Article ID: 138708
Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
- Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q138708
SUMMARY
This article describes the purpose of the Windows 32-bit message server (Msgsrv32.exe).
MORE INFORMATION
Msgsrv32.exe is a program that runs invisibly on the Windows desktop and performs several background functions necessary for Windows operation. These functions include:
- Mediate Plug and Play messages among various parts of the operating system.
- Coordinate automatic responses to Setup programs. This includes checking whether a Setup program has improperly overwritten Windows files, and optionally restoring the Windows versions of those files.
- Display the initial logon dialog box if networking is enabled.
- Play the system startup and shutdown sounds.
- Load installable Windows drivers at startup and unload them at shutdown.
- Run the shell program (usually Explorer.exe) and re-run the shell if it fails to respond.
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