msconfig

G

Guest

I'm in windows 2000 and I'm trying to run msconfig but I'm getting this
message back: cannot find msconfig, make sure it is installed or the path is
ok...

Can you help?

Thanks
 
J

John Thomas Smith

I'm in windows 2000 and I'm trying to run msconfig but I'm getting this
message back: cannot find msconfig, make sure it is installed

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
Or spyware removal spybot -- http://www.safer-networking.org
Another spyware remove ad-aware -- http://www.lavasoftusa.com
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
For XP http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp


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

Bruce Chambers

MartinD said:
I'm in windows 2000 and I'm trying to run msconfig but I'm getting this
message back: cannot find msconfig, make sure it is installed or the path is
ok...

Can you help?

Thanks


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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G

Guest

I just copied msconfig.exe from an XP PC and made a shortcut to it on desktop
or start menu. Works fine. Win 98 version gives apparent errors but can be
"clicked through".

Mel
 

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