why is Mspmspsv.exe now showing up on one of my computers

[noitisnotme]

All of sudden this file started showing up on my computer
in task manager. I did some checking and it is listed
in services as wmdm pmsp service but does not give a
reason for it.
Checking on yahoo it shows it is for windows media player
seven but I do not have seven I have nine. Could it be a
virus of some kind. I nenamed the file and stopped the
service.

 

[MAP]

-----Original Message-----
All of sudden this file started showing up on my computer
in task manager. I did some checking and it is listed
in services as wmdm pmsp service but does not give a
reason for it.
Checking on yahoo it shows it is for windows media player
seven but I do not have seven I have nine. Could it be a
virus of some kind. I nenamed the file and stopped the
service.

.
No it's not a virus it is a known issue.

Microsoft's WMDM PMSP Service, aka Windows Media Device
Manager Pre-Message Security Protocol Service. From our
tests this service only appears in the Task List if you
have done a Windows Update and updated Windows Media
Player with the 26-Jun-2002 Security Update Q320920.
This services enables Windows Media Player to support the
SDMI protocol (Secure Digital Music Initiative) when
copying CDs or packaging copyrighted downloaded music to
SDMI compliant music players and storage devices.

Recommendation :
This process takes at least 1.2Mb of memory, yet at the
time of writing, November 2002, most users do not use any
of the SDMI features of Windows Media Player. Therefore,
if you are such a user, we advise that you disable this
process with The Ultimate Troubleshooter under Windows
9x/ME, or set this service to manual in Windows
2000/XP/2003. You can always re-enable it if you start
needing to use some of the SDMI features of Windows Media
Player.