Win 98, when idleing, mouse flashes & freezes, Cntrl, Alt, Del, tells me Msgsrv32 (not responding) End task,,,all better... Problem,, this is parents computer, they are computer babies, barely know how to turn it on. Can I replace the program? How do I fix? Must do it before I return home. Please help! Thnx, Shelly

"SYMPTOMS When your computer is idle for a period of time and then stops responding (hangs), the Close Program dialog box may report that Msgsrv32 is not responding. CAUSE This behavior can occur when power management is enabled, and you have issues with programs not responding correctly to power management commands, for example, screen saver programs. RESOLUTION To work around this behavior, use the following steps: Quit any running programs, and then test to determine if a specific program is causing this behavior. If you quit all running programs and the issue is resolved, one of the programs that was running is the cause of this behavior. If this does not resolve the issue, continue to step 2. NOTE: This issue is often caused by screen saver programs. Disable power management. To do so, click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Power. In the Power Management box, click Off (or click the "Allow windows to manage power on this computer" check box to clear it). Click OK. Restart your computer. If the behavior continues to occur, follow these additional steps: In Control Panel, double-click System. On the Device Manager tab, double-click the System Devices branch to expand it. Double-click Advanced Power Management Support. On the Settings tab, click the Enable Power Management Support check box to clear it, and then click OK. Click OK. Restart your computer when you are prompted to do so." Solved by the people at microsoft at http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q169987

I'm unconvinced by the response from Microsoft. I have the same problem. I'm also running Windows 98. But .. when I go to 'Control Panel' | 'System' | 'Device Manager' | 'System Devices', there isn't anything about Advanced Power management Support. ACPI yes - but this doesn't have an 'enable' button. Perhaps they're thinking of Windows 95?

I am sorry, you were right about it addresses the Windows 95 OS. I was wrong, it said the information pertains "only" to Windows 95. Goto http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;EN-US;KBHOWTO type in Msgsrv32.exe and try it out, good luck. (it found 17 url's so I think its best you try to your fancy)