Logs filled with .Net Runtime errors from “Connect.Service.ContentService.exe”

[Anonymous]

I installed Factory Design Suite on a slammed PC.  Below is feedback from my IT group.  This issue started immediately after my FDS install.  I found the APP in question on my hard drive at the following location:.

C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Content Service\Connect.Service.ContentService.exe

My question is this.  Can I safely remove this APP?

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Your application logs are filled with .Net Runtime errors from “Connect.Service.ContentService.exe”

Out of 1730 events, 1691 of them are related to errors with the above application.  The earliest vent I could find was Saturday at ~3:00pm.  It’s basically just these 3 errors over and over again 18 times a minute.

Error	7/20/2015 8:05	Application Error	1000	-100	Faulting application name: Connect.Service.ContentService.exe, version: 20.1.49.0, time stamp: 0x54d43c57 Faulting module name: unknown, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x00000000 Exception code: 0xc0000005 Fault offset: 0x000007fe98f16447 Faulting process id: 0x20f8 Faulting application start time: 0x01d0c2e46bcdfe6a Faulting application path: C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Content Service\Connect.Service.ContentService.exe Faulting module path: unknown Report Id: a9a887f7-2ed7-11e5-b640-d89d67d43cf8
Error	7/20/2015 8:05	.NET Runtime	1026	None	Application: Connect.Service.ContentService.exe Framework Version: v4.0.30319 Description: The process was terminated due to an unhandled exception. Exception Info: System.NullReferenceException Stack:    at System.Data.SqlServerCe.SqlCeException.ToString()    at System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase.ServiceQueuedMainCallback(System.Object)    at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(System.Threading.ExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object, Boolean)    at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(System.Threading.ExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object, Boolean)    at System.Threading.QueueUserWorkItemCallback.System.Threading.IThreadPoolWorkItem.ExecuteWorkItem()    at System.Threading.ThreadPoolWorkQueue.Dispatch()
Error	7/20/2015 8:05	Autodesk Content Service	0	None	UNHANDLED EXCEPTION.  Process is terminating: True. EXCEPTION: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.    at System.Data.SqlServerCe.SqlCeException.ToString()    at System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase.ServiceQueuedMainCallback(Object state)    at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state, Boolean preserveSyncCtx)    at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state, Boolean preserveSyncCtx)    at System.Threading.QueueUserWorkItemCallback.System.Threading.IThreadPoolWorkItem.ExecuteWorkItem()    at System.Threading.ThreadPoolWorkQueue.Dispatch()

[olegd.prod · Accepted solution]

Hello Tim,
This service is used by the Content Explorer add-in in AutoCAD. Yes, you can safely uninstall this service ("Autodesk Content Service") from the Control Panel. You can also just disable this service from the Services applet (run "services.msc" to see the list of local services)

Oleg