msconfig does what I want but can't save diferent profiles

[Dez]

I would like an elegant way of choosing different opperating
configurations. I can achieve the result I want by using "msconfig" after
I boot up , disable 99% of the services & startups and then reboot. It's a
little difficult to remember what I have to leave running and it's a bit a
of hassle. So ..
It would be nice if I could just save and restore named msconfig
configs. Even better would be a selection during bootup ? I have created
several custom hardware configs which let me choose which SERVICES start
but then I can't change the startup stuff so then I get a buch a software
errors.

The two purposes I have are:

1) Normal, a million processes with, Tablet functions, NICs enabled,
SpyWare, Virus checker etc . etc.

2) Nothing but my Audio DAW & required drivers. MAX RAM & CPU.

I'm getting dizzy searching for a utility to do this, I've run autoruns &
Starter, plus looked at zillion other things none of which seem to have the
magic words I was looking for.

 

[Uncle Grumpy]

I'm getting dizzy searching for a utility to do this, I've run autoruns &
Starter, plus looked at zillion other things none of which seem to have the
magic words I was looking for.

Why don't you create several user accounts, each with an individual
startup config???

There ain't no other way to do it.

 

[Guest]

Msconfig really isnt a very good utility for doing that type of limiting
services
in xp...Try going to run,type:services.msc In msc,double click a
service,then
in the properties page,edit service(s)....

 

[Poprivet]

I would like an elegant way of choosing different opperating
configurations. I can achieve the result I want by using "msconfig"
after I boot up , disable 99% of the services & startups and then
reboot. It's a little difficult to remember what I have to leave
running and it's a bit a of hassle. So ..
It would be nice if I could just save and restore named msconfig
configs. Even better would be a selection during bootup ? I have
created several custom hardware configs which let me choose which
SERVICES start but then I can't change the startup stuff so then I
get a buch a software errors.

The two purposes I have are:

1) Normal, a million processes with, Tablet functions, NICs enabled,
SpyWare, Virus checker etc . etc.

2) Nothing but my Audio DAW & required drivers. MAX RAM & CPU.

I'm getting dizzy searching for a utility to do this, I've run
autoruns & Starter, plus looked at zillion other things none of which
seem to have the magic words I was looking for.

Here's the best way to do that; use a Custom Hardware Profile. This is from
XP Help. Read carefully as this also affects software loads:

To create a hardware profile

You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators
group in order to complete this procedure. If your computer is connected to
a network, network policy settings might also prevent you from completing
this procedure.
Open System in Control Panel.
On the Hardware tab, click Hardware Profiles.
Under Available hardware profiles, click Profile 1 (Current), and then click
Copy.
Type a name for the new hardware profile, and then click OK.
You can customize your new profile by enabling or disabling devices for that
profile in Device Manager. For more information about Device Manager, click
Related Topics.
Notes
To open System, click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and
then double-click System.
The profile named Profile 1 (Current) provides a model for you to create new
hardware profiles. It will not appear in the list of available hardware
profiles shown during startup.

Then you could combine that with differences in the User Profiles. Or maybe
only one of htem is needed for your purposes.

MSCONFIG is not the right tool for this. It is prone to corruption and
could leave you in one state, not being able to get out of it. MSConfig is
only for troubleshooting purposes, as it states.

HTH
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[Dez]

Thanks very much for the responses,

I did consider a combination of "hardware profile" & "User Profile" but
wasn't at all sure.

Is it easy to move startup items out of "All Users" to a different user ?
I'm thinking I'll want next to nothing in the "All Users" profile ?

 

[Poprivet]

Thanks very much for the responses,

I did consider a combination of "hardware profile" & "User Profile"
but wasn't at all sure.

Is it easy to move startup items out of "All Users" to a different
user ? I'm thinking I'll want next to nothing in the "All Users"
profile ?

Yes, it's easy. I don't have more to say because I don't understand why
you'd ask that with your apparent expertise level, meaning I must not
understand your question or you mis-spoke.

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[Dez]

I defininatly appreceiate the help. I'm pretty comfortable with
computers for sure but there's a few areas like User Management and
Access Rights that I've barely ever looked into and therefore I find
these topics a bit confusing.

It's of tremendous value to me just to have someone who knows, describe
the best way to do something. In this case it saves me many hours of
research and confusion to be told I should just use a new userID to
control the loaded processes.

Asking the question about moving the startup items was a kind of reflex,
thought I'd ask while I writing anyway.

I discovered that the "Starter" application I downloaded allows me to
move startup items between "All Users" & "Current User" whith relative
ease. I don't see yet how I can move items between users but I'll figure
it out.


I have only one more question ;-) I'd like to share a Library directory
between two local users. Can I do this without moving it to "All
Users/Shared" Directory ? I also would prefer not enabling Network
shareing . Is there a CHMOD command in Windows ?

Thanks again for you time, sorry for the dumb questions ;-)

Dez...

 

[Dez]

I'm totaly cool now, I found the "Use simple file sharing" option in the
Folder Options.