Msconfig

[Rainy]

Seems like I go away for Thanksgiving to visit my son and my computer falls
apart when I get back.. here is the last problem I think..

System Configuration Utility starts with windows every time, and
it's on selective startup but startup items are not checked..

thanks in advance .. Rainy

 

[Guest]

change it to Normal Startup!!

not really sure i understand
it's on selective startup but startup items are not checked

 

[Wesley Vogel]

This is the message...

[[You have used the System Configuration Utility to change the way Windows
starts.
The System Configuration Utility is currently in Diagnostic or Selective
Startup mode, causing this message to be displayed and the utility to run
every time Windows starts.
Choose the Normal Startup mode on the General tab to start Windows normally
and undo the changes you made using the System Configuration Utility.]]

Click Start | Click Run | Type: msconfig | Click OK |
Choose the Normal Startup mode on the General tab |
Click Apply | Click OK

You may see this message...
[[You must restart your computer for some of the changes made by
System Configuration to take effect.]]

Click the Restart button.
Your machine will then reboot.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[Rainy]

Hi Wes.. thanks for the thorough response.. I have changed it to normal and
the utility still does it.. I also rebooted a couple of times without
messing around with msconfig.. to test it.. Rainy

This is the message...

[[You have used the System Configuration Utility to change the way Windows
starts.
The System Configuration Utility is currently in Diagnostic or Selective
Startup mode, causing this message to be displayed and the utility to run
every time Windows starts.
Choose the Normal Startup mode on the General tab to start Windows
normally
and undo the changes you made using the System Configuration Utility.]]

Click Start | Click Run | Type: msconfig | Click OK |
Choose the Normal Startup mode on the General tab |
Click Apply | Click OK

You may see this message...
[[You must restart your computer for some of the changes made by
System Configuration to take effect.]]

Click the Restart button.
Your machine will then reboot.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Seems like I go away for Thanksgiving to visit my son and my computer
falls apart when I get back.. here is the last problem I think..

System Configuration Utility starts with windows every time, and
it's on selective startup but startup items are not checked..

thanks in advance .. Rainy

 

[lvee]

what that message is telling you is that you either made a change..(or you
opened msconfig did not make a change but did not hit cancel.) Either way,
all you need to do to stop the message is click the box that says 'do not
show this message'..or words to that affect.

Hi Wes.. thanks for the thorough response.. I have changed it to normal
and the utility still does it.. I also rebooted a couple of times without
messing around with msconfig.. to test it.. Rainy

This is the message...

[[You have used the System Configuration Utility to change the way
Windows
starts.
The System Configuration Utility is currently in Diagnostic or Selective
Startup mode, causing this message to be displayed and the utility to run
every time Windows starts.
Choose the Normal Startup mode on the General tab to start Windows
normally
and undo the changes you made using the System Configuration Utility.]]

Click Start | Click Run | Type: msconfig | Click OK |
Choose the Normal Startup mode on the General tab |
Click Apply | Click OK

You may see this message...
[[You must restart your computer for some of the changes made by
System Configuration to take effect.]]

Click the Restart button.
Your machine will then reboot.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Seems like I go away for Thanksgiving to visit my son and my computer
falls apart when I get back.. here is the last problem I think..

System Configuration Utility starts with windows every time, and
it's on selective startup but startup items are not checked..

thanks in advance .. Rainy

 

[Rainy]

I have done this many times... it still does not go away when windows
boots.. I will try it again... just to be sure! I saved this message so I
could let you know what happened.. it did it again after I clicked on the do
not show this message.. and it did anyway.. thanks Rainy

what that message is telling you is that you either made a change..(or you
opened msconfig did not make a change but did not hit cancel.) Either
way, all you need to do to stop the message is click the box that says 'do
not show this message'..or words to that affect.

Hi Wes.. thanks for the thorough response.. I have changed it to normal
and the utility still does it.. I also rebooted a couple of times without
messing around with msconfig.. to test it.. Rainy

This is the message...

[[You have used the System Configuration Utility to change the way
Windows
starts.
The System Configuration Utility is currently in Diagnostic or Selective
Startup mode, causing this message to be displayed and the utility to
run
every time Windows starts.
Choose the Normal Startup mode on the General tab to start Windows
normally
and undo the changes you made using the System Configuration Utility.]]

Click Start | Click Run | Type: msconfig | Click OK |
Choose the Normal Startup mode on the General tab |
Click Apply | Click OK

You may see this message...
[[You must restart your computer for some of the changes made by
System Configuration to take effect.]]

Click the Restart button.
Your machine will then reboot.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In Rainy <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Seems like I go away for Thanksgiving to visit my son and my computer
falls apart when I get back.. here is the last problem I think..

System Configuration Utility starts with windows every time, and
it's on selective startup but startup items are not checked..

thanks in advance .. Rainy

 

[Guest]

Is msconfig one of the items in your startup folder?
or is it in Start>All Programs>Startup

 

[Guest]

I don't know about ctfmon. i used to have. I think something to do with
langauge bar.

don't know what nvcpl is? do yuo have norton?

Did yuo search registry for msconfig entries? particularly in "Run" keys!!

 

[Wesley Vogel]

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Value Name: MSConfig
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries\MSConfig.exe /auto

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

I have done this many times... it still does not go away when windows
boots.. I will try it again... just to be sure! I saved this message so I
could let you know what happened.. it did it again after I clicked on the
do not show this message.. and it did anyway.. thanks Rainy

what that message is telling you is that you either made a change..(or
you opened msconfig did not make a change but did not hit cancel.)
Either way, all you need to do to stop the message is click the box that
says 'do not show this message'..or words to that affect.

Hi Wes.. thanks for the thorough response.. I have changed it to normal
and the utility still does it.. I also rebooted a couple of times
without messing around with msconfig.. to test it.. Rainy
This is the message...

[[You have used the System Configuration Utility to change the way
Windows
starts.
The System Configuration Utility is currently in Diagnostic or
Selective Startup mode, causing this message to be displayed and the
utility to run
every time Windows starts.
Choose the Normal Startup mode on the General tab to start Windows
normally
and undo the changes you made using the System Configuration Utility.]]

Click Start | Click Run | Type: msconfig | Click OK |
Choose the Normal Startup mode on the General tab |
Click Apply | Click OK

You may see this message...
[[You must restart your computer for some of the changes made by
System Configuration to take effect.]]

Click the Restart button.
Your machine will then reboot.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In Rainy <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Seems like I go away for Thanksgiving to visit my son and my computer
falls apart when I get back.. here is the last problem I think..

System Configuration Utility starts with windows every time, and
it's on selective startup but startup items are not checked..

thanks in advance .. Rainy

 

[Rainy]

nVidia cards is what nvcpl is.. I had forgotten about this nifty webpage.
http://www.kephyr.com/filedb/index.php?viewtopic=ctfmon usually I google.
but sometimes I forget.. and no I don't have nortons.. well I have a
stand alone windoctor.... I have never known how to search registry for
msconfig entries.. I typed nvcpl in run.. and didn't get anywhere.. do you
mean in the registry.. could you explain further?..

it appears that ctfmon is or could be a windows file or a virus.. I don't
think this one is the virus.. This problem with msconfig coming up
everytime is really annoying and all the help I have gotten.. was supposed
to work under normal circumstances.. but not today.. ... I'm thinking it
could be a program that is causing this.. but don't have a clue which one..
thanks Rainy

 

[Rainy]

I KNEW you would come up with a way to do this... ) I was wondering why
you were so silent? but...not sure what you want me to do.. take the
</auto> off..? thanks Rainy

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Value Name: MSConfig
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries\MSConfig.exe /auto

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

I have done this many times... it still does not go away when windows
boots.. I will try it again... just to be sure! I saved this message so
I
could let you know what happened.. it did it again after I clicked on the
do not show this message.. and it did anyway.. thanks Rainy

what that message is telling you is that you either made a change..(or
you opened msconfig did not make a change but did not hit cancel.)
Either way, all you need to do to stop the message is click the box that
says 'do not show this message'..or words to that affect.

Hi Wes.. thanks for the thorough response.. I have changed it to normal
and the utility still does it.. I also rebooted a couple of times
without messing around with msconfig.. to test it.. Rainy
This is the message...

[[You have used the System Configuration Utility to change the way
Windows
starts.
The System Configuration Utility is currently in Diagnostic or
Selective Startup mode, causing this message to be displayed and the
utility to run
every time Windows starts.
Choose the Normal Startup mode on the General tab to start Windows
normally
and undo the changes you made using the System Configuration
Utility.]]

Click Start | Click Run | Type: msconfig | Click OK |
Choose the Normal Startup mode on the General tab |
Click Apply | Click OK

You may see this message...
[[You must restart your computer for some of the changes made by
System Configuration to take effect.]]

Click the Restart button.
Your machine will then reboot.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In Rainy <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Seems like I go away for Thanksgiving to visit my son and my computer
falls apart when I get back.. here is the last problem I think..

System Configuration Utility starts with windows every time, and
it's on selective startup but startup items are not checked..

thanks in advance .. Rainy

 

[Guest]

Using your link!!
Filename Startup entry
ctfmon.exe CTFMON.EXE
When you run a Microsoft Office XP or Microsoft Office 2003 program, the
file Ctfmon.exe (Ctfmon) runs in the background, even after you quit all
Office programs. "Ctfmon.exe activates the Alternative User Input Text Input
Processor (TIP) and the Microsoft Office Language Bar. Ctfmon.exe monitors
the active windows and provides text input service support for speech
recognition, handwriting recognition, keyboard, translation, and other
alternative user input technologies." [1]
ctfmon.exe is located in "C:\WINDOWS\System32\" when running Windows XP.
[Edit]

As far as editing the registry!!
Start>Run>regedit
this opens registry editor.
at top goto edit. type: msconfig Hit enter key.
look at each find. DO NOT delete any reference to msconfig unless it is in a
"RUN" folder.
read the bottom of the screen.
press F3 to look for next occurrence.

hopefully there is is only one "RUN" entry.

close regedit. reboot. What happens?

Be VERY careful as you are editing the Windows registry. Not something you
want to do very often.

There are Startup?Oesky application software to search for these entries.
I usually use the above described method!

 

[Rainy]

lhanks for the info about CTFMON I sure didn't see that much
information..

About the registry .. I think you might have left out a step go to Edit..
type.. where? find? thanks Rainy

Using your link!!
Filename Startup entry
ctfmon.exe CTFMON.EXE
When you run a Microsoft Office XP or Microsoft Office 2003 program, the
file Ctfmon.exe (Ctfmon) runs in the background, even after you quit all
Office programs. "Ctfmon.exe activates the Alternative User Input Text
Input
Processor (TIP) and the Microsoft Office Language Bar. Ctfmon.exe monitors
the active windows and provides text input service support for speech
recognition, handwriting recognition, keyboard, translation, and other
alternative user input technologies." [1]
ctfmon.exe is located in "C:\WINDOWS\System32\" when running Windows XP.
[Edit]

As far as editing the registry!!
Start>Run>regedit
this opens registry editor.
at top goto edit. type: msconfig Hit enter key.
look at each find. DO NOT delete any reference to msconfig unless it is in
a
"RUN" folder.
read the bottom of the screen.
press F3 to look for next occurrence.

hopefully there is is only one "RUN" entry.

close regedit. reboot. What happens?

Be VERY careful as you are editing the Windows registry. Not something you
want to do very often.

There are Startup?Oesky application software to search for these entries.
I usually use the above described method!

nVidia cards is what nvcpl is.. I had forgotten about this nifty webpage.
http://www.kephyr.com/filedb/index.php?viewtopic=ctfmon usually I
google.
but sometimes I forget.. and no I don't have nortons.. well I have a
stand alone windoctor.... I have never known how to search registry for
msconfig entries.. I typed nvcpl in run.. and didn't get anywhere.. do
you
mean in the registry.. could you explain further?..

it appears that ctfmon is or could be a windows file or a virus.. I don't
think this one is the virus.. This problem with msconfig coming up
everytime is really annoying and all the help I have gotten.. was
supposed
to work under normal circumstances.. but not today.. ... I'm thinking
it
could be a program that is causing this.. but don't have a clue which
one..
thanks Rainy

 

[Guest]

I don't know?? Looks pretty clear to me!!
maybe you shouldn't be messing with it!!

regedit, toolbar, edit
in "FIND WHAT" type: msconfig (only the word/text--msconfig) in "Find what"
field.

Doesn't get any better than that.

Like I said maybe it's well enough left alone. Use some application to
search and fix registry.

lhanks for the info about CTFMON I sure didn't see that much
information..

About the registry .. I think you might have left out a step go to Edit..
type.. where? find? thanks Rainy

Using your link!!
Filename Startup entry
ctfmon.exe CTFMON.EXE
When you run a Microsoft Office XP or Microsoft Office 2003 program, the
file Ctfmon.exe (Ctfmon) runs in the background, even after you quit all
Office programs. "Ctfmon.exe activates the Alternative User Input Text
Input
Processor (TIP) and the Microsoft Office Language Bar. Ctfmon.exe monitors
the active windows and provides text input service support for speech
recognition, handwriting recognition, keyboard, translation, and other
alternative user input technologies." [1]
ctfmon.exe is located in "C:\WINDOWS\System32\" when running Windows XP.
[Edit]

As far as editing the registry!!
Start>Run>regedit
this opens registry editor.
at top goto edit. type: msconfig Hit enter key.
look at each find. DO NOT delete any reference to msconfig unless it is in
a
"RUN" folder.
read the bottom of the screen.
press F3 to look for next occurrence.

hopefully there is is only one "RUN" entry.

close regedit. reboot. What happens?

Be VERY careful as you are editing the Windows registry. Not something you
want to do very often.

There are Startup?Oesky application software to search for these entries.
I usually use the above described method!

nVidia cards is what nvcpl is.. I had forgotten about this nifty webpage.
http://www.kephyr.com/filedb/index.php?viewtopic=ctfmon usually I
google.
but sometimes I forget.. and no I don't have nortons.. well I have a
stand alone windoctor.... I have never known how to search registry for
msconfig entries.. I typed nvcpl in run.. and didn't get anywhere.. do
you
mean in the registry.. could you explain further?..

it appears that ctfmon is or could be a windows file or a virus.. I don't
think this one is the virus.. This problem with msconfig coming up
everytime is really annoying and all the help I have gotten.. was
supposed
to work under normal circumstances.. but not today.. ... I'm thinking
it
could be a program that is causing this.. but don't have a clue which
one..
thanks Rainy


I don't know about ctfmon. i used to have. I think something to do with
langauge bar.

don't know what nvcpl is? do yuo have norton?

Did yuo search registry for msconfig entries? particularly in "Run"
keys!!


:

startup folder in programs files on the start menu is empty.. it is
not
in my startup tab in msconfig, while I'm showing you.. is everything
in
my startup tab have to be there.. lke ctfmon or Nvcpl? thanks Rainy

Is msconfig one of the items in your startup folder?
or is it in Start>All Programs>Startup

:

Hi.. here is what I meant I meant to say load startup items was
not
checked.. I changed it to normal... and now only the ones I have
selected show in the startup tab.. but its still coming up when
windows boots.. I rebooted to make sure, it's still doing it..
thanks Rainy

message
change it to Normal Startup!!

not really sure i understand
it's on selective startup but startup items are not checked


:

Seems like I go away for Thanksgiving to visit my son and my
computer falls
apart when I get back.. here is the last problem I think..

System Configuration Utility starts with windows every time, and
it's on selective startup but startup items are not checked..

thanks in advance .. Rainy

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Rainy,

Delete the whole MSConfig entry.

Right click MSConfig in the right hand pane | Select Delete | Answer Yes to
the prompt: Are you sure you want to delete this value?

The MSConfig entry might come back, I don't know.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

I KNEW you would come up with a way to do this... ) I was wondering why
you were so silent? but...not sure what you want me to do.. take the
</auto> off..? thanks Rainy

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Value Name: MSConfig
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries\MSConfig.exe /auto

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

I have done this many times... it still does not go away when windows
boots.. I will try it again... just to be sure! I saved this message so
I
could let you know what happened.. it did it again after I clicked on
the do not show this message.. and it did anyway.. thanks Rainy
what that message is telling you is that you either made a change..(or
you opened msconfig did not make a change but did not hit cancel.)
Either way, all you need to do to stop the message is click the box
that says 'do not show this message'..or words to that affect.

Hi Wes.. thanks for the thorough response.. I have changed it to
normal and the utility still does it.. I also rebooted a couple of
times without messing around with msconfig.. to test it.. Rainy
This is the message...

[[You have used the System Configuration Utility to change the way
Windows
starts.
The System Configuration Utility is currently in Diagnostic or
Selective Startup mode, causing this message to be displayed and the
utility to run
every time Windows starts.
Choose the Normal Startup mode on the General tab to start Windows
normally
and undo the changes you made using the System Configuration
Utility.]]

Click Start | Click Run | Type: msconfig | Click OK |
Choose the Normal Startup mode on the General tab |
Click Apply | Click OK

You may see this message...
[[You must restart your computer for some of the changes made by
System Configuration to take effect.]]

Click the Restart button.
Your machine will then reboot.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In Rainy <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Seems like I go away for Thanksgiving to visit my son and my
computer falls apart when I get back.. here is the last problem I
think..

System Configuration Utility starts with windows every time, and
it's on selective startup but startup items are not checked..

thanks in advance .. Rainy

 

[Rainy]

I have been messes with the registry for some time. but never go there
unless the instructions are crystal clear.. this is what you said

"at top goto edit. type: msconfig Hit enter key" there is no place to type
in Edit.. I appreciate the help.. but I'm knowledgable enough to stay away
the registry if there are steps left out.. I do appreciate the help.. sorry
I upset you.. sure didn't mean to.. Rainy

I don't know?? Looks pretty clear to me!!
maybe you shouldn't be messing with it!!

regedit, toolbar, edit
in "FIND WHAT" type: msconfig (only the word/text--msconfig) in "Find
what"
field.

Doesn't get any better than that.

Like I said maybe it's well enough left alone. Use some application to
search and fix registry.

lhanks for the info about CTFMON I sure didn't see that much
information..

About the registry .. I think you might have left out a step go to
Edit..
type.. where? find? thanks Rainy

Using your link!!
Filename Startup entry
ctfmon.exe CTFMON.EXE
When you run a Microsoft Office XP or Microsoft Office 2003 program,
the
file Ctfmon.exe (Ctfmon) runs in the background, even after you quit
all
Office programs. "Ctfmon.exe activates the Alternative User Input Text
Input
Processor (TIP) and the Microsoft Office Language Bar. Ctfmon.exe
monitors
the active windows and provides text input service support for speech
recognition, handwriting recognition, keyboard, translation, and other
alternative user input technologies." [1]
ctfmon.exe is located in "C:\WINDOWS\System32\" when running Windows
XP.
[Edit]

As far as editing the registry!!
Start>Run>regedit
this opens registry editor.
at top goto edit. type: msconfig Hit enter key.
look at each find. DO NOT delete any reference to msconfig unless it is
in
a
"RUN" folder.
read the bottom of the screen.
press F3 to look for next occurrence.

hopefully there is is only one "RUN" entry.

close regedit. reboot. What happens?

Be VERY careful as you are editing the Windows registry. Not something
you
want to do very often.

There are Startup?Oesky application software to search for these
entries.
I usually use the above described method!



:

nVidia cards is what nvcpl is.. I had forgotten about this nifty
webpage.
http://www.kephyr.com/filedb/index.php?viewtopic=ctfmon usually I
google.
but sometimes I forget.. and no I don't have nortons.. well I have
a
stand alone windoctor.... I have never known how to search registry
for
msconfig entries.. I typed nvcpl in run.. and didn't get anywhere.. do
you
mean in the registry.. could you explain further?..

it appears that ctfmon is or could be a windows file or a virus.. I
don't
think this one is the virus.. This problem with msconfig coming up
everytime is really annoying and all the help I have gotten.. was
supposed
to work under normal circumstances.. but not today.. ... I'm
thinking
it
could be a program that is causing this.. but don't have a clue which
one..
thanks Rainy


I don't know about ctfmon. i used to have. I think something to do
with
langauge bar.

don't know what nvcpl is? do yuo have norton?

Did yuo search registry for msconfig entries? particularly in "Run"
keys!!


:

startup folder in programs files on the start menu is empty.. it is
not
in my startup tab in msconfig, while I'm showing you.. is
everything
in
my startup tab have to be there.. lke ctfmon or Nvcpl? thanks
Rainy

message
Is msconfig one of the items in your startup folder?
or is it in Start>All Programs>Startup

:

Hi.. here is what I meant I meant to say load startup items
was
not
checked.. I changed it to normal... and now only the ones I have
selected show in the startup tab.. but its still coming up when
windows boots.. I rebooted to make sure, it's still doing it..

thanks Rainy

message
change it to Normal Startup!!

not really sure i understand
it's on selective startup but startup items are not checked


:

Seems like I go away for Thanksgiving to visit my son and my
computer falls
apart when I get back.. here is the last problem I think..

System Configuration Utility starts with windows every time,
and
it's on selective startup but startup items are not checked..

thanks in advance .. Rainy

 

[Rainy]

yes it came back.. right underneath Run is Runadvanced Uninstaller with the
same string in the right pane... should I also delete that.. I don't see
anywhere in Advanced Uninstaller that would allow me to change that? Thanks
Rainy

Rainy,

Delete the whole MSConfig entry.

Right click MSConfig in the right hand pane | Select Delete | Answer Yes
to
the prompt: Are you sure you want to delete this value?

The MSConfig entry might come back, I don't know.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

I KNEW you would come up with a way to do this... ) I was wondering why
you were so silent? but...not sure what you want me to do.. take the
</auto> off..? thanks Rainy

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Value Name: MSConfig
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries\MSConfig.exe /auto

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In Rainy <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
I have done this many times... it still does not go away when windows
boots.. I will try it again... just to be sure! I saved this message
so
I
could let you know what happened.. it did it again after I clicked on
the do not show this message.. and it did anyway.. thanks Rainy
what that message is telling you is that you either made a change..(or
you opened msconfig did not make a change but did not hit cancel.)
Either way, all you need to do to stop the message is click the box
that says 'do not show this message'..or words to that affect.

Hi Wes.. thanks for the thorough response.. I have changed it to
normal and the utility still does it.. I also rebooted a couple of
times without messing around with msconfig.. to test it.. Rainy
This is the message...

[[You have used the System Configuration Utility to change the way
Windows
starts.
The System Configuration Utility is currently in Diagnostic or
Selective Startup mode, causing this message to be displayed and the
utility to run
every time Windows starts.
Choose the Normal Startup mode on the General tab to start Windows
normally
and undo the changes you made using the System Configuration
Utility.]]

Click Start | Click Run | Type: msconfig | Click OK |
Choose the Normal Startup mode on the General tab |
Click Apply | Click OK

You may see this message...
[[You must restart your computer for some of the changes made by
System Configuration to take effect.]]

Click the Restart button.
Your machine will then reboot.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In Rainy <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Seems like I go away for Thanksgiving to visit my son and my
computer falls apart when I get back.. here is the last problem I
think..

System Configuration Utility starts with windows every time, and
it's on selective startup but startup items are not checked..

thanks in advance .. Rainy

 

[lvee]

To 'find' things in the registry, open the registry by clicking on your
start menu button>click on 'run' and type in
regedit
Now, on the toolbar at the top of your screen, click on the 'edit' button,
which opens a drop-down menu When that opens, click on the 'find' option.

That will open a box that you can type in..enter the program or whatever it
is you are looking for and hit 'enter' on your keyboard. It will search for
whatever you typed in. To see if there are more than one entry, after it
found one item, hit 'Find Next' or , you can use the F3 key on your
keyboard. It will continue to search and find all items with the name you
typed in and when there are no more entries, it will say something like,
'finished searching, would you like to try again?'
You can stop the ctfmon from loading in your startup programs, but leaving
it really does not have that big of an effect on your computer.

If you want instructions on how to remove it from your startup tab in
msconfig, post back.

As for the chkdisk, try booting from your cd and let the chkdisk run form
there.

lhanks for the info about CTFMON I sure didn't see that much
information..

About the registry .. I think you might have left out a step go to Edit..
type.. where? find? thanks Rainy

Using your link!!
Filename Startup entry
ctfmon.exe CTFMON.EXE
When you run a Microsoft Office XP or Microsoft Office 2003 program, the
file Ctfmon.exe (Ctfmon) runs in the background, even after you quit all
Office programs. "Ctfmon.exe activates the Alternative User Input Text
Input
Processor (TIP) and the Microsoft Office Language Bar. Ctfmon.exe
monitors
the active windows and provides text input service support for speech
recognition, handwriting recognition, keyboard, translation, and other
alternative user input technologies." [1]
ctfmon.exe is located in "C:\WINDOWS\System32\" when running Windows XP.
[Edit]

As far as editing the registry!!
Start>Run>regedit
this opens registry editor.
at top goto edit. type: msconfig Hit enter key.
look at each find. DO NOT delete any reference to msconfig unless it is
in a
"RUN" folder.
read the bottom of the screen.
press F3 to look for next occurrence.

hopefully there is is only one "RUN" entry.

close regedit. reboot. What happens?

Be VERY careful as you are editing the Windows registry. Not something
you
want to do very often.

There are Startup?Oesky application software to search for these entries.
I usually use the above described method!

nVidia cards is what nvcpl is.. I had forgotten about this nifty
webpage.
http://www.kephyr.com/filedb/index.php?viewtopic=ctfmon usually I
google.
but sometimes I forget.. and no I don't have nortons.. well I have a
stand alone windoctor.... I have never known how to search registry for
msconfig entries.. I typed nvcpl in run.. and didn't get anywhere.. do
you
mean in the registry.. could you explain further?..

it appears that ctfmon is or could be a windows file or a virus.. I
don't
think this one is the virus.. This problem with msconfig coming up
everytime is really annoying and all the help I have gotten.. was
supposed
to work under normal circumstances.. but not today.. ... I'm thinking
it
could be a program that is causing this.. but don't have a clue which
one..
thanks Rainy


I don't know about ctfmon. i used to have. I think something to do with
langauge bar.

don't know what nvcpl is? do yuo have norton?

Did yuo search registry for msconfig entries? particularly in "Run"
keys!!


:

startup folder in programs files on the start menu is empty.. it is
not
in my startup tab in msconfig, while I'm showing you.. is everything
in
my startup tab have to be there.. lke ctfmon or Nvcpl? thanks Rainy

Is msconfig one of the items in your startup folder?
or is it in Start>All Programs>Startup

:

Hi.. here is what I meant I meant to say load startup items was
not
checked.. I changed it to normal... and now only the ones I have
selected show in the startup tab.. but its still coming up when
windows boots.. I rebooted to make sure, it's still doing it..
thanks Rainy

message
change it to Normal Startup!!

not really sure i understand
it's on selective startup but startup items are not checked


:

Seems like I go away for Thanksgiving to visit my son and my
computer falls
apart when I get back.. here is the last problem I think..

System Configuration Utility starts with windows every time,
and
it's on selective startup but startup items are not checked..

thanks in advance .. Rainy

 

[Rainy]

I disabled both of them... found that the program that was doing this is
Advanced Uninstaller Pro... I found a place to disable it from startup.. but
it doesn't work.. thanks for all the help.. will have to contact Advanced
Uninstaller Pro... I think the registry and the program are fighting each
other.. thanks for all the help.. Rainy

yes it came back.. right underneath Run is Runadvanced Uninstaller with
the same string in the right pane... should I also delete that.. I don't
see anywhere in Advanced Uninstaller that would allow me to change that?
Thanks Rainy

Rainy,

Delete the whole MSConfig entry.

Right click MSConfig in the right hand pane | Select Delete | Answer Yes
to
the prompt: Are you sure you want to delete this value?

The MSConfig entry might come back, I don't know.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

I KNEW you would come up with a way to do this... ) I was wondering
why
you were so silent? but...not sure what you want me to do.. take the
</auto> off..? thanks Rainy
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Value Name: MSConfig
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries\MSConfig.exe /auto

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In Rainy <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
I have done this many times... it still does not go away when windows
boots.. I will try it again... just to be sure! I saved this message
so
I
could let you know what happened.. it did it again after I clicked on
the do not show this message.. and it did anyway.. thanks Rainy
what that message is telling you is that you either made a
change..(or
you opened msconfig did not make a change but did not hit cancel.)
Either way, all you need to do to stop the message is click the box
that says 'do not show this message'..or words to that affect.

Hi Wes.. thanks for the thorough response.. I have changed it to
normal and the utility still does it.. I also rebooted a couple of
times without messing around with msconfig.. to test it.. Rainy
This is the message...

[[You have used the System Configuration Utility to change the way
Windows
starts.
The System Configuration Utility is currently in Diagnostic or
Selective Startup mode, causing this message to be displayed and
the
utility to run
every time Windows starts.
Choose the Normal Startup mode on the General tab to start Windows
normally
and undo the changes you made using the System Configuration
Utility.]]

Click Start | Click Run | Type: msconfig | Click OK |
Choose the Normal Startup mode on the General tab |
Click Apply | Click OK

You may see this message...
[[You must restart your computer for some of the changes made by
System Configuration to take effect.]]

Click the Restart button.
Your machine will then reboot.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In Rainy <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Seems like I go away for Thanksgiving to visit my son and my
computer falls apart when I get back.. here is the last problem I
think..

System Configuration Utility starts with windows every time, and
it's on selective startup but startup items are not checked..

thanks in advance .. Rainy

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Rainy,

Your msconfig.jpg shows that you are in Selective Startup. That is why you
are getting the Selective Startup message and registry entry. That is why
the registry entry came back.

Open msconfig | General tab | Click Normal startup | Click Apply | Click OK
|
There may be a message that you have to reboot | Click OK or whatever and
reboot

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

I disabled both of them... found that the program that was doing this is
Advanced Uninstaller Pro... I found a place to disable it from startup..
but it doesn't work.. thanks for all the help.. will have to contact
Advanced Uninstaller Pro... I think the registry and the program are
fighting each other.. thanks for all the help.. Rainy

yes it came back.. right underneath Run is Runadvanced Uninstaller with
the same string in the right pane... should I also delete that.. I don't
see anywhere in Advanced Uninstaller that would allow me to change that?
Thanks Rainy

Rainy,

Delete the whole MSConfig entry.

Right click MSConfig in the right hand pane | Select Delete | Answer Yes
to
the prompt: Are you sure you want to delete this value?

The MSConfig entry might come back, I don't know.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In Rainy <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
I KNEW you would come up with a way to do this... ) I was wondering
why
you were so silent? but...not sure what you want me to do.. take the
</auto> off..? thanks Rainy
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Value Name: MSConfig
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries\MSConfig.exe /auto

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In Rainy <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
I have done this many times... it still does not go away when windows
boots.. I will try it again... just to be sure! I saved this message
so
I
could let you know what happened.. it did it again after I clicked on
the do not show this message.. and it did anyway.. thanks Rainy
what that message is telling you is that you either made a
change..(or
you opened msconfig did not make a change but did not hit cancel.)
Either way, all you need to do to stop the message is click the box
that says 'do not show this message'..or words to that affect.

Hi Wes.. thanks for the thorough response.. I have changed it to
normal and the utility still does it.. I also rebooted a couple of
times without messing around with msconfig.. to test it.. Rainy
This is the message...

[[You have used the System Configuration Utility to change the way
Windows
starts.
The System Configuration Utility is currently in Diagnostic or
Selective Startup mode, causing this message to be displayed and
the
utility to run
every time Windows starts.
Choose the Normal Startup mode on the General tab to start Windows
normally
and undo the changes you made using the System Configuration
Utility.]]

Click Start | Click Run | Type: msconfig | Click OK |
Choose the Normal Startup mode on the General tab |
Click Apply | Click OK

You may see this message...
[[You must restart your computer for some of the changes made by
System Configuration to take effect.]]

Click the Restart button.
Your machine will then reboot.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In Rainy <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Seems like I go away for Thanksgiving to visit my son and my
computer falls apart when I get back.. here is the last problem I
think..

System Configuration Utility starts with windows every time, and
it's on selective startup but startup items are not checked..

thanks in advance .. Rainy