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Information about MsPMSPSv.exe file
File: MsPMSPSv.exe
Name: Windows Media Player Service
Product: Media Player 7
Manufacturer: Microsoft
Risk factor (Virus/Trojan/Spyware): 
The WMDM PMSP service will be installed with Windows Media Player 7 on Windows 2000 and is necessary for MS Digital Rights Management. The service allows WMDM (Windows Media Device Manager) to copy audio content from a computer to a portable audio player. You can disable this service if you don't use Media Player. On Windows XP/2003 the WMDM PMSP service is an instance of svchost.exe called Portable Media Serial Number.
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User feedback
There were 3835 user requests for that file.
11 users classify it as harmless.
3 users classify it as not so dangerous.
9 users classify it as neutral.
5 users classify it as little bit dangerous.
7 users classify it as dangerous and recommend to remove MsPMSPSv.exe.
3 users didn't classify it ("don't know").
| Rating | Opinion | From |
 | Microsoft's WMDM PMSP Service, aka Windows Media Device Manager Pre-Message Security Protocol Service. 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 - you can disable it.
link for more info
| Wavemaster
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 | This is pretty harmless and a part of Microsoft's Windows Media Player. However it occupies space in your memory and doesn't actually serve you the consumer in any way... Disabling it won't harm your system in anyway and will free up some RAM. So yes, disable it!
| Psychodonovan
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| This is used to avoid (CD-Rom/DVD) piracy.
link for more info
| SelvaKumar.A
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| Belongs to Microsoft digital rights management system. All communication requests (copying, playing) between an application and the portable audio player must go through Windows Media Device Manager.
link for more info
| A.SivaKumar
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| The most annoying thing about this service is that it is not uninstalled after you uninstall Windows Media Player 7? and just takes up space and memory. There is a built-in way to uninstall it though. Just type "mspmspsv -u" from the command prompt (without quotation marks) and follow the on-screen instructions.
| Andrei Rouliakov
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 | this file can be replaced by spyware
| Panchito
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| comes with a couple of other programs, too: basically it sneaks in with the windows media codecs
| roemern
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| check in Administrative Tools/Service and look for "WMDM PMSP Service", then you can disable it if you wish; pointless MS crap if you ask me.
| The Anti-Gates
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| its a resource hog for those who dont need the service
| meza
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| It used to be a Media Player 7 related Media Manager. but it dosnt belong in windows XP! i have had this file...and when you use the mspmspsv -u command it says that it is allready stopped! i think its spyware!! thats using the name of a file that we think is harmless! and that makes it dangerous!
| Znapper
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| Takes up RAM for no reason.
| SkidMark
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 | anyone know how to tell the difference between spyware versions and real versions?
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| I just wanted to comment on Andrei's post. AWESOME WORK! It's posts like that which add value to these communities! THANKS.
| Kevin Mitnick
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| This is the worst form of spyware... the kind that poses as a non-essential windows process. Disable this immediately, whether you think you use it or not. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO STOP IT, YOU MOST LIKELY HAVE A VIRUSED FILE! Disable it from starting up and that should solve the problem.
| Andrew Bowdle
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| Definately NOT spyware, its an optional users preference type file.
| Koretek
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 | enables media player to support SDMI protocal when you copy CD or copyrighted downloads to SDMI compliants
link for more info
| suestmarie
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| Allows files to be transferred to your MP3 player!
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