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Comment from dana on 2009-05-17

2009-05-17T23:52:36Z

There is NO "Speech Recognition" tab or button after Deatila in Windows XP!!!! Useless info!

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Comment from Don C. Schwartz on 2009-05-13

2009-05-13T11:16:06Z

When i click in on a page for info, this page will automatically go off, and i have to start from the beginning to get that page again. Then it will go off again in a matter of a few minutes. What is the problem??

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Comment from none on 2009-02-19

2009-02-19T18:19:48Z

Same problem with mouse; mine is "stalling". I have a new CORDED mouse, and a large foam rubber pad that I use as a mouse pad... never had problems until I installed Adobe Flash 10... This is the buggiest program out there. I think that might be causing the problem. Checked for viruses and spyware; don't have any of that either. Suggestions please?
Thanks :)

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Comment from nelly on 2008-11-23

2008-11-23T15:32:07Z

every time i connect to the internet and it shuts down after a warning of a generic host process win32 service appears and when service pack 2 is installed my computer won start up at all

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Comment from shannon on 2008-10-20

2008-10-20T10:18:38Z

why does my computer mouse stop working, red light goes out, when I unplug it and plug it back in it works again.

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Comment from mark whalen on 2008-04-24

2008-04-24T15:29:23Z

When I am in Mozilla or IE all of a sudden the text in the browser window will start jumping all around. I have to shut my computer down for it to stop. When I open any document everything is also jumping around. You can hear a noise coming from the computer when this happens as well. I use a wireless mouse. If you grab the slider on the right of the window it will flicker also and return you to the top of the page automaticaly. Very frustrating
Please let me know what I should do.

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Comment from Neel on 2008-02-04

2008-02-04T15:06:09Z

Thanks.I have the latest Vista and from day one it started giving problem similar to those discussed above.I tried all that is written above to no avail.In my case,the mouse moves in a random fashion,in Chat,email,Excel and Word resulting in lots of mistakes,making me go crazy.I have tried the latest NOD32 and no virus/worm is detected.The NOD32 company asked me to go in for windows updates ,which I have done.Still I am left with this hounded machine.PLEASE HELP

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Comment from Leo A. Notenboom on 2007-10-22

2007-10-22T18:09:43Z

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There are many MANY reasons it might happen. Start with this article:
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Sorry.

Leo

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Comment from Kaizad on 2007-10-20

2007-10-21T06:51:49Z

My comp first used to suddenly reboot for no reason...whether i am playing a game or i am watching a movie or working....but now, it most of the times does not even starts...there are options shown such as
1) start in SAFE MODE.
2) Last known configeration.
3) Start windows normally...

i tried all of them, but after a few amount of time, the HDD light stops blinking and the PC is hanged even before it gets started...

Pl tell me what to do...onnly sometimes, if comp's Mood is fine(like now), or i try a hell lot of times then and then only the PC starts... PL HELPPP!!!!!

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Comment from Kurt W.G. Matthies on 2007-04-30

2007-04-30T18:43:55Z

Leo,

Thank you. What a strange experience it is to watch one's computer start spitting out text in whatever textbox is active.

Leave it to Microsoft to install a friendly feature like this, and bury the disable way down inside a control applet. Come to think of it, there's no disable button--just a remove.

And even after Removing, according to Task Manager, sapisvr.exe is still running, soaking up 44K of RAM and another 28K of swap disk. I'll reboot to see if the bugger dissapears.

Another tidbit: according to TaskMan, sapisvr.exe has passed over 27 million bytes since boot, 4 days ago, and written over 19Mbytes. What can it be doing all that data?

Thanks again.

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Comment from Apostolos on 2007-02-15

2007-02-15T22:57:08Z

Great work Leo!!!
You helped me so much.
Regards

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Comment from kent on 2006-09-01

2006-09-01T18:21:08Z

My PC sometimes always reboot for no reason, for an example, i was using Window Media Player while checking mail, it went reboot for no reason and restarted like it was nothing serious error happen. Then there's a time when i watch movie by using Window Media Player, it went reboot like just now,then i tried using the cyberlink software to watch again but it happened again when i was watching the movie(the pc reboot after sometime,not right after the movie played).There is another example,i opened too much IEXPLORER windows and it went reboot again.i can't play game even some game that require low performance like yahoo's ZUMA.Another problem is after i play some high requirement game for sometimes my pc went reboot for sure.Is this because of memory things and graphic card.I'm using Windows XP service pack 2 and i don't have a graphic card, my RAM is a single 512MB DDR II RAM.

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Comment from TheTess on 2006-07-23

2006-07-23T21:34:00Z

Your article came up on Google and I wanted to thank you for having the directions for removing that microphone thing. Mine was running every time I started up Outlook and made everything run slow. Just wanted to say THANKS again for having this posted online. :))

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Comment from Amit on 2006-04-20

2006-04-20T10:00:21Z

Hi there

Please chalk out a solution for me. My windows 98 pc behaves crazy sometimes. after i got broadband line installed on my system through moden(USB). the mouse pointer sometimes starts moving here and there very fast opening menus both by right click and left click uncontrolably. i have to restart my system every time.

Please help.

Thanks

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Comment from rich on 2006-03-11

2006-03-11T09:29:11Z

Sometimes, if we recieve a trojan horse dropper from a recent corrupt website we might visit does'nt take effect until the computer is rebooted. If such a case happens to you, go to the startup menu and turn off the corresponding program: run "msconfig". Then goto add/remove programs and remove the corrupt program (uninstall). Then reboot the computer, and you should be good to go. I've zapped manyavirus this away. Some hide very well. Be vigilante, your computer relies on your planning ahead, and be kind to it by minimizing your startup menu to keep her running smooth and purrin like a kitten.
peace:Richie

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Comment from MJ Palermo on 2005-12-19

2005-12-20T07:25:34Z

Someone on the Dell forum suggested that the erratic behavior that I was experiencing was due to a faulty mouse. I switched out the mouse and have been problem free (and sane!) for two days.

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Comment from MJ Palermo on 2005-12-16

2005-12-16T19:49:16Z

This is happening to me as well. But when I go to the Languages tab and then Details - speech recognition is not listed. When I look at the processes loaded, sapisvr.exe is not listed.

Should I be looking somewhere else to see if voice recognition is enabled?

I've formatted the hard drive, reinstalled win xp, updated the bios, updated drivers and it still happens.

I'm ready to throw this computer out the window. Any ideas?

Win XP Pro SP2
Dell Dimension 4500
DSL Verizon w/ DLink Router

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Comment from anjan bacchu on 2005-11-28

2005-11-29T00:10:11Z

hi leo,

thanks for the answer.

i'm a control freak -- found that this .exe was using 8-9MB of memory most of the time. Now I can do with fewer task switches and better memory.

BR,
~A

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Comment from Simon on 2005-10-04

2005-10-04T11:29:08Z

THANK YOU SOOO MUCH!!!

I've had sapisvr.exe running for so long, and I got scared that it was a virus and I've been going mad! All of a sudden random text and numbers appear even when I haven't said anything, even when the room is silent. You are a godsend [ironic that I don't believe in god], seriously, thankyou so very very much!

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Comment from mayel on 2005-08-26

2005-08-26T08:21:40Z

"sapisvr.exe" SOLVED thanks to ur article :) Ur a blessing (",)

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Comment from Chris on 2005-08-13

2005-08-14T01:31:39Z

This sapisvr had been annoying me for a while, although I had identified it as the culprit I didn't know what is was, it kept crashing mostly ie but sometimes other programs or my whole pc. Thanks for your advice!

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Comment from Kimberly on 2005-07-29

2005-07-29T13:24:10Z

I would just like to THANK YOU!! The computer I use is for business and when I take it out to customer appointments it just goes crazy and my battery life is sucked out. I am hoping that this solves part of the problem: )

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Comment from Leo on 2005-05-27

2005-05-28T01:56:22Z

I would start with a spyware scan, a virus scan, and a run of the system file checker:

http://ask-leo.com/spyware_how_do_i_remove_and_avoid_spyware.html
http://ask-leo.com/viruses_how_do_i_keep_myself_safe_from_viruses.html
http://ask-leo.com/what_is_the_system_file_checker_and_how_do_i_run_it.html

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Comment from Lindsay Edwards on 2005-05-23

2005-05-23T17:06:25Z

Hi Leo

I am unable to keep open Task Manager. When I press Ctl/Alt/Del Task Manager opens momentarily then disappears off the screen. A small green icon appears in the right hand side of the system tray but when I hover the mouse over it, it disappears.

I am also unable to open Norton's Personal Firewall. I mention this because I was trying to get Task Manager going to troubleshoot the Nortons Firewall problem.

I can open up other applications like PowerPoint, Word, IE and Firefox, etc.

Several reboots did not fix te problem.

I am running Windows 2000 Professional.

Thanks in advance

Lindsay Ewards

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Comment from Leo on 2005-05-16

2005-05-17T03:34:23Z

Sounds like you have exactly the situation described in the article. Just follow the instructions therein.

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Comment from Md'Mahdi on 2005-05-16

2005-05-16T07:34:14Z

i m running win-xp pro. the problem is that whenever i start a new task "sapisvr.exe" gets initiated and the task doesn't proceed until i manually end sapisvr using task manager.
Also, i had this problem where words used to get typed-in automatically in dialog boxes or where ever i placed my cursor in a word document and the like. please help. thanks

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Comment from Leo on 2005-05-08

2005-05-08T22:37:36Z

There are so many possible reasons that there's no way to say "this is it" without a much closer look.

I would start with: anti-virus scans, anti-spyware scans, and a visit to Windows Update to make sure you have latest drivers and patches.

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Comment from carla on 2005-05-06

2005-05-06T21:48:47Z

iam running windows 98 second edition and it sometimes freezes on me would u know why and how i can prevent it?

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Comment from nora on 2005-03-08

2005-03-08T09:04:59Z

Yes, it is Windows XP sp2 that is causing sapisvr.exe problems, among others. i removed sp2 and still had problems. i think i will go ahead and delte sapisvr.exe as i have no use for it. but i can see that the sapisvr.exe prefetch was modified with my removal of sp2. some kind of punishment from microsoft? the windows updates were a big mistake.

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Comment from George Painter on 2005-01-05

2005-01-05T16:42:06Z

My wife was just complaining of the same problem with her optical mouse. She had recently purchased a new mouse pad. The pad had areas of extremely dark and extremely light patches. After a careful investigation I found that when the mouse transited the dark/light areas, the cursor would jump.

Solution, wife converted the mouse pad to a deckle!! (Something to set your hot coffee on!)
George

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Comment from alen on 2004-11-13

2004-11-13T17:27:23Z

Hi,I just wanna say THANK YOU for helping me out with that useless SapiCrapi microsoft thing. I deleted it from 2 sources because it kept on freezing IE and MSNMess. and other stuff. But it always came back, now its dissabled. I didn't know where to go before to disable it. Thank you so much,
Alen

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Comment from Duncan on 2004-10-26

2004-10-26T09:49:59Z

I had the same problem with my optical mouse on my main PC. The cursor would snap to the left, left mouse button would hold down so it would choose icons on the desktop, open them...just wouldn't stop. Thought 'virus' :(

I'd just built my dad a PC, a shuttle system, which was sat on top of my shuttle system. Thought...interference, seeing as though the Virus Checker showed nothing and I didn't have the SAPISVR.EXE installed.

After much pulling and plugging I turned off the backlight on my Packard Bell electoluminescent keyboard I was using to test his PC. I pushed the little button and everything went back to normal! I pushed it on again and the mouse on the main PC went wild again!

Weird :D

I've had the same setup for the last week but only today has it done this. Ah well...glad my mouse isn't up the swanny :)

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Comment from Leo on 2004-10-09

2004-10-09T16:50:44Z

Another possible cause for unexpected mouse movement is dirt, especially for optical mice. Dirt can get the position detection logic confused. Make sure that the optical components are clean on the underside of the mouse, and that the surface yuur mouse is on is free of dirt & dust.

More here: http://ask-leo.com/my_mouse_is_super_sensitive_and_seems_to_do_things_on_its_own_what_do_i_do.html

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Comment from John Quigley on 2004-10-09

2004-10-09T15:08:59Z

I too have a problem with XP Home, I have an eMachines T2085. I am using a 2 button mouse yet all of a sudden it acts like it has a scroll button on it and will move to the top or bottom of the page. I used to have the problem with closing IE and would have to shut down my system to get it to stop. Never did know if sapirsav.exe was the problem or not, I did an upgrade to XP and it stopped. The mouse though still goes nuts every once in a while. It is a wired mouse BTW.

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Comment from rgbigel on 2004-10-09

2004-10-09T11:16:39Z

Hi, looks like sapisrv.exe is not the only culprit causing havoc. Occasionally I notice the mouse move erratically and when it does, it apparently clicks, double-clicks or right-clicks whatever it hits on the path very quickly. Preferred positions are top right or bottom left -- guess what that does. Could be something with the logitech optical wireless mouse, not related to interference (living in the country) or low batteries. I found some rather unconclusive description with MS knowledgebase, nothing with logitech. Does anyone have the same trouble?
Rolf

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Comment from Walter Fokkens on 2004-09-26

2004-09-26T22:58:28Z

THANK YOU!!!!

I thought it was a virus, but after installing two virus protection programs, strange text still appeared in all sorts of programs.
When finally checking the processes that were running and finding SAPISVR.EXE was always running when these texts appeared, I finally found this page and now understand what was happening.
(I actually feel a bit stupid now....)

Never mind..
Thanks again,
Walter

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