Msconfig.exe has been disabled by some Group Policy.
Try this.
Open the Registry Editor...
Start | Run | Type: regedit | Click OK |
Navigate to >>>
HKEY CURRENT USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Policies\System
Look in the right hand pane for a value called Disablemsconfig. If the
value exists, double click on Disablemsconfig and set the value to 0. If it
doesn't exist, right click in the right pane and select New, DWord value.
Name it Disablemsconfig and leave it set at 0.
You may also want to investigate the following registry keys for a
Disablemsconfig value.
HKEY LOCAL MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Policies\System
HKEY USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Policies\System
from...
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Operating_Systems/WinXP/Q_21843287.html
Or just do a Search in the registry for Disablemsconfig.
Open the Registry Editor.
Hit F3.
Paste Disablemsconfig in the Find What box.
Click the Find Next button.
To keep searching if it finds Disablemsconfig, hit F3 again.
Keep hitting F3 until you see the Finished searching through the registry
message.
msconfig is intended to be used as a troubleshooting tool not a startup
manager.
Get one or both of these to use instead of msconfig.
[[StartMan is an extended 'msconfig' Startup Manager, designed to take
control of all those pesky programs and background services that load and
run at logon - most of which you probably don't need. As well as providing
the usual trouble-shooting options to enable or disable startups, StartMan
also permits the removal of startups.
Duplicate Detection and Removal, a unique feature of StartMan, can be
configured to remove all duplicates automatically, with or without
prompting.
Orphan Detection and Removal. As above, for orphaned startups.
Executable Detection and Removal. As above, for executables.
Includes a full range of sorting options to make it easier to locate a
specific startup - by name, by filename - even by command line parameter! ]]
StartMan v1.3.96
http://www.pt.lu/comnet/desc/startman.html
StartMan v1.3.96 Direct download
http://www.pt.lu/comnet/files/utils/startman10396.exe
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Startup Control Panel is another pretty good application.
[[Startup Control Panel is a nifty control panel applet that allows you to
easily configure which programs run when your computer starts. It's simple
to use and, like all my programs, is very small and won't burden your
system. A valuable tool for system administrators!]]
Download the EXE Version and just extract the executable wherever you want.
Startup Control Panel
http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
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MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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thecraftypenguin said:
Can anyone help. I am trying to stop programmes loading at startup by
unticking the boxes on the startup section of msconfig which I have done
many times without any problem. Now when I try to do this it tells me I
need to log on as an administrator which I am logged on as, I have
scanned for viruses and dont have any. Anyone know what the problem is.
Jackie
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