Does anyone know which of the following files are safe to remove from StartUp? I keep getting a "MSGSRV32 Not Responding" error message when using a D-Link USB wireless adapter. It boots just fine, but then after about five minutes my system hangs, the wireless adapter goes offline, and I have to reboot the computer. I've scanned for viruses and found none. I've checked Device Manager and see no hardware conflicts. (I've already read the info page from Microsoft regarding MSGSRV32 problems that others in this forum have mentioned.) The next thing to try involves removing stuff from StartUp. The trouble is, when I go to System Tools/System Information/System Configuration Utility, I find the following files loaded in my StartUp: Taskbar Display Controls Yahoo Pager ScanRegistry TaskMonitor PC Health System Tray IRMon LoadPowerProfile MCUpdateExe MCAgentExe VirusScanOnline NProtect VSOCheckTask YBrowser IomegaBackup 1.0.1 D-Link AirPlus G ALiSndMgr Tpwrtray TFncky QD FastandSafe EM_EXEC LexStart IPInsightMonitor 01 OWCCardbus Tray MicrosoftWorks Update Detection WildTangent CDA QBCD Autorun QuickTime Task LoadPower Profile Scheduling Agent SSDPSRV *StateMgr CSInject.exe NProtect SymTray - Norton Systemworks McVsRte KB891711 ANIWZCS2Service mgavrtclexe THotkey PGPSDKSVC PGPService Nework Device Switch Acrobat Assistant Adobe GammaLoader Cal Reminder Shortcut Hotsync Manager Acrobat Assistant IomegaWatch Iomega StartUp Options What the heck *is* all this?! And why are some things repeated? I only have 128 MB of ram on this computer. I figured having this much stuff loading in StartUp is part of the problem. Does anyone know which of these things are essential to the ME operating system and which ones I can safely remove??? Thanks!

Go here and print the page out. Then make a system restore, then if any of them are listed remove a couple at a time. http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_index.htm Learn How To GOOGLE! Here

Try Task List or Sysinfo - that's one long list, and definitely not everything has to be on it. Also check out ME Fixes Anything you can't identify should be viewed with some measure of suspicion - some pests are randomly named Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.

Thanks, Wombat and jboy. It worked! I was able to remove about 25 things from my Startup and so far I haven't gotten a single "msgsrv32 not responding" error message. (keeping fingers crossed!) Thanks again!

That's great - many items are a matter of choice, but very few are "essential" (keeping ScanRegistry is a good idea though) - a lean startup causes fewer problems and leaves more system resources free for use later. Some startups can be controlled/configured by the application's option menu At 2nd glance, I do notice 'WildTangent' - potentially undesirable Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.

'wildtangent CDA' is the main power engine and ok. It's 'wildtangent' you have to be awareof.

Just out of curiosity why do you have McAfee AND Norton AV both running?