Mainserv.exe

[Mikie]

Hi,

XP HOME - 512 RAM -lots of g's left on my "C" drive - ALL
upgrades

I recently installed DISKEEPER, and also the drivers for my APC 350
UPS. Since then my PC has had moments of freezing; I have to wait
until it comes back by itself , maybe 40 seconds or so. I could
determine which of the two is the culprit by removing one, or the
other. But you know what a chore that can be for a busy guy!!

I did the three fingered salute and MAINSERVE.EXE appears to be the
culprit. I "END PROCESSED" it and all is then OK! Then on the next
boot, "Heeere's Mainserve". AGAIN!, with 97 percent of the CPU!

Is there something I can do to tell 'Mainserv.exe to get lost, besides
deleting the programs permanently? Can I render it compatible in some
way?

Many thanks for all the great help in the past.

Mike
Picture Rocks, AZ

 

[R. McCarty]

How does the UPS connect to the PC ? - Via a USB connection. I
would go to the vendor's website and check for an update to the
monitoring application.
http://www.apcc.com/tools/download/
The issue you describe is a known problem with APC UPS software.
You could delete the Service or set it's Start mode to Disabling - But
that would in effect break the monitoring facility.

 

[enolaguy25]

Under the Powerchute configuration options, try disabling the data collection option.