MSCONFIG MISSING

When I typed START|RUN|MSCONFIG, the dialog box appeared:------Cannot find the file "msconfig" (or one of its components). Make sure the path & filename are correct & that all required libraries are available.

Norton WinDoctor (NU2002) was unable to repair the problem, which stated,"
MISSING PROGRAM FILE (1 Problem)
One or more programs on your computer Reference Files that are inaccessible or cannot be found. This might cause the program to be run improperly or not at all.

I had reloaded SETUP program & W2K PRO, but the problem remained.

Any help will be highly appreciated

MSCONFIG is only available in Win98 and WinXP. For some
reason it was not included in Win2K Pro.

If you want to manage the all programs that run at startup
you will need to do this in the registry. Be careful
though.

>-----Original Message-----
>
>When I typed START|RUN|MSCONFIG, the dialog box
appeared:------Cannot find the file "msconfig" (or one of
its components). Make sure the path & filename are
correct & that all required libraries are available.
>
>Norton WinDoctor (NU2002) was unable to repair the
problem, which stated,"
>MISSING PROGRAM FILE (1 Problem)
>One or more programs on your computer Reference Files
that are inaccessible or cannot be found. This might
cause the program to be run improperly or not at all.
>
>I had reloaded SETUP program & W2K PRO, but the problem
remained.
>
>Any help will be highly appreciated
>

Greetings --

Msconfig isn't "missing." MSConfig is/was a Win98/Me utility,
brought back in WinXP, which is also targeted at the home consumer
market. There is no equivalent utility included with WinNT/Win2K.

In most cases, one need only open the offending program and
deselect the option to "display icon in the system tray" or to "start
when Windows starts."

To view the list of your start up programs, look in the
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Start Up and
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Start Menu\Programs\Start Up
folders, and in the system registry, primarily in the
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run and
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run keys. These can
also be viewed, if I remember correctly, by right-clicking My
Computer, selecting "Manage" and expanding System Tools-- System
Information -- Software Environment -- Startup Programs. To prevent
any of them from starting at login, you'll have to delete shortcuts
from the startup folder(s) and/or edit the registry. I should point
out that, in order to make such system modifications requires one to
have administrative privileges to the machine in question. I should
also point out that one should not even consider editing the registry
unless he is fully confident that he knows exactly what is going to
happen as a result of each and every change.


Bruce Chambers

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"Chang Koh" <lwck2501@aicompro.com> wrote in message
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When I typed START|RUN|MSCONFIG, the dialog box
appeared:------Cannot find the file "msconfig" (or one of its
components). Make sure the path & filename are correct & that all
required libraries are available.

Norton WinDoctor (NU2002) was unable to repair the problem, which
stated,"
MISSING PROGRAM FILE (1 Problem)
One or more programs on your computer Reference Files that are
inaccessible or cannot be found. This might cause the program to be
run improperly or not at all.

I had reloaded SETUP program & W2K PRO, but the problem remained.

Any help will be highly appreciated

Ohhh BUT it does exist...Check the following link out...

http://www2.whidbey.com/djdenham/Msconfig.htm

I have it from reliable sourcesthat copyingthe XP version to the 2000 OS
also works...BUYT I have NOT yet tried this...

"Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@nospamcableone.net> wrote in message
news:voggf2jhfu6i54@corp.supernews.com...
> Greetings --
>
> Msconfig isn't "missing." MSConfig is/was a Win98/Me utility,
> brought back in WinXP, which is also targeted at the home consumer
> market. There is no equivalent utility included with WinNT/Win2K.
>
> In most cases, one need only open the offending program and
> deselect the option to "display icon in the system tray" or to "start
> when Windows starts."
>
> To view the list of your start up programs, look in the
> C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Start Up and
> C:\Documents and Settings\username\Start Menu\Programs\Start Up
> folders, and in the system registry, primarily in the
> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run and
> HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run keys. These can
> also be viewed, if I remember correctly, by right-clicking My
> Computer, selecting "Manage" and expanding System Tools-- System
> Information -- Software Environment -- Startup Programs. To prevent
> any of them from starting at login, you'll have to delete shortcuts
> from the startup folder(s) and/or edit the registry. I should point
> out that, in order to make such system modifications requires one to
> have administrative privileges to the machine in question. I should
> also point out that one should not even consider editing the registry
> unless he is fully confident that he knows exactly what is going to
> happen as a result of each and every change.
>
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> --
> Help us help you:
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
> having both at once. -- RAH
>
>
> "Chang Koh" <lwck2501@aicompro.com> wrote in message
> news:%23d2GQhAkDHA.2244@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>
> When I typed START|RUN|MSCONFIG, the dialog box
> appeared:------Cannot find the file "msconfig" (or one of its
> components). Make sure the path & filename are correct & that all
> required libraries are available.
>
> Norton WinDoctor (NU2002) was unable to repair the problem, which
> stated,"
> MISSING PROGRAM FILE (1 Problem)
> One or more programs on your computer Reference Files that are
> inaccessible or cannot be found. This might cause the program to be
> run improperly or not at all.
>
> I had reloaded SETUP program & W2K PRO, but the problem remained.
>
> Any help will be highly appreciated
>
>

Greetings --

Yes, WinXP's MSConfig will work on Win2K, if you don't mind it
cluttering up the Win2K registry with orphaned entries.


Bruce Chambers

--
Help us help you:
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
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You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH


"Ted" <TedBuddy@philips.com> wrote in message
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>
> I have it from reliable sourcesthat copyingthe XP version to the
2000 OS
> also works...BUYT I have NOT yet tried this...
>

Greetings --

That link is to the WinXP version of MSConfig. There is no true
Win2K version.

Bruce Chambers

--
Help us help you:
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH


"Ted" <TedBuddy@philips.com> wrote in message
news:%23gDf7bjkDHA.1728@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Ohhh BUT it does exist...Check the following link out...
>
> http://www2.whidbey.com/djdenham/Msconfig.htm
>

google search for startupcpl, a tiny but very usefull program that
takes msconfig place in 2k

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