msconfig

[Neil]

trying to manage startup items.Tried to run msconfig and
system says doesn't exist.Isn't there supposed to be in
win 2k and if so why can't I find it and how do I fix it?

 

[Eric McG]

Win2K does have that feature.

The WinXP version of MSCONFIG works well in Win2K. Get it here:
http://www2.whidbey.com/djdenham/Msconfig.htm

This link also includes a download of its companion Help file.

 

[Eric McG]

Correction:

First sentence should read;

Win2K does not have that feature but WinXP's version is compatible and there are
some 3rd party utilities like this http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml
available also.

 

[John Thomas Smith]

trying to manage startup items.Tried to run msconfig and
system says doesn't exist.Isn't there supposed to be in
win 2k and if so why can't I find it and how do I fix it?

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
Free Firewall http://smb.sygate.com/products/spf/spf_ov.htm
Stop Flash from taking "forever" to download those huge files
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,22947,00.asp
If your computer is infected with a virus, removal tools here
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/tools.list.html
Stop Internet Explorer pop-ups http://www.panicware.com
Prescreen and block Email http://www.mailwasher.net
Tweak your system to run better http://www.xteq.com
Or http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp


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 Win95/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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