# Yet another Windows sucks question **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 6, 2001, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-windows-sucks-question/48757 "2001-01-06T20:59:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dumbguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2bfe46/32.png) [@Dumbguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dumbguy)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2001, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-windows-sucks-question/48757/1 "2001-01-06T20:59:56Z")
I got a new computer a few months ago hoping it would be more stable than my system at work, but boy was I wrong. Lately I can’t seem to leave the damn thing on more than a few hours without it locking up. I think the problem has something to do with **Msgsvr32** , which I believe is the Windows ‘event’ handler, passing messages from the input devices to Windows. So **Msgsvr32** crashes, and I can’t do anything, including reboot the computer. I end up just shutting down and restarting, which means it’s running Scandisk and repairing the Registry every time, which can’t be good for the computer. Does anyone have any suggestions? I guess I’ll reinstall Windows if I have to, but I’d have to buy a Zip Drive or something to back up to, so I’d love to find a less dramatic solution. ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2001, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-windows-sucks-question/48757/2 "2001-01-06T21:39:46Z")
The tech people who will be along any time now will want to know what version of Windows, what kind of computer you have, what kind of processor, how big a hard drive, what other software you’re running, etc. Specs. ---
**Author:** ![Yeah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/dbc845/32.png) [@Yeah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeah)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2001, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-windows-sucks-question/48757/3 "2001-01-06T23:12:05Z")
I have had the same problem. You probably have a little, recessed button on your computer about the size of a finger tip or smaller that you press to reset your computer when Windows crashes. What you need to do is replace that little button with a big button, about the size of a hockey puck or so. Then, whenever you get up to go to the john, get coffee, or whatever, you slap that sonofabitch and by the time you get back Windows will be freshly booted and good for at least another couple of hours (or at least until the next time you need to get up for coffee, etc.). ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2001, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-windows-sucks-question/48757/4 "2001-01-06T23:41:10Z")
Not info system info. However you can certainly drop “Msgsvr32” into a search engine & find out what others are doing about it. ---
**Author:** ![Dumbguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2bfe46/32.png) [@Dumbguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dumbguy)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2001, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-windows-sucks-question/48757/5 "2001-01-07T03:49:35Z")
Thanks Handy. Microsoft tech support has a page about it. Just had to look a little harder. ---
**Author:** ![Tranquilis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tranquilis/32/3639_2.png) [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2001, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-windows-sucks-question/48757/6 "2001-01-07T04:38:46Z")
…registry issue? Are you running the correct version of msgsrv32? The simple solution is the most painfull: Back it up, slick it, and reload the O/S. Then reload your applications one at a time, testing for this particular form of misbehavior. Once you’re certain you computer is running correctly, reload your data.