What is MSPDBSRV.exe, and why is it (not) running?

When you build a binary with Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 and select to generate a program database, a MSPDBSRV.exe process is spawned. MSPDBSRV generates the PDB (and copies it to the output folder?), then stays running until it is explicitly terminated or the system shuts down. In most cases, you can completely ignore MSPDBSRV.exe and MSPDB80.dll and MSPDBCORE.dll that support it.

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God has not spoken to me much the past few days, and I hate it.

We value most those things we have lacked. Of the promises in Isaiah 65, one is dearest to my heart: “It will also come to pass that before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.”

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