most applications store data on your hard disk and in your system's registry, it is likely that your computer has suffered fragmentation and accumulated invalid entries which can affect your PC's performance.

In Windows Task Manager, you can see what CPU, memory, disk and network utilization is causing the CDDBControl process. To access the Task Manager, hold down the Ctrl Shift Esc keys at the same time. These three buttons are located on the far left of your keyboard.

The cddbcontrolcreative.dll is an executable file on your computer's hard drive. This file contains machine code. If you start the software CDDBControl Core Module on your PC, the commands contained in cddbcontrolcreative.dll will be executed on your PC. For this purpose, the file is loaded into the main memory (RAM) and runs there as a CDDBControl process (also called a task).

Is cddbcontrolcreative.dll harmful?

cddbcontrolcreative.dll has not been assigned a security rating yet. The cddbcontrolcreative.dll file should be located in the folder C:\Program Files\creative\shared files. Otherwise it could be a Trojan.

Can I stop or remove cddbcontrolcreative.dll?

Many non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. cddbcontrolcreative.dll is used by 'CDDBControl Core Module'. This is an application created by 'Gracenote, Inc.'.

If you no longer use CDDBControl Core Module, you can permanently remove this software and thus cddbcontrolcreative.dll from your PC. To do this, press the Windows key R at the same time and then type 'appwiz.cpl'. Then find CDDBControl Core Module in the list of installed programs and uninstall this application.

Is cddbcontrolcreative.dll CPU intensive?

This process is not considered CPU intensive. However, running too many processes on your system may affect your PC’s performance. To reduce system overload, you can use the Microsoft System Configuration Utility (MSConfig) or the Windows Task Manager to manually find and disable processes that launch upon start-up.

Use the Windows Resource Monitor to find out which processes and applications write/read the most on the hard drive, send the most data to the Internet, or use the most memory. To access the Resource Monitor, press the key combination Windows key R and then enter 'resmon'.

Why is cddbcontrolcreative.dll giving me errors?

Most cddbcontrolcreative issues are caused by the application executing the process. The surest way to fix these errors is to update or uninstall this application. Therefore, please search the Gracenote, Inc. website for the latest CDDBControl Core Module update.