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Guest
i try to run ms config but i keep getting a message that says it cant find it. i go to the start menu, then run and type msconfig but then i get the error. i am the administrator of the computer. any help
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*Vanguard*
"ejpm2713" said in
Did you even try to use Start -> Search to find the msconfig.exe file? Mine
is under C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries, and I found it easily by
using Search. The path that the file is in is NOT in the user or system
PATH environment variables (so you can't just enter its filename only at a
DOS prompt). You'll need to go there to run it or create a shortcut that
has the fully qualified filename (or the path in the Target field) to run it
using a shortcut.
i try to run ms config but i keep getting a message that says it cant
find it. i go to the start menu, then run and type msconfig but then
i get the error. i am the administrator of the computer. any help
Did you even try to use Start -> Search to find the msconfig.exe file? Mine
is under C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries, and I found it easily by
using Search. The path that the file is in is NOT in the user or system
PATH environment variables (so you can't just enter its filename only at a
DOS prompt). You'll need to go there to run it or create a shortcut that
has the fully qualified filename (or the path in the Target field) to run it
using a shortcut.
J
John
"Then [you] get the error." WHAT ERROR? Cannot find?
Corrupted? Doesn't like your breath so it's pouting?
What happens when you try to run it from the command
prompt?
and type msconfig but then i get the error. i am the
administrator of the computer. any help
Corrupted? Doesn't like your breath so it's pouting?
What happens when you try to run it from the command
prompt?
says it cant find it. i go to the start menu, then run-----Original Message-----
i try to run ms config but i keep getting a message that
and type msconfig but then i get the error. i am the
administrator of the computer. any help
W
Wesley
Are you sure your typing it correctly its "msconfig"
(without the quotes)
and type msconfig but then i get the error. i am the
administrator of the computer. any help
(without the quotes)
says it cant find it. i go to the start menu, then run-----Original Message-----
i try to run ms config but i keep getting a message that
and type msconfig but then i get the error. i am the
administrator of the computer. any help
W
Wesley
As far as I'm aware all of the windows versions 98 and up
can start msconfig from start>run
can start msconfig from start>run
K
Kelly
Hi,
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.
If this is not the case:
Verify your settings here:
C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries\MSConfig.exe
Check the app path here: Start/Run/Regedit
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App
Paths\MSCONFIG.EXE
In the right pane under Data it should read:
C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries\MSConfig.exe
To extract a new copy:
Go to Start/Run/CMD. Insert your XP CD into the drive and enter the
following command:
EXPAND -R X:\I386\MSCONFIG.EX_ Z:\WINDOWS\PCHEALTH\HELPCTR\BINARIES
This will extract a new copy of the MSCONFIG.EXE from the CD.
All the Best,
Kelly
MS-MVP Win98/XP
[AE-Windows® XP]
Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
Utilities for Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_u.htm#xp_util
error. i am the administrator of the computer. any help
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.
If this is not the case:
Verify your settings here:
C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries\MSConfig.exe
Check the app path here: Start/Run/Regedit
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App
Paths\MSCONFIG.EXE
In the right pane under Data it should read:
C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries\MSConfig.exe
To extract a new copy:
Go to Start/Run/CMD. Insert your XP CD into the drive and enter the
following command:
EXPAND -R X:\I386\MSCONFIG.EX_ Z:\WINDOWS\PCHEALTH\HELPCTR\BINARIES
This will extract a new copy of the MSCONFIG.EXE from the CD.
All the Best,
Kelly
MS-MVP Win98/XP
[AE-Windows® XP]
Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
Utilities for Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_u.htm#xp_util
it. i go to the start menu, then run and type msconfig but then i get theejpm2713 said:i try to run ms config but i keep getting a message that says it cant find
error. i am the administrator of the computer. any help
V
*Vanguard*
"Wesley" said in news:[email protected]:
A command (i.e., executable) will only run if it is in the current directory
(for the shell) or in one of the paths listed in the PATH environment
variable (which can comprise a merge of the SYSTEM and USER versions of the
PATH environment variable). Otherwise, the shell won't find the executable.
When I open a DOS shell, entering "msconfig" results in:
'msconfig' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
However, using Start -> Run to enter "msconfig" will find the executable.
So the explorer.exe shell used for the GUI apparently will use paths that
are not included in the PATH environment variable. I have yet to find
someone that knows what specific paths the Start->Run shell will use. If
you run "cmd /k" using Start->Run, the PATH environment variable used in
that shell is the same as what is defined in the parent shell. Yet the
"C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries" path is not included in the PATH
environment variable. So Start->Run has additional paths it will search, or
maybe in the registry the app cache list of executables telling it where to
find the executable (HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App
Paths\MSCONFIG.EXE"), or it could be the data entry under the
"HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\MUICache" registry key, or
maybe something else. So whether you find it depends on if its path is
included in the PATH environment variable or it can be found in the
registry.
So I wasn't surprised that ejpm couldn't find the file without either
navigating to the directory where the executable file resides. That path
isn't in the PATH environment variable. And apparently, for ejpm, there are
no registry entries pointing to it, either, so Windows can "cheat" by
finding executables that aren't in the PATH environment variable.
As far as I'm aware all of the windows versions 98 and up
can start msconfig from start>run
A command (i.e., executable) will only run if it is in the current directory
(for the shell) or in one of the paths listed in the PATH environment
variable (which can comprise a merge of the SYSTEM and USER versions of the
PATH environment variable). Otherwise, the shell won't find the executable.
When I open a DOS shell, entering "msconfig" results in:
'msconfig' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
However, using Start -> Run to enter "msconfig" will find the executable.
So the explorer.exe shell used for the GUI apparently will use paths that
are not included in the PATH environment variable. I have yet to find
someone that knows what specific paths the Start->Run shell will use. If
you run "cmd /k" using Start->Run, the PATH environment variable used in
that shell is the same as what is defined in the parent shell. Yet the
"C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries" path is not included in the PATH
environment variable. So Start->Run has additional paths it will search, or
maybe in the registry the app cache list of executables telling it where to
find the executable (HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App
Paths\MSCONFIG.EXE"), or it could be the data entry under the
"HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\MUICache" registry key, or
maybe something else. So whether you find it depends on if its path is
included in the PATH environment variable or it can be found in the
registry.
So I wasn't surprised that ejpm couldn't find the file without either
navigating to the directory where the executable file resides. That path
isn't in the PATH environment variable. And apparently, for ejpm, there are
no registry entries pointing to it, either, so Windows can "cheat" by
finding executables that aren't in the PATH environment variable.
G
Guest
I work at an IT lab and remember that one OS doesnt have msconfig on it so we install it from a cd. I believe it is W2000 but i cannot remember. Do a search for it on your computer, and also look up on www.google.com to see if your OS comes with it. I'm pretty sure it's 2000 that msconfig doesnt run on unless copied from another source into the 1 and/or 2 system folders. ie: nt or system32 ..et
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