osa.exe
What is osa.exe?
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Windows Process Description:
The process osa.exe or Office Startup Assistant is an application that improves the performance of Microsoft Office XP programs. Microsoft Office Setup places a shortcut to the Osa.exe application in the start up folder.
The function of the process osa.exe file is to initialize automation. The process osa.exe is also able to initialize some of the common fonts installed by Microsoft Office XP.
The process osa.exe can handle certain commands like New Office Document, Open Office Document, Help and Screen Saver. The osa.exe file can initiate this command through the Start menu and on Microsoft Office Shortcut Bar.
Another thing that the process osa.exe is able to do is to display Microsoft Outlook notifications whenever the Office Assistant is available.
Letting the process file osa.exe run initializes the shared code that is used by Office XP programs. Whenever a user uses the file osa.exe to initialize shared code, Microsoft Office XP programs will start running faster. If the Office programs were used to initialize the shared code instead, the programs will take longer to start.
User may choose to safely remove the process osa.exe without causing the Microsoft Office XP applications to fail. Disabling osa.exe however will disable the benefits that users may enjoy by running the application osa.exe. These performance advantages will only become available if the file osa.exe is kept activated. Terminating the process osa.exe will disable the Microsoft Office Shortcut Bar or OSB from starting automatically.
The process osa.exe is also known as Microsoft Office XP component or Microsoft Office Wrapper. This program is listed as a standard component of Microsoft Office XP. The process osa.exe can be found in the Program Files directory, in Microsoft Office Folder. The known file size of this program ranges from 52 kilobytes to 86 kilobytes. This program is not a Windows core file. The application is a valid executable file that runs during Windows boot.
The process osa.exe is a Verisign signed file and is certified by a trusted company. Users may choose to remove this program using the control panel through the Add or Remove programs applet.
Author: Microsoft.
Author URL: www.microsoft.com
Part Of: Microsoft Office XP
Memory Usage: Low. The osa.exe file uses approximately 115KB of RAM.
System Process: No
Application: Yes
Background Process: No
Uses Network: No
Uses Internet: No
Hardware Related: No
Common Path: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office
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