AndiThompson

Its worth trying to install Windows over the top as then you wont lose any data and it might just solve the problem. Worth a try.

babber

andi,

Bit of an over kill to re-install windows for a corrupt file ?? or at least that's what I think. I can see all my important files after booting from my old drive, and mounting the other as a slave.

Some one must know what to do ?? Can't see anything on Microsoft.com that helps.

Cheers Phill C

PS Not that gutted, as my new PC might have blown a fuse, but at least this battleship is still working, although I was worried earlier. Two old drives of data ready to laplink to the new one once fixed.....

AndiThompson

Scrap that..

[Edited by AndiThompson - 3/12/2002 12:18:52 AM]

AndiThompson

OK, I've done some research this time ( )

Msgsrv32.exe is a program (Windows 32-bit message server) that performs several background functions necessary for Windows operation.

These functions include:


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

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

It appears that the problem may be driver related, have you installed any new hardware recently?




[Edited by AndiThompson - 3/12/2002 12:26:37 AM]

HHxx

I've seen that MSGSRV32 on so many occasions at work. It normally crops up when u install new hardware or something to do with device manager. Well thats where I have seen it the most. Never found a way round it except to reinstall/re-image the pc....

Sorry

H

babber

No new hardware, although thinking about it, I did try and mount the drive from the new PC (to copy an O/S and files) and Norton jumped into DOS on startup and I didn't really look at the messages and hit enter.

So overwitting those files isn't an option ?

Thanks for the help, Phill C

babber

Got my new PC working now, and my old one is working with the newer drive as a slave and the older one as a master, so at least I should be able to laplink all my files onto my new PC later this evening.

Any other ideas ?

Cheers Phill C

bioforger

iTrader: (1)

babber just reinstall Win98se, 40mins tops, and u wont lose any files or settings. Its the easiest option. Sounds like u may have other files corrupted as well as the notorious MSGSRV32. This is normal Windows behaviour btw. All of a sudden key system files get corrupted for no apparent reason, MS eh

babber

bioforger / HHXX / Andy,

Think I may have to do this unless I can use the other WIN98SE on the old hard disk to archieve my emails, that's the only drama I can see. The old files, docs, pictures will simple copy across I think ?

Thanks for the advise chaps, bloody Windoze

Cheers Phill C

HHxx

You can just copy the emails across as well. If you are using the full version of outlook then your emails will be stored in a pst file. If you are using Outlook Express then the emails will be in a folder somewhere. I can't remember where exactly but there will be in a folder named "Outlook Express" with files ending in .dbx

H

bioforger

iTrader: (1)

yes, it wont be a problem copying your files (data) over.

babber

HHXX,

I may have done this before, so will try it tonight. Am using Outlook express at the moment, and will have a play around tonight after installing my new toy!!

Cheers Phill C

babber

All,

I have got my new PC up and running and copied most of my files across. You were right that re-installing windows did sort it all out Exporting emails and address book wasn't easy at all, but have done it all now. WOW it flys AMD 1800 MHz processor with 500 megs of ram and a 7200 rpm H/D.....

Am decommissioning the old battleship (Dell optiplex) and taking the H/D across to my new PC. Children can have the Dell.

Anyway, thanks all for your help. It was greatly appreciated!!!

Cheers Phill C

bioforger

iTrader: (1)

Sounds like a nice boxen, AMD rocks. Ive got a XP2000+ with 1gig of ram, and gf3 ti500 gfx card

babber

My hard disk (i think) has gone **** up or a file is corrupt. When I try booting I get an error:-

MSGSRV32 caused an invalid page fault in module KERNEL32.DLL at 017f:bff7b992

registers

EAX=000000001 and loads of numbers.

Then Stack dump and loads more number

It then hangs and won't start windows. If I hit alt control delete I get nothing in the task bar

Have reverted back to an old hard disk, more than six months old and can see all my data, etc. Just can't boot from the newer hard disk!!!! Proves the memory, hardware is ok apart from the H / disk.

This all started with a new PC that blew a circuit fuse in the power supply and it has gone down hill since. HELP!!!

Cheers Phill C

[Edited by babber - 3/11/2002 11:13:20 PM]

babber

Is it worth copying a version of MSGSRV32.EXE from the old drive to the new one ?

Or what about KERNEL32.DLL ?

OMG

Cheers Phill C

PS Running a through scandisk, but not holding out much hope!!

[Edited by babber - 3/11/2002 11:27:05 PM]

AndiThompson

If the kernel's buggered then you need a new one, and they're not something you can just copy.

Not sure what that other file is, maybe finding out what it is and reinstalling to see if that will help..

[Edited by AndiThompson - 3/12/2002 12:21:32 AM]

babber

What I was thinking was as they are from same machine, although built a little different, it might be worth a try ?? I'll see what scandisk does, but we shall see.

Microsoft do indicate a new install may be on the card. Wait for new PC and see what I can recover.

Cheers Phill C

PS Looks like scandisk will be a few hours yet!!

[Edited by babber - 3/12/2002 12:25:56 AM]