Larry :
>> USER.EXE is one of the core parts of Windows (it contains User Interface routines that all Windows programs use). USER.EXE is legacy code from 16 bit Windows -- many times in Win95/Win98 32 bit functions calls are "thunked" down to 16 bit function calls and wind up using the old legacy code. It is possible for USER.EXE to become corrupt, in which case you should restore it from the Windows setup disks you initially used to setup this computer. However, in the case of corruption you would expect to see more widespread problems than you are having. << I don't think it's a matter of corruption because I can'duplicate the problem and it happen only from time to time. >> I did find a report on the internet of someone who was experiencing USER.EXE crashes and it turned out to be due to bad hardware (he had overclocked a pention from 600 to 800 Mhz). So it is possible that the problem is due to hardware rather than the particular program that happens to be running at the time. If the problem only ever occurs on one PC, I would check the CPU and power supply. << My PC is not overclocked and seems to run fine ... The question is : Why is USER.EXE running and who did launch it ? I did try to duplicate the situation as it was supposed to be when the problem happen, and I did't see any USER.EXE task ... Strange ... Thanks for your help, J.M. GRATIAS, Logimatique. ================================================ TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l ================================================ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l ================================================ TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/
