Which msconfig.exe to use?

  • Thread starter Thread starter ms
  • Start date Start date
M

ms

How do I set msconfig in W2K to select the Startup Menu that I can select
in W98SE?

In W98, it is very easy to select Safe Mode, or Command Prompt from this
menu. as there is a display during a delay at startup.

ms
 
Natively you can; Start\Settings\Control Panel\Administrative Tools\Computer
Management(Local)\System Information\Software Environment\Startup
Programs|View|Advanced, then in the "Location" column, you'll find the path
to the "Startup" location either in the "Startup" directories or from the
registry's "Run" keys. (note that this window is read-only so you must
manually navigate to the location below to edit or otherwise delete)

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
%USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

You can delete the shortcuts that you no longer want to run.


HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

You can delete the string value for the program you no longer want to run.

or copy msconfig from Windows XP to the "windows" directory or AutoRuns for
Windows from Windows Sysinternals
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/SystemInformation/Autoruns.mspx



--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect
 
Natively you can; Start\Settings\Control Panel\Administrative
Tools\Computer Management(Local)\System Information\Software
Environment\Startup Programs|View|Advanced, then in the "Location"
column, you'll find the path to the "Startup" location either in the
"Startup" directories or from the registry's "Run" keys. (note that
this window is read-only so you must manually navigate to the location
below to edit or otherwise delete)

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
%USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

You can delete the shortcuts that you no longer want to run.


HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

You can delete the string value for the program you no longer want to
run.

or copy msconfig from Windows XP to the "windows" directory or
AutoRuns for Windows from Windows Sysinternals
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/SystemInformation/Autorun
s.mspx
Click to expand...
Thanks, and I already use Autoruns.

ms
 
ms said:
Thanks, that looks like the default W2X msconfig.
Click to expand...

There is no "default" win2K msconfig. That utility was not supplied with
Win2K (but returned with XP and the XP version works with win2K as well).
 
Back
Top