Re: msconfig Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by Tekmaven MSConfig was left out of 2000; but you can copy the XP version to the 2000 machine without problems. Re: msconfig Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by PhilliePhan Msconfig is a diagnostic tool and not a "startup manager." You should try something such as [CodeStuff's Starter](http://codestuff.tripod.com/products_starter.html) to manage your unwanted startups. Cheers :) PP Re: msconfig Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by TallCool1 … programs I want to start a boot. It was msconfig and is msconfig in winXP, why was this command removed in 2000…[/url] -- it runs under all versions of Windows, does what msconfig does and more, and does it better. Re: msconfig Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by Reverend Jim … so I based my answer on that. msconfig is not merely a diagnostic tool. It can be used …. I like to see drivers identified as they are loaded. Msconfig lets me set that option. There are other tools that… from SysInternals, for example), but again, the OP asked about msconfig. msconfig Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by jabberwock486 in windows2000pro what is the command to choose what programs i want to start a boot. it was msconfig and is msconfig in winXP, why was this command removed in 2000 anyway?? msconfig Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by jackdog1 when i try to run msconfig it keeps saying windows cannot find msconfig check spelling etc etc. can anyone please help? Re: msconfig Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by DMR What version of Windows? Msconfig doesn't exist in Win 2000, but in 98 and XP, click on the "Run..." option under your Start menu, type msconfig in the resulting "Open:" box, and then hit the OK button. Re: msconfig Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by DMR …]are [/i]malicious infections which cripple or disable utilities like msconfig, Task Manager, etc. in order to make it harder to… detect/remove the infections. :( - Why are you trying to use msconfig in the first place? - Have you been able to run… Re: msconfig Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by DMR … exactly [i]are[/i] you trying to fix with msconfig? 2. msconfig [i]should[/i] live in your C:\[size=-1]Windows… Re: Msconfig Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by DMR [quote=Orvis;257848]Is it some kind of cache?[/quote]Not quite, but close- msconfig reads areas of the Registry to determine what gets displayed in its startup list. Deleting the Registry keys will clear the msconfig entries. Linkage: [URL]http://windowsxp.mvps.org/MSCONFIG.htm[/URL] Re: msconfig Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by JANINE … appreciated cheers[/QUOTE] if you are typing it properly as msconfig it should take you straight there. if not it could… Re: msconfig Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by jackdog1 … with no look it just keeps saying windows cannot find msconfig check spelling etc etc so if anyone can help me… Re: msconfig Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by jackdog1 hello again msconfig is were you said it should be C:\Windows\PCHealth\… Re: msconfig Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by DMR If the 'puter has been wiped and Windows has been freshly reinstalled, then you're probably right- the Dell Diag. partition might very well have been deleted. You said that you were able to find msconfig. Were you able to run it and use it to trim down your startup time? Re: msconfig Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by nanosani There is no msconfig in windows 2000 ... but you can download it ... from here : [url]http://www.perfectdrivers.com/local/msconfigxp/msconfig.exe[/url] msconfig Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by Ally71 When I go to msconfig and then startup,I was just wondering if there is a website or something that tells you what all the stuff means at startup....example Dumprep 0 -k %systemroot\system..... I have no idea what this is,just wondering if there is anywere I could go to find what all these terms mean. Thanks, Ally :D Re: msconfig Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by Kinseeker69 [QUOTE=Ally71]When I go to msconfig and then startup,I was just wondering if there is … msconfig Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by Ally71 I can not get my computer to start msconfig,and I need to retart it in safe mode,I know that there is another way off doing it but I can't remeber,help please Thanks Ally msconfig Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by prakharprakash Hi!! I want to know the equivalent of msconfig command(present in Win XP) to that in Win 2000 Pro. Thanks Prakhar Prakash Re: msconfig Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by prakharprakash Are you surethat it is a good idea to use msconfig in Win 2000 ?? Bascially, I just want to know the right tool to modify my startup list. Thanks Prakhar Re: msconfig Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by nanosani I dont think there's any problem in using msconfig in windows 2000 ... I've been using it for a long time now and I had no problems whatsoever. Msconfig Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by Orvis Hi, on the startup processes in msconfig, how do i remove items from the list? I have uninstalled some of them and they are still there, even 2 viruses are there after they were deleted! Is it some kind of cache? msconfig Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by chand. Hello here is a problem that I look in the msconfig, I just type it in run command to look at … msconfig Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by chand. Hello here is a problem that I look in the msconfig, I just type it in run command to look at … msconfig Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by lewashby Does anyone know a way to make my msconfig setting stay. When I restart my computer all that crap come right back. Windows has no respect for user preferences. I know you can set it to start up in bare minimum but I'M afraid that would me a little to lean for certain things. Does anyone have any good suggestions? MSConfig won't load, doing strange things Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by poo706 …that there are a viruses and trojans that will disable msconfig, regedit, ctrl-alt-del, notepad, and sysedit. …Everything works fine except msconfig. Spybot, Ad-Aware, and Symantec Corporate Edition all come…look normal. So then I downloaded a replacement for msconfig. I went back to the binaries folder and renamed… Re: MSConfig won't load, doing strange things Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by gerbil Windows File Protection is what is copying in a replacement msconfig.exe as soon as you delete or rename or …or damaged in the cache. If after running sfc /scannow msconfig still will not work, then go Tools, Folder options, … Hide protected op sys files. Now navigate to system32\dllcache\msconfig.exe - dclick it; does it open? Rehide that stuff … Re: MSConfig won't load, doing strange things Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by Anchoman …Windows File Protection is what is copying in a replacement msconfig.exe as soon as you delete or rename or …or damaged in the cache. If after running sfc /scannow msconfig still will not work, then go Tools, Folder options, … Hide protected op sys files. Now navigate to system32\dllcache\msconfig.exe - dclick it; does it open? Rehide that stuff … Re: MSConfig won't load, doing strange things Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by hughv Try this fix from Kelly's Korner: Extract a New Copy of Msconfig.exe Open a command prompt window. Insert your XP CD into the drive and enter the following command: EXPAND -R X:\I386\MSCONFIG.EX_Z:\WINDOWS\PCHEALTH\HELPCTR\BINARIES Re: MSConfig won't load, doing strange things Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by Anchoman … fix from Kelly's Korner: Extract a New Copy of Msconfig.exe Open a command prompt window. Insert your XP CD… drive and enter the following command: EXPAND -R X:\I386\MSCONFIG.EX_Z:\WINDOWS\PCHEALTH\HELPCTR\BINARIES[/QUOTE]