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msgsrv32.exe hods all CPU...
Name: MAX Date: December 3, 2003 at 05:59:09 Pacific OS: Win 98 SE CPU/Ram: 2 Ghz /256
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Yes thats what it does. I can unload it... But is it good? What is it for, what does it do? Why is it hoging the CPU? Thanks
Name: raincheck Date: December 3, 2003 at 06:29:43 Pacific
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Just looked this up, it explains what it is, but I don't know why it's hogging all of your CPU process. Process File: msgsrv32 or msgsrv32.exe Process Name: Windows Message Server Description: The Windows Message Server Loads Windows Drivers and the Program Manager at start up.it runs invisibly in the background performing a variety of essential services, a significant majority of which being to do with on-screen messages and notifications.
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Response Number 2
Name: jim Date: December 3, 2003 at 09:01:47 Pacific
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It might be one of the applications that you are running that is constantly accessing msgsrv32. Try using the Close Program window to shut down processes (except Explorer) to see if one of them is the problem.
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Response Number 3
Name: Stuart Date: December 3, 2003 at 10:24:11 Pacific
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msgsrv32 is such a fundemental part of Windows that whenever anything goes wrong, it is usually in the vacinity and gets the blame. It is usually something else that causes the problem and msgsrv32 that finds it. Practically every non-trivial application ever written for windows uses msgsrv32.
Do like Jim suggests and close down other modules until you can track down the cuplprit. It can take a fair bit of detective work.
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Applications wont start.
