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Unable to access msconfig by hitting run. Nothing happens
Im trying to clean up programs on startup not used.
Thanks
 
Unable to access msconfig by hitting run. Nothing happens
Im trying to clean up programs on startup not used.
Thanks
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Adware, spyware, viruses, worms... Many of these things will block the
running of MSCONFIG, Task Manager and the Registry Editor -thus making the
removal of the intrusion difficult. Since the system tools are blocked by
name, renaming their executables is a workaround. Example: Rename
regedit.exe to regedit.com

Or you can run the tool created by MVP Doug Knox that creates a "backup
set" of those three programs for you:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_emerutils.htm
 
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