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CMD Window Causes High CSRSS Memory Usage

Article ID: 175788

Article Last Modified on 2/22/2007

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

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SUMMARY

A command window will cause the CSRSS process to use more resources on a computer running Windows NT depending on the properties that are selected for the CMD window.

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An application that spawns many CMD windows can be greatly affected by the properties that are selected for the CMD window. When you look at a Performance Monitor log, the memory used for the CMD windows will show up under the CSRSS process.

To get to the Properties windows for CMD, perform the following steps:

Open a CMD window.
Right-click the MS-DOS icon in the top left corner.
Click Properties from the menu.

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