error: cannot find msconfig

[Dorlaie]

I get the following error when trying to run msconfig
through start, run....cannot find msconfig or any of its
components, Make sure path and filename are correct,etc.
you know the rest.
What can I do?

 

[Dave Patrick]

Natively you can; Start\Settings\Control Panel\Administrative Tools\Computer
Management(Local)\System Information\Software Environment\Startup
Programs|View|Advanced, then in the "Location" column, you'll find the path
to the "Startup" location either in the "Startup" directories or from the
registry's "Run" keys.

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
%USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

You can delete the shortcuts that you no longer want to run.


HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

You can delete the string value for the program you no longer want to run.

or copy msconfig from Windows XP


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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


:
|I get the following error when trying to run msconfig
| through start, run....cannot find msconfig or any of its
| components, Make sure path and filename are correct,etc.
| you know the rest.
| What can I do?

 

[Dorlaie]

OK, thanks for the information, however, you wrote:
copy msconfig from windows xp...I am running 2K and how do
I copy msconfig from windows xp, where do I get it, the cd?
how do find it on the cd (some files as you know are
in "cabinets"and can't be accessed)?

just curious, why doesn't msconfig run on my 2K version?
Symantec always wants you to use it and I never can get
it to work.....

thank you in advance!

-----Original Message-----
Natively you can; Start\Settings\Control

Panel\Administrative Tools\Computer

Management(Local)\System Information\Software Environment\Startup
Programs|View|Advanced, then in the "Location" column, you'll find the path
to the "Startup" location either in the "Startup" directories or from the
registry's "Run" keys.

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
%USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

You can delete the shortcuts that you no longer want to run.


HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

You can delete the string value for the program you no longer want to run.

or copy msconfig from Windows XP


--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


:
|I get the following error when trying to run msconfig
| through start, run....cannot find msconfig or any of its
| components, Make sure path and filename are correct,etc.
| you know the rest.
| What can I do?


.

 

[Dorlaie]

I got to the place but how do you delete the shortcuts? I
tried right click, left click, top menu, there is no
delete.

-----Original Message-----
Natively you can; Start\Settings\Control

Panel\Administrative Tools\Computer

Management(Local)\System Information\Software Environment\Startup
Programs|View|Advanced, then in the "Location" column, you'll find the path
to the "Startup" location either in the "Startup" directories or from the
registry's "Run" keys.

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
%USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

You can delete the shortcuts that you no longer want to run.


HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

You can delete the string value for the program you no longer want to run.

or copy msconfig from Windows XP


--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


:
|I get the following error when trying to run msconfig
| through start, run....cannot find msconfig or any of its
| components, Make sure path and filename are correct,etc.
| you know the rest.
| What can I do?


.

 

[Dave Patrick]

It doesn't run because it isn't included with Windows 2000. You can expand a
copy from your Windows XP CD-Rom

expand D:\i386\msconfig.ex_ %windir%\msconfig.exe

would place a copy in your windows directory.

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


:
| OK, thanks for the information, however, you wrote:
| copy msconfig from windows xp...I am running 2K and how do
| I copy msconfig from windows xp, where do I get it, the cd?
| how do find it on the cd (some files as you know are
| in "cabinets"and can't be accessed)?
|
| just curious, why doesn't msconfig run on my 2K version?
| Symantec always wants you to use it and I never can get
| it to work.....
|
| thank you in advance!

 

[Guest]

I don't have a windows XP cd-rom....why would I have an XP
cd when I am running 2K???

 

[dorlaie]

How can I copy from an XP cd when I am running 2K? I don't
have an XP cdrom only a 2K cd-rom.

 

[Dave Patrick]

http://www.perfectdrivers.com/howto/msconfig.html

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


|I don't have a windows XP cd-rom....why would I have an XP
| cd when I am running 2K???