lk* services running: are they necessary?

[RobertoBozzolo]

Hi all,

looking at the running processes on my computer, I found these three services: lktsrv, lkads, lkcitdl. They seem to be related to lookout, fieldpoint and citadel, programs I never installed in my computer. Besides it, I found in lookout forum a reference to a Logos time server.

On my computer are only installed cvi6.0, cvi7.1.1, labview 7.1 and ni-daq 7.0.1.

Now the questions are: where did they came from? May they result installed in a recent update to Cvi7.1.1? And may I stop all of them since it seems that I have nothing to do with them?

Thank you all for your responses.

Message Edited by Roberto Bozzolo on 07-04-2005 02:24 PM

[AlessioD]

Roberto,

the services you are mentioning are tipically installed by Fieldpoint Software. To check if Fieldpoint libraries have been installed along with the latest updates to your machine, bring up CVI and check if Fieldpoint appears under the Libraries menu.

Nonetheless, these services are only useful if you use Logos protocol (Lookout, Fieldpoint, Citadel databases in general). If none of your applications use these components, you can just remove the services from the startup list by running a Command Window and typing:

lkcitdl -remove
lktsrv -remove
lkads -remove

Hope this helps and reply to this post if you need any further assistance

AlessioD
National Instruments