What is MUP service?

05/01/2021 Jeremy Anderson

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What is MUP service?

The Mup service is a file system driver. If Mup fails to start, the error is logged. Windows 10 startup proceeds, but a message box is displayed informing you that the Mup service has failed to start.

What is a proper Universal Naming Convention UNC path?

Short for Universal Naming Convention or Uniform Naming Convention, UNC is a PC format for specifying the location of resources on a local area network (LAN). UNC uses the following format: \\server-name\shared-resource-pathname.

What does UNC path look like?

A UNC path uses double slashes or backslashes to precede the name of the computer. The path (disk and directories) within the computer are separated with a single slash or backslash, as in the following examples. Note that in the DOS/Windows example, drive letters (c:, d:, etc.) are not used in UNC names.

Why is Windows XP frozen at MUP?

You have the classic Windows XP frozen at mup.sys. The variation on this is that instead of XP being frozen at mup.sys it actually resets itself after loading that driver in an continuous loop. Both cases can be considered the same issue as we address them here.

Why does windows hang when MUP is running?

Many users have run into this problem and there are many different causes and just as well even more solutions. This shows as a hang at mup.sys because after mup.sys loads, Windows then goes into a more complicated portion of its boot process and this is where the actual hang occurs.

What are the symptoms of MUP boot hang on Windows 2000/XP?

Recovering from a mup.sys boot hang on windows 2000 or XP. What is mup.sys anyway! Symptoms: 1. When booting in normal mode my windows XP system hangs after displaying the XP logo and progress bar. A black screen appears and then.. or 2. When booting windows XP in safe mode the last driver that shows loaded is mup.sys. Then… or 3.

What is MUP and how do I use it?

Basically MUP comes into play when an application is trying to perform an operation that involves a remote filesystem resource. Mup.sys acts like a router that calls the correct networking method to provide communication to that particular type of resource .