Access Denied Error When Trying To Run Msconfig

[Guest]

When I click run and type in msconfig, I get a message saying Access Denied,
need administrator privileges, etc.

The thing is...I'm already logged in as Administrator automatically and even
the icon in the Start menu shows this.

What's going on here? I'm using WinXP Home with SP2.

 

[Kelly]

Could be caused by several factors, will list three:

Create copy of msconfig - Line 35:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Msconfig won't run:
Trojan.Ahero.
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.ahero.html

This issue has been traced to an improperly formatted BOOT.INI file. This
is a hidden file, usually in the root directory of the C: drive.

This file can be opened in Notepad. A typical BOOT.INI file looks like
this:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect
C:\="Previous Operating System on C:"

One specific issue that was noted was multiple "operating systems" sections.
If you have any questions, post the contents of your BOOT.INI file. If
you're not sure what you're doing, don't mess with it, as you could render
the machine non-bootable.

--

All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

 

[Guest]

I did a search on my computer and have only found these 2 files relating to
msconfig:

msconfig
msconfig.exe-35e4dae9.pf

Are these the two files I'm supposed to have on my system?

Could be caused by several factors, will list three:

Create copy of msconfig - Line 35:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Msconfig won't run:
Trojan.Ahero.
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.ahero.html

This issue has been traced to an improperly formatted BOOT.INI file. This
is a hidden file, usually in the root directory of the C: drive.

This file can be opened in Notepad. A typical BOOT.INI file looks like
this:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect
C:\="Previous Operating System on C:"

One specific issue that was noted was multiple "operating systems" sections.
If you have any questions, post the contents of your BOOT.INI file. If
you're not sure what you're doing, don't mess with it, as you could render
the machine non-bootable.

--

All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

When I click run and type in msconfig, I get a message saying Access
Denied,
need administrator privileges, etc.

The thing is...I'm already logged in as Administrator automatically and
even
the icon in the Start menu shows this.

What's going on here? I'm using WinXP Home with SP2.