msconfig missing in action help please

[Guest]

for an unknown reason when i try to load msconfig i get an
error message that says cannot find the file 'msconfig'
(or one of its components yada yada yada. any idea whats
up with that

 

[Harry]

-----Original Message-----

for an unknown reason when i try to load msconfig i get an
error message that says cannot find the file 'msconfig'
(or one of its components yada yada yada. any idea whats
up with that
.

MSConfig is not part of Win2K/NT. You can however copy
MSConfig.exe from WinXP and it will work just fine.

Harry

 

[John Thomas Smith]

when i try to load msconfig i get an error message

Win98 and WinXp have MSCONFIG, but Win2k does not... be VERY
CAREFUL what you disable, or your computer may not run at all
This program does that http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml
Also
To stop Internet Explorer pop-ups http://www.panicware.com
To prescreen and block Email http://www.mailwasher.net
Tweak your system to run better http://www.xteq.com


John Thomas Smith
http://www.direct2usales.com
http://www.pacifier.com/~jtsmith

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

MSConfig is/was a Win98/Me utility, brought back in WinXP, which
is also targeted at the home consumer market. There is 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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