Process name: Microsoft Office 2000 component
Product: Microsoft Office or Microsoft Office 2000 Premium or Microsoft Office 2000 SR- or Microsoft Access 2000 SR- or Microsoft Office 2000 Standard or Windows Media Encoder 9 Series or Microsoft Office 2000 Small or Microsoft Excel 2000 SR- or Microsoft FrontPage or Microsoft Word 2000 SR- or OSA9.EXE or Microsoft Office Standard or Microsoft Outlook 2000 SR- or Windows Media Connect or Microsoft FrontPage 2000 SR- or Microsoft Office Access Setup
Company: Microsoft Corporation (www.microsoft.com)
File: osa9.exe

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477 users ask for this file. 3 users rated it as not dangerous. 1 user rated it as not so dangerous. 1 user rated it as neutral. 1 user rated it as dangerous.

All comments about osa9.exe: Torey Initializes some of the common fonts installed by Office 2000 among other things. Can be safly removed, but will effect preformance.  See also: Link maddcow The OSA9.exe file initializes the shared code that is used by the Office 2000 programs. The benefit of using the OSA9.exe file to initialize shared code is that the Office 2000 programs start faster. If the Office 2000 programs initialize shared code (instead of OSA9.exe), the time it takes for the program to start increases. ES Osa9.exe is part of Microsoft Office 2007, and is automatically started at logon. Sometimes it crashes shortly thereafter. It may cause open windows to lose focus repeatedly shortly after logon (annoying but not dangerous). Jabez Gitonga (Kenya) osa9.exe takes alot of CPU speed, thus slowing the computer. RAJ From M$FT site  See also: Link If you know more about osa9.exe, share your knowledge and help other users. Security Rating:  --- don't know ---  1 (not dangerous)  2  3 (neutral)  4  5 (dangerous) What do you know about this file: Link for more details: Your Name:

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