PCHealth "msconfig.exe"???

[Ken]

XP Pro, SP2

My Lavasoft Ad-Watch, which checks for registry modification attempts,
recently started to show events concerning "PC Health." I've been running
Ad-Watch for quite some time, and this started only recently.

Below is the latest alert:
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10/25/2005 7:13:24 AM - Registry modification detected
Root:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key:Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Value:MSConfig
Data:C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries\MSConfig.exe /auto
New Data:
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What is this? OK?

Thanks.
Ken

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Ken,

It's the MSConfig Selective startup reminder.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com

 

[Ken]

OK. So, it tells the machine to do a "selective" startup as opposed to a
"normal" startup?

Many thanks.
Ken

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

That registry entry is added when you use the MSCONFIG utility to manage the
startup entries. On the next reboot, you'll see a notification window saying
that MSCONFIG is currently in Selective Startup mode. To disable this screen
for the next boot, click the "Don't show this message...." checkbox and then
click OK.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com

 

[Guest]

So why are you using " Selective MSconfig Startup? Change it back to Normal!

 

[Malke]

So why are you using " Selective MSconfig Startup? Change it back to
Normal!

Not good advice. The names "Selective" and "Normal" were an unfortunate
choice by MS. All "Selective" means is that you've chosen what is going
to start up with Windows, which is A Good Thing. "Normal" just means
the default, which usually includes the ton of stuff preinstalled by
the OEM and pushy software. It doesn't mean that "Selective" is somehow
abnormal and to be avoided.

Malke

 

[Guest]

I personally consider using MSconfig as a troubleshooting feature and not an
alternate way to disable loading programs or devices as part of a
"Conventional" startup. I would think alternate metods would eventually be
used to diable theses items. Like removing from program Startup menu or
removing assocaited application.

 

[Plato]

I personally consider using MSconfig as a troubleshooting feature and not an
alternate way to disable loading programs or devices as part of a
"Conventional" startup. I would think alternate metods would eventually be

I often use it to temporarily disable my background apps before I create
complex bootable cds and play with adding files to isos.

 

[frodo]

I often use it to temporarily disable my background apps before I create
complex bootable cds and play with adding files to isos.

Which is what it was designed for. Get and Use the Startup Control Panel
to make "persistant" changes:

http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml