How can access MSCONFIG in Windows 2000?

[Andre Labelle]

I have recently changed from Millenium Me to Windows
2000. I used to access my msconfig files by typing it on
the startup menu at RUN. Now, where do I go to access it
in the windows 2000 environment? Thank you for your
reply.

 

[john l]

-----Original Message-----
I have recently changed from Millenium Me to Windows
2000. I used to access my msconfig files by typing it on
the startup menu at RUN. Now, where do I go to access it
in the windows 2000 environment? Thank you for your
reply.
.

here is what you are looking for . good luck

http://www.techadvice.com/win2000/m/msconfig_w2k.htm


Windows 2000 does not have the MSCONFIG program that was
provided with Windows 98.

You can try using the older Windows 98 version of
MSCONFIG.

Copy the file msconfig.exe from the c:\windows\system
folder to the Windows 2000 c:\winnt\system32 folder.
Download the msconfig.exe Windows 98 file from our site if
you do not have it easily accessible.

Click | Start | Run | and type msconfig on the text box
and click the OK button to start MSCONFIG
ignore the error messages you get about not finding the
following files
config.sys
autoexec.bat
win.ini
system.ini
Click the startup tab
Check or Uncheck the check boxes of the programs you want
to run or not run

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

MSConfig is/was a Win98/Me utility, brought back in WinXP, which is
also targeted at the home consumer market. There was no equivalent
utility included with WinNT/Win2K.

In most cases, one need only open the offending program and
deselect the option to "display icon in the system tray" or to "start
when Windows starts."

To view the list of your start up programs, look in the
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Start Up and
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Start Menu\Programs\Start Up
folders, and in the system registry, primarily in the
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run and
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run keys. These can
also be viewed, if I remember correctly, by right-clicking My
Computer, selecting "Manage" and expanding System Tools-- System
Information -- Software Environment -- Startup Programs. To prevent
any of them from starting at login, you'll have to delete shortcuts
from the startup folder(s) and/or edit the registry. I should point
out that, in order to make such system modifications requires one to
have administrative privileges to the machine in question. I should
also point out that one should not even consider editing the registry
unless he is fully confident that he knows exactly what is going to
happen as a result of each and every change.


Bruce Chambers

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[Patrick J. LoPresti]

I have recently changed from Millenium Me to Windows
2000. I used to access my msconfig files by typing it on
the startup menu at RUN. Now, where do I go to access it
in the windows 2000 environment? Thank you for your
reply.

Do a Google search for "startup control panel". It is a free and
effective replacement.

- Pat

 

[Steve Parry [MVP]]

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I have recently changed from Millenium Me to Windows
2000. I used to access my msconfig files by typing it on
the startup menu at RUN. Now, where do I go to access it
in the windows 2000 environment? Thank you for your
reply.

http://www2.whidbey.com/djdenham/Msconfig.htm