Folks: I keep getting the following error message on boot up: " csrss.exe. Windows cannot access the specified device, path or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item." How can I get rid of this? Thanks a lot.

This is the user-mode portion of the Win32 subsystem (with Win32.sys being the kernel-mode portion). Csrss stands for client/server run-time subsystem and is an essential subsystem that must be running at all times. Csrss is responsible for console windows, creating and/or deleting threads, and some parts of the 16-bit virtual MS-DOS environment.

Note: The csrss.exe file is located in the c:\windows\System32 folder. In other cases, csrss.exe is a virus, spyware, trojan or worm!

(from the link below:)
http://www.neuber.com/taskmanager/process/.../csrss.exe.html


It could be time to scan for viruses.

Hi Wakenaam,

It wouldn't hurt to run an HijackThis log, and post it in 'Malicious Code: Viruses, Trojans, Spyware and Browser HiJacking' below, and if you don't know how to do this, you can read the pined Tutorial from Angoid HERE

Lorraine