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Bill

Hello,

When you run msconfig.exe, the dialog box is rather small and the file
name paths very long. Is there a way to make dialog box bigger for
easier viewing of file paths?

TIA
Bill
 
No and yes. There is no official way to do it, but you could use tools like
Resource Hacker to edit dialog windows of msconfig. Use web search engines
to find those tools.
 
Hello,

When you run msconfig.exe, the dialog box is rather small and the file
name paths very long. Is there a way to make dialog box bigger for
easier viewing of file paths?

TIA
Bill
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Bill

In the msconfig/Startup tab, position the cursor at the far right side of
the Location section until it turns into a double arrow cross. Press and
hold the left mouse button and drag the cursor to the right side of the
monitor. You can then use the horizontal scroll bar to move to the end of
the expanded section and see the entire path of the item.
 
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Open MSConfig (C:\WINDOWS\PCHEALTH\HELPCTR\Binaries\msconfig.exe) in it and goto the dialog section. Add, say 200, to the 3rd parameter (width) and 0 or 100 you the 4th parameter (height). This is Dialog 102. I've marked as red what I changed here by adding 200. This widens the dialog and the frame.

102 DIALOGEX 0, 0, 578, 220
STYLE DS_FIXEDSYS | DS_MODALFRAME | WS_POPUP | WS_VISIBLE | WS_CAPTION | WS_SYSMENU
EXSTYLE WS_EX_CONTROLPARENT | WS_EX_APPWINDOW
CAPTION "System Configuration Utility"
LANGUAGE LANG_ENGLISH, SUBLANG_ENGLISH_US
FONT 8, "MS Shell Dlg"
{
CONTROL "Tab1", 201, "SysTabControl32", TCS_TABS | WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | WS_TABSTOP, 2, 2, 574, 195
CONTROL "[Place Holder]", 205, BUTTON, BS_GROUPBOX | WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE, 6, 18, 566, 175
CONTROL "&Help", 207, BUTTON, BS_PUSHBUTTON | WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | WS_TABSTOP, 2, 201, 50, 14
CONTROL "OK", 202, BUTTON, BS_DEFPUSHBUTTON | WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | WS_TABSTOP, 211, 201, 50, 14
CONTROL "Cancel", 203, BUTTON, BS_PUSHBUTTON | WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | WS_TABSTOP, 267, 201, 50, 14
CONTROL "&Apply", 204, BUTTON, BS_PUSHBUTTON | WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | WS_TABSTOP, 323, 201, 50, 14
}

Next you have to do the dialog that is the startup tab. It is dialog 202. Again add 200.

202 DIALOGEX 0, 0, 566, 175
STYLE DS_FIXEDSYS | DS_CONTROL | WS_CAPTION
CAPTION "Startup"
LANGUAGE LANG_ENGLISH, SUBLANG_ENGLISH_US
FONT 8, "MS Shell Dlg"
{
CONTROL "List1", 251, "SysListView32", LVS_REPORT | WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | WS_BORDER | WS_TABSTOP, 5, 5, 555, 148
CONTROL "&Enable All", 247, BUTTON, BS_PUSHBUTTON | WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | WS_TABSTOP, 184, 157, 85, 14
CONTROL "&Disable All", 248, BUTTON, BS_PUSHBUTTON | WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | WS_TABSTOP, 275, 157, 85, 14
CONTROL "&Restore Startup Programs...", 249, BUTTON, BS_PUSHBUTTON | WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | WS_TABSTOP, 5, 157, 96, 14
}


Now save as a new name. Bingo a bigger msconfig. You can do the other pages at you leisure. If you want you can change the font size for old eyes.
 
"David Candy" <.> wrote in message
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Open MSConfig (C:\WINDOWS\PCHEALTH\HELPCTR\Binaries\msconfig.exe) in it and
goto the dialog section.
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There is NO "diaglog section" in WXP-Home addition there (under
\msconfig.exe). Where is this diaglog section to be found in the that
folder in XP-Home/SP2 ?

FS~
 
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