WINMSD.EXE ERRORS

regarding the sp6: I Can not tell you since it depends of your configuration. I know that it fixes some winsock problems ; specificly with lotus domino.

regarding the path lenght: I have encountered this before and as you the path lenght was not in near the lenght of ms. I shortened it anyway to the most nessesary , it became like 30 characters containing only the paths of installation system32 (basically only ms stuff, and the problem was solved.
Don't know if MS is wrong or there is another path statement somewhere.

Anyway hope this helps.

regards,

Leopold

Sorry not really enough info, but here is a start. WINMSD can crash if a service is calling for currently logged in user.
See technetKB: Q250654

The English-language version of this fix should have the following file
attributes or later: Date Time Size File name Platform
--------------------------------------------------
1/18/00 3:47p 151,824 Winmsd.exe I386
1/18/00 3:47p 197,392 Winmsd.exe Alpha

HEre are some other issues:
Start by reapplying the service pack 6a. and reboot directly after. Sometimes applying multiple fixes or changing the system after the service pack causes older version of the file to be installed.
My winmsd is 11/18/1999 11:04AM and is 148KB in size.
Checkevent log messages as well, check which services your are running, it is likely to be an application not meant to be a service that is given the logon as as service right.

Post event messages and more info on the error if you want more help.

Sorry not really enough info, but here is a start. WINMSD can crash if a service is calling for currently logged in user.
See technetKB: Q250654

The English-language version of this fix should have the following file
attributes or later: Date Time Size File name Platform
--------------------------------------------------
1/18/00 3:47p 151,824 Winmsd.exe I386
1/18/00 3:47p 197,392 Winmsd.exe Alpha

HEre are some other issues:
Start by reapplying the service pack 6a. and reboot directly after. Sometimes applying multiple fixes or changing the system after the service pack causes older version of the file to be installed.
My winmsd is 11/18/1999 11:04AM and is 148KB in size.
Checkevent log messages as well, check which services your are running, it is likely to be an application not meant to be a service that is given the logon as as service right.

Post event messages and more info on the error if you want more help.