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.PID File Extension 2 File Associations

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File Type 1 Creative Driver File  (Most common)
Category System Files
Common? No
File Description Hardware driver file such as "PdtIdMgr.pid," installed by Creative software; typically installed in the "Program Files\Creative\Shared Files\" directory along with other driver files; enables communication with Creative hardware devices, such as sound cards or portable media players like the Creative Zen.
Program(s) that open pid files
Windows Windows Used by Creative hardware devices
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Updated 4/3/07

File Type 2 Process ID
Category Misc Files
Common? No
File Description Unique ID number used by Unix and Windows to reference each running program or process; the PID can be used to get information about the resources a process is using or to end the process.

To end a process on a Unix or Mac OS X computer, type "kill [pid]".
In Windows, type "taskkill [pid]".

Process IDs are not file extensions, but instead are used as identifiers for running processes.
Program(s) that open pid files
Mac OS Mac OS Apple Terminal
Windows Windows Windows Task Manager
Linux Linux Unix Process Manager
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Updated 4/3/07
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