MSCONFIG

Vista doesn't remember that you've typed it once in the RUN window.

And when you restart after changes (no prompt to do this), Vista
(Defender?) blocks the window you have to click to not see the YOU HAVE MADE
CHANGES message again.

"Bill Condie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote

> MSCONFIG
>
> Vista doesn't remember that you've typed it once in the RUN window.
>
> And when you restart after changes (no prompt to do this), Vista
> (Defender?) blocks the window you have to click to not see the YOU HAVE
> MADE CHANGES message again.

What's the big deal? In XP it popped up the Msconfig splash screen and you
had to check the box to not alert you. In Vista when Defender shows the
message in the notification area, you right click, tell it to display the
program and check the box on msconfig to not alert you. Yes it is a couple
more clicks but it happens only on login after making changes in msconfig.

--
Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

"Bill Condie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> MSCONFIG
>
> Vista doesn't remember that you've typed it once in the RUN window.
>

You can still add the 'old style' run box to the start menu, via

Right-click start > Properties > Customize > Check 'Run command'

--
Jon

Hmm... my Run windows does remember what I've typed. I just have to use the
pull-down arrow. Granted, it doesn't use autocomplete as you type though.

About your second point... making changes... sorry, I don't really
understand what you mean here. Could you give an example?

-Frank

"Bill Condie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> MSCONFIG
>
> Vista doesn't remember that you've typed it once in the RUN window.
>
> And when you restart after changes (no prompt to do this), Vista
> (Defender?) blocks the window you have to click to not see the YOU HAVE
> MADE CHANGES message again.
>
>

Of course it's not a big deal. It's a little deal.

Read the other responses and learn something


"Rock" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> "Bill Condie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
>
>> MSCONFIG
>>
>> Vista doesn't remember that you've typed it once in the RUN window.
>>
>> And when you restart after changes (no prompt to do this), Vista
>> (Defender?) blocks the window you have to click to not see the YOU HAVE
>> MADE CHANGES message again.
>
> What's the big deal? In XP it popped up the Msconfig splash screen and
> you had to check the box to not alert you. In Vista when Defender shows
> the message in the notification area, you right click, tell it to display
> the program and check the box on msconfig to not alert you. Yes it is a
> couple more clicks but it happens only on login after making changes in
> msconfig.
>
> --
> Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

That's what I got already. I had done it through CONTROL PANEL>TASkBAR AND
START MENU


"Jon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> "Bill Condie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> MSCONFIG
>>
>> Vista doesn't remember that you've typed it once in the RUN window.
>>
>
> You can still add the 'old style' run box to the start menu, via
>
> Right-click start > Properties > Customize > Check 'Run command'
>
> --
> Jon

That IS strange. The pulldown arrow shows blank space, then when I type "M"
web addresses pop up!

Second point: You remember where you have to restart to make the changes on
START?

Then after Restart a window pops up saying you have made changes, check the
box so's you don't have to see this again?

I don't even get the first prompt to Restart.

When I do, Vista blocks that window



"Frankster" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hmm... my Run windows does remember what I've typed. I just have to use
> the pull-down arrow. Granted, it doesn't use autocomplete as you type
> though.
>
> About your second point... making changes... sorry, I don't really
> understand what you mean here. Could you give an example?
>
> -Frank
>
> "Bill Condie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:u9um%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> MSCONFIG
>>
>> Vista doesn't remember that you've typed it once in the RUN window.
>>
>> And when you restart after changes (no prompt to do this), Vista
>> (Defender?) blocks the window you have to click to not see the YOU HAVE
>> MADE CHANGES message again.
>>
>>
>

"Bill Condie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote

> Of course it's not a big deal. It's a little deal.
>
> Read the other responses and learn something
>
>
> "Rock" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote

>> "Bill Condie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
>>
>>> MSCONFIG
>>>
>>> Vista doesn't remember that you've typed it once in the RUN window.
>>>
>>> And when you restart after changes (no prompt to do this), Vista
>>> (Defender?) blocks the window you have to click to not see the YOU HAVE
>>> MADE CHANGES message again.
>>
>> What's the big deal? In XP it popped up the Msconfig splash screen and
>> you had to check the box to not alert you. In Vista when Defender shows
>> the message in the notification area, you right click, tell it to display
>> the program and check the box on msconfig to not alert you. Yes it is a
>> couple more clicks but it happens only on login after making changes in
>> msconfig.

I don't know what you mean now. In this installation msconfig is remembered
in the run box. If it was the last item run then it appears there, if not
typing ms shows the list with msconfig at the top.

When making a change with msconfig, it always prompts for a restart on this
system. So it's not a problem inherent with Vista, those are issues with
your system.

Read the other responses and learn what?

--
Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

<<So it's not a problem inherent with Vista, those are issues with
your system.

Perhaps. You heard of such a thing before?

http://billcondie.com/imgs/run.gif

And how about Vista (Defender?) blocking the screen on restart?

"Rock" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Bill Condie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
>
>> Of course it's not a big deal. It's a little deal.
>>
>> Read the other responses and learn something
>>
>>
>> "Rock" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
>
>>> "Bill Condie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
>>>
>>>> MSCONFIG
>>>>
>>>> Vista doesn't remember that you've typed it once in the RUN window.
>>>>
>>>> And when you restart after changes (no prompt to do this), Vista
>>>> (Defender?) blocks the window you have to click to not see the YOU HAVE
>>>> MADE CHANGES message again.
>>>
>>> What's the big deal? In XP it popped up the Msconfig splash screen and
>>> you had to check the box to not alert you. In Vista when Defender shows
>>> the message in the notification area, you right click, tell it to
>>> display the program and check the box on msconfig to not alert you. Yes
>>> it is a couple more clicks but it happens only on login after making
>>> changes in msconfig.
>
> I don't know what you mean now. In this installation msconfig is
> remembered in the run box. If it was the last item run then it appears
> there, if not typing ms shows the list with msconfig at the top.
>
> When making a change with msconfig, it always prompts for a restart on
> this system. So it's not a problem inherent with Vista, those are issues
> with your system.
>
> Read the other responses and learn what?
>
> --
> Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

"Bill Condie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote

> <<So it's not a problem inherent with Vista, those are issues with
> your system.
>
> Perhaps. You heard of such a thing before?
>
> http://billcondie.com/imgs/run.gif
>
> And how about Vista (Defender?) blocking the screen on restart?
>
> "Rock" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote

>> "Bill Condie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
>>
>>> Of course it's not a big deal. It's a little deal.
>>>
>>> Read the other responses and learn something
>>>
>>>
>>> "Rock" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
>>
>>>> "Bill Condie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
>>>>
>>>>> MSCONFIG
>>>>>
>>>>> Vista doesn't remember that you've typed it once in the RUN window.
>>>>>
>>>>> And when you restart after changes (no prompt to do this), Vista
>>>>> (Defender?) blocks the window you have to click to not see the YOU
>>>>> HAVE MADE CHANGES message again.
>>>>
>>>> What's the big deal? In XP it popped up the Msconfig splash screen and
>>>> you had to check the box to not alert you. In Vista when Defender
>>>> shows the message in the notification area, you right click, tell it to
>>>> display the program and check the box on msconfig to not alert you.
>>>> Yes it is a couple more clicks but it happens only on login after
>>>> making changes in msconfig.
>>
>> I don't know what you mean now. In this installation msconfig is
>> remembered in the run box. If it was the last item run then it appears
>> there, if not typing ms shows the list with msconfig at the top.
>>
>> When making a change with msconfig, it always prompts for a restart on
>> this system. So it's not a problem inherent with Vista, those are issues
>> with your system.
>>
>> Read the other responses and learn what?


Oh yes, I see what you mean there. Same thing here, if msconfig was not
already in the run box when it's opened, typing the m results in a pop up
lists pointing to an http location, but then adding an s will cause msconfig
to show up at the top of the list. That could be a little buglet.

On you second question about Defender "blocking the screen on restart", are
we talking about the same thing?

When changes are made in msconfig after a restart, an icon from defender
shows up in the notification area saying some programs have been stopped
from starting. If you right click and ask it to show the programs or allow
to run (I don't remember the wording) then up pops the msconfig splash
screen telling you that changes were made and it's in selective startup
mode. From there check the box to not have it alert again, and it goes away
(until the next time changes are made).

Is that what you mean?

If so then that's what I see and it's normal; msconfig is a program that
requires admin privileges to run and so Defender stops it and gives that
alert. There could be a way around that but if so I don't know what that
is.

--
Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]