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| 342178 | 2005-04-06 10:56:00 | :help: Just about every time I close down at the moment I get a message that my MSSDMN is not responding. :badpc: Can anyone help with info/advice on this? | fern (4201) | ||
| 342179 | 2005-04-06 11:12:00 | What operating system, are you using SQL Server? | Murray P (44) | ||
| 342180 | 2005-04-06 11:29:00 | What operating system, are you using SQL Server? I don't know what that is. I have windows 98 se if that helps. I don't know much about computers so be gentle with me please :lol: |
fern (4201) | ||
| 342181 | 2005-04-06 22:28:00 | MSSDMN.exe, as far as I can tell is related only to MS SQL Server, Sharepoint Server (Office Sharepoint?), Windows NT, 2000 and XP not win 98. It is a search daemon and is run as a service. Do you have anything like the MSN Search or/ indexing? Go to > Start > Run > type "msconfig" in the box sans quotes and click OK > click the Start Up tab, what has a tick beside it's name there? What antivirus and anti-spyware products are you using, are they up to date? Are you on a network and how do you connect to the internet? Do you have MS Office installed (version?) and Find Fast or Fast Find activated? Any other information with that error message on shutdown. Please bear with me re the questions, give as accurate answers as possible. I'm at a bit of a loss to know what is causing the error, hopefully more info will lead to something. Have a look at this FAQ (pressf1.pcworld.co.nz) for more info on how to get the info out of your computer. |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 342182 | 2005-04-07 06:33:00 | ctfmon.exe ScanRegistry TaskMonitor System Tray LoadPowerProfile CreativeMixer Gene USB Monitor NvcplDaemon nwiz NvMediaCentre AVPCC (this is my anti virus) Critical Update InCD LoadPowerProfile SchedulingAgent AVPCCService (more antivirus) MOSearch MDM7 KB891711 Epson Status Monitor 3 Environment Check Microsoft Office Start Up (office is XP) WinZip quick pick I run Ad-aware 6.0 which is up to date. Am not Networked and use Dial-up for the net. There have been other things. I get a lot of windows explorer needing to close. I also get runtime errors on some pages on the net. I am running the limit with ram for windows 98 as I have ram 511mg and have been saving for the next upgrade. That's all I can come up with for now. Find Fast or Fast Find activated? Don't know what this is. |
fern (4201) | ||
| 342183 | 2005-04-07 08:49:00 | I doubt you need or use ctfmon.exe (support.microsoft.com) use the link to find out if you do or don't and to disable if necessary. Make sure it is not Ctfmon.exe, which is related to Coolwebsearch and other nasties, the lack of upper case would suggest it is legit though. MoSearch is MS's sad but persistent joke of an indexing/find service, ie; rebadged Find Fast/Fast Find installed by Office. This is what Task List says about it: "Microsoft Office XP Fast Search. Well, well, remember the nightmarish Find Fast of previous versions of Microsoft Office ? MO Search is the Office XP equivalent. Recommendation : New name, same problems. Endless trashing of your hard disk when you are not using it, and sometimes when you are, with delays in mouse movements, or downright temporary inability to do anything for a few seconds (while MOSEARCH is updating its indexes). The search speed gains are negligible and yet, as with Find Fast, the constant disk activity and response delays irritate end-users immensely. Try to disable it." Go here to disable it (support.microsoft.com). MDM7 is mdm.exe, go here (support.microsoft.com) to turn it off. It is most likely that you do not need this and it has been know to cause problems. Microsoft Office Startup, or OSA.exe or OSA9.exe is not needed if you don't use the office startup bar and is a resource hog. To give it the chop via Start > Run, msconfig > Startup tab > untick OSA***. That may not fix your error message problem, but shoul free up a lot of resources. Although you seem to have plenty of RAM, win98 doesn't use resources as efficiently as it could so, others you could prevent from starting and will free more resources are: NvMediaCentre, InCD, Epson Status Monitor 3 Environment Check, WinZip quick pick. Run another anti-spyware app alongside Adaware. Spybot is good, just use it to supplement you Adaware scans. Have a look at the PF1 Security FAQ's for ideas. |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 342184 | 2005-04-07 10:57:00 | Thank you and I will try to work my way through this lot. The MO search description sounds right on. I have often wondered why my computer is working away when I'm not doing anything. So at least I will do that one. | fern (4201) | ||
| 342185 | 2005-04-07 12:22:00 | Cool . Just remember to back up your data before getting changing things . Change one thing at a time, then test, except that the msconfig start up changes are very easily reversed so should be no prob with those . Print off the articles and how-to's, make notes on the said articles, etc, as you go along (things may be a little different, updates, etc, can change things) . If it doesn't look right, your not comfortable or unclear of what is happening/about to happen, google for more answers and/or get to us back here in the same thread . Have fun :thumbs: |
Murray P (44) | ||
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