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I keep getting
"The Cpapnioncf service failed to start due to the following error:
The system cannot find the file specified."
and
"The Gpmssaor service failed to start due to the following error:
The system cannot find the file specified."
in the event properties. This happens at startup.

I can find no reference to these in the knowledge base. What are they? Are
they important? Are they a virus?

The reason I looked in the first place was that my computer started coming
to a dead stop two or three times a day. Ctrl, Alt, Del doesn't work.
Nothing moves - the screen is frozen. All I can do is hold the power button
down 5 seconds thus turning the system off and rebooting. It might run all
day without a problem. Or it might run just a little while. I have swapped
out the memory and tried some other things to no avail. It happens
frequently while running Photoshop, but can happen in any program such as the
browser or when running backup. Any ideas are would be appreciated.

I am running Win2k on a Dell dual processor workstation with 2g of memory
with 1.7 meg Xeon processors.

Thanks
Bob
 
Check device Manager for non-starting devices and or error codes. Else you
can set the service 'Startup Type' for each to disabled to suppress the
errors. They're nothing to do with the operating system if that's what
you're asking.

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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:
|I keep getting
| "The Cpapnioncf service failed to start due to the following error:
| The system cannot find the file specified."
| and
| "The Gpmssaor service failed to start due to the following error:
| The system cannot find the file specified."
| in the event properties. This happens at startup.
|
| I can find no reference to these in the knowledge base. What are they?
Are
| they important? Are they a virus?
|
| The reason I looked in the first place was that my computer started coming
| to a dead stop two or three times a day. Ctrl, Alt, Del doesn't work.
| Nothing moves - the screen is frozen. All I can do is hold the power
button
| down 5 seconds thus turning the system off and rebooting. It might run
all
| day without a problem. Or it might run just a little while. I have
swapped
| out the memory and tried some other things to no avail. It happens
| frequently while running Photoshop, but can happen in any program such as
the
| browser or when running backup. Any ideas are would be appreciated.
|
| I am running Win2k on a Dell dual processor workstation with 2g of memory
| with 1.7 meg Xeon processors.
|
| Thanks
| Bob
 
I find no devices "non-starting". Thank you for stating these have nothing
to do with my dead stop problem. I would still like to pursue that problem.

Bob
 
Control Panel|Admin Tools|Services and set the service 'Startup Type' for
each to disabled.

--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
|I find no devices "non-starting". Thank you for stating these have nothing
| to do with my dead stop problem. I would still like to pursue that
problem.
|
| Bob
 
Bob Paup said:
I find no devices "non-starting". Thank you for stating these have nothing
to do with my dead stop problem. I would still like to pursue that
problem.
Click to expand...

When in Device Manager go to View and select Show hidden devices in case its
one of those thats failing to start
 
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