Window 2000 equivalent to XP MSCONFIG

Hi

I need to know what the equivalent is for XP's "MSCONFIG"
in windows 2000 server, as I need to disable some programs
from thge startup.

Thanks
Grant

I can help you by pointing a utility that you can download...

Please try the following LINK...

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

Good luck...

Ted

"Grant" <wynstay@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:05db01c39129$5daecf90$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> Hi
>
> I need to know what the equivalent is for XP's "MSCONFIG"
> in windows 2000 server, as I need to disable some programs
> from thge startup.
>
> Thanks
> Grant

Greetings --

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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"Grant" <wynstay@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:05db01c39129$5daecf90$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> Hi
>
> I need to know what the equivalent is for XP's "MSCONFIG"
> in windows 2000 server, as I need to disable some programs
> from thge startup.
>
> Thanks
> Grant

Hi Grant,
The XP version of MSConfig.exe can be copied to a Windows 2000 machine, and
will work exactly as it does in XP.

--

David Bullock, MCSE, MCSA, A+
Windows NT/2000/2003 Setup Support

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"Grant" <wynstay@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:05db01c39129$5daecf90$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> Hi
>
> I need to know what the equivalent is for XP's "MSCONFIG"
> in windows 2000 server, as I need to disable some programs
> from thge startup.
>
> Thanks
> Grant