Msconfig

[Robert McEvoy]

Just went to Start ,run , typed in msconfig
Windows came back and said it could not locate the file
any ideas
Thanks
Bob

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Start | Run | Type: msconfig.exe | Click OK

Does msconfig open?

Paste the following line into Start | Run and click OK...

%systemroot%\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries\msconfig.exe

Does msconfig open?

If either of those commands work, you may have a PATH or PATHEXT problem, or
a registry entry missing or messed up.

If neither of those commands work, msconfig.exe may be missing from
PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries.

Also try pasting these lines into Start | Run...

%systemroot%\system32\dllcache\msconfig.exe

%systemroot%\ServicePackFiles\i386\msconfig.exe

One or the other of those commands ought to work.

See if msconfig.exe is in...
C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries
or
C:\WINDOWS\system32\dllcache
or
C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386

Post back with what you find out.

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[Robert McEvoy]

Found the file on the I386 folder , copied it to windows/system32
everything worked fine
Thanks for your help
Bob

 

[Wesley Vogel]

MSConfig works from Start | Run (the Run command) because the
WINDOWS\System32 folder is in the PATH. But, MSConfig.exe does not belong
in the WINDOWS\System32 folder.

Move MSConfig.exe to the WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries folder.

This registry key...
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App
Paths\MSCONFIG.EXE
expects to see this...
C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries\MSConfig.exe

NOT THIS...
C:\WINDOWS\System32\MSConfig.exe

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[abyss1979]

Msconfig did not come with windows 2ooo however a version from 98 or XP
will work.


I recommend the use of the Windows startup manager
http://www.neosoft-tools.com/windows-startup-manager.htm
It disables any startup programs and fully controls startup by
selecting the programs to be launched, while customizing the startup
settings (ie how often and when programs should be launched, etc).

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Msconfig did not come with windows 2ooo however a version from 98 or XP
will work.

But not well, and not without causing problems down the raod...



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[Wesley Vogel]

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