Equivelant to msconfig on W2K?

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Hi
I used to like msconfig in W98
Is there a similar utility in 2000?
Is there a non windows dos prompt accessable?
Paul
 
There IS a msconfig for Win2k

Hi
I used to like msconfig in W98
Is there a similar utility in 2000?
Is there a non windows dos prompt accessable?
Paul
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Hi Paul - There are several approaches you can use to make controlling
the Startup process easier in Win2k.

1) If you still have access to it, you can move a copy of the Win98
msconfig to your \System\ folder and it will work - just ignore any
complaints it makes.

2) Much better, you can go here:

http://www.thetechguide.com/downloads.html (XP Version which works in
Win2k just fine) or here:

http://www.3feetunder.com/files/win2K_msconfig_setup.exe (stated to be a
Win2k Version - probably the same as the XP) or here:

http://www.techadvice.com/win2000/m/msconfig_w2k.htm and download
msconfig.

3) As good, but different, is to go here:
http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml and get Mike Lin's Startup Control
Panel applet. A somewhat more difficult to use but more extensive
program to do the same thing is StartupList from here:
http://www.lurkhere.com/~nicefiles/index.html, or even better, Autoruns
from here:
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/source/misc.shtml#autoruns. Be very
careful about doing any Registry modifications directly unless you're
comfortable with this, and be sure that you BACKUP your Registry before
making any changes, so that you can recover if something goes wrong.
Changes made with StartUpCPL are less likely to cause problems, and are
usually a matter of just re-enabling the particular program. Another
program of this type that I can recommend is StartMan, free, here:
http://www.forrestandassociates.co.uk/pcforrest/index.html. If you
have problems with suspected hijackers, you can look up and investigate
suspect programs in your StartUp lists here:
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_pages/startup_full.htm
(Recommended)
http://www.3feetunder.com/krick/startup/list.html (Recommended)
http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist.htm (Recommended)


All work fine for controlling startups, however, I would recommend
getting both of the last two. They're both free, and each has some
advantages. For example, the XP msconfig also gives you some
visibility/control over services, while Mike's applet offers much better
startup control.

Also, you should read and print out/save for future reference mskb
article Q179365 here:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q179365 which
will tell you the order in which things get loaded.

Two additional resources which have useful information relating to
startup issues are:

How to Delay Loading of Specific Services
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;193888

HOWTO: Control Device Driver Load Order
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q115/4/86.asp


Perhaps this will help. Regards, Jim Byrd


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Greetings --

MSConfig is/was a Win98/Me utility, brought back in WinXP, which is
also targeted at the home consumer market. There was no equivalent
utility included with 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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You are of course right in that the XP one is the one to use. As far
x-no-archive it is a dinosaur from ages ago that I just never changed.
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Gotcha. Just figured that when giving helpful advice, it's nice to have it
archived on google so others who search first might never have to post at
all.
 
I wonder if there IS anyone who searches first? Anyone ever count the
posts looking for MSCONFIG? <sigh>
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Maybe it's because all the replies are x-no-archived? Just kidding. I
usually try to search for an answer before posting a question. But I
usually run into one of two problems: 1) not enough info or 2) too much
info that does not directly relate.
 
Maybe it's because all the replies are x-no-archived? Just
kidding. I usually try to search for an answer before posting a
question. But I usually run into one of two problems: 1) not
enough info or 2) too much info that does not directly relate.
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To answer my own question, Google shows 3,210 hits in this newsgroup if
I search for MSCONFIG so I figure there's 3,210 people that didn't
search the archives before asking????

The Google hits I checked all showed where to download the XP version
of MSCONFIG.

I've looked myself and haven't been able to find some answers but I
figure that's probably because I don't use the right search term on a
complex search but MSCONFIG is asked here daily or more often and most
who ask know the name of the file so I gotta wonder why they don't look
first?

My guess is.... "Human nature".

Sorry for the waste of bandwidth but it does make me wonder
sometimes....
 
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