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Dramatic slow down - msgsrv32 problem
Name: Karl Bjarnason Date: August 16, 2001 at 07:22:04 Pacific
Comment:
We are experiencing dramatic slow down of Windows 95 and 98 on several portable models from Toshiba. Some times this seemes to be triggered approx. 30 seconds after Word is started. Usually (always?) msgsrv32 is not responding, and stopping it returns the system to normal speed. Does anyone have an explanation or a cure for this?
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