How to remove WMPNSCFG error

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WMPNSCFG.exe file information

The process Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service Configuration Application or Aplicación de configuración del servicio de uso compartido de red del Reproductor de Windows Media belongs to the software Microsoft Windows Operating System or Windows Media Format 11 runtime or WMPNSCFG.exe or MicrosoftR WindowsR Operating System or Betriebssystem Microsoft Windows or Windows Media Player or Operacni system Microsoft Windows or Windows Media Format Runtime or Sistema operativo Microsoft Windows or Adobe AIR by Microsoft Corporation (www.microsoft.com).

Description: WMPNSCFG.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files". Known file sizes on Windows XP are 204,288 bytes (86% of all occurrence), 201,728 bytes, 202,240 bytes, 408,064 bytes, 28,172 bytes, 239,104 bytes, 538,445 bytes, 27,660 bytes, 345,352 bytes, 215,040 bytes, 538,305 bytes, 204,800 bytes.
The program is not visible. The file is a Microsoft signed file. WMPNSCFG.exe is not a Windows core file. The application starts upon Windows startup (see Registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). Therefore the technical security rating is 22% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as WMPNSCFG.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the WMPNSCFG.exe process on your pc whether it is pest. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. It is one of the Top Download Picks of 2005 of The Washington Post and PC World.

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A program associated with Windows Media Player. According to this technote, wmpnscfg.exe is used to alert users when a new media device is found on the network. Wmpnscfg is also responsible for starting the Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service (NSS) and then waits for notifications from the service. When wmpnscfg is notified that a new media device is available on the network, it displays a popup in the system tray that informs the user about the availability of the new device. If the user clicks the popup, wmpnscfg launches Windows Media Player, which displays a dialog box that asks t
  Mike M.  

Microsoft Windows uses wmpnscfg.exe to alert users when media rendering devices are found on the network.
  M.Prostko   (further information)

Used By Windows Media Player. for sharing files over the network
  Snowbank  

not dangerous, normal config setup for wmp player however ionly wmplayer.exe runs for windows media player 11 so you can turn this off in msconfig
  jake  

MSFT Media Player uses it to look for new devices
  Mike Herrington   (further information)

Windows Media Player NetworkSharing Service Configuration Application
   

This file belongs to Windows Media Player..Other than that,I dont Know
  Jeremy  

WMPNSCFG.exe is used by WMP to share data with other computers in the same network as yours. Not dangerous, but not needed either.
  Shought  

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