MSGSRV32 Errors

                    Some help from MerC

@~This would have been very helpful to me with my recent problems
@~but by the time I read it, I'd reformatted the HD. However, I
@~told MerC that other readers might find it helps them so here it
@~is ... Sue

Ever had a totally fatal error message on booting, which starts
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msgsrv32.exe..?
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The program mentioned in your error message - MSGSRV32 - loads the
necessary drivers at startup, unloads them at shutdown and plays
the Windows startup and shutdown sounds.


1. Try disabling your shutdown sound file (via Control Panel).
Microsoft lists a damaged sound file as one of the possible causes
of shutdown problems, usually manifesting itself as a complete
hang-up, and an adamant refusal to display any of the twee but
reassuringly safe shutdown messages.

2. You could also have:

a memory conflict - if it is installed in your config.sys try
disabling EMM386.exe by REMing it out, or change the line to one
of :
DEVICE= EMM386.exe NOEMS                      or
DEVICE= EMM386.exe RAM HIGHSCAN

problems with advanced power management software - try disabling
this from BIOS Setup or Control Panel. You don't need it anyway,
unless you are using a notebook PC.

PC speaker driver conflict - remove the line wave=speaker.drv from
system.ini by starting the line with ; (semi-colon)

3. However, the most probably the cause lies with one of your
device drivers or one of the connected devices. To try to find the
culprit you must press F8 at startup when the 'Starting Windows
95' message appears and then choose Logged from the startup menu.
This will create a file called bootlog.txt on your root drive
showing what happened during startup and shutdown. After the error
occurs, look at the bootlog.txt file.  Each 'Terminate=' entry
should have a corresponding 'EndTerminate=' entry. Any driver that
does not have these matching entries is a potential culprit.

4. The last line in the file may also provide clues:

'Terminate=Query Drivers' indicates a memory manager problem.

'Terminate=Unload Network' suggests a possible conflict with DOS
network drivers loaded from config.sys or autoexec.bat.

'Terminate=Reset Display' appears, you should disable video
shadowing in the BIOS. You may also need an updated video driver.

'Terminate=RIT' indicates possible difficulties with your sound
card or mouse driver.

'Terminate Win32' means that a program has locked up and won't
terminate.

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MerC's Law : ...small sucks!  (The shorter the error message, the
more fatal the error)
You don't want, under any circumstances :
Windows Protection Fault - Reboot your system.  Ha!






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