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msconfig wont run!
Name: JakeSmith Date: July 20, 2002 at 08:51:32 Pacific
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i cant get msconfig.exe to run! it wont run from the run prompt or the exe itself :(
Is this one of ME's little features to stop us getting to close to our settings, and does any1 have any idea how i can open it (i really need to stop some of this junk ive got from running on startup)
ive searched and seen an eariler post with the same problem, but i cant get msconfig to work AT ALL even when i go through the tools in system information.
Name: Burbble Date: July 20, 2002 at 08:55:11 Pacific
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What happens when you type msconfig in Start > Run?
-Burbble
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Response Number 2
Name: JakeSmith Date: July 20, 2002 at 08:57:09 Pacific
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I get the hourglass as if its loading, but then it changes back to normal cursor and nothing else happens :(
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Response Number 3
Name: Burbble Date: July 20, 2002 at 09:02:25 Pacific
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Hit CTRL + ALT + DEL and see if it's listed there as not responding; is it simply not running, or is it freezing?
-Burbble
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Response Number 4
Name: JakeSmith Date: July 20, 2002 at 09:07:29 Pacific
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i tried that ctrl+alt+del was empty except for explorer, its as if it starts to open, but then closes itself immediately as soon as its loaded.
Is there any other way to modify your start up programs?
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Response Number 5
Name: TheKid Date: July 20, 2002 at 09:23:53 Pacific
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Does it do the same thing if you try to launch it from your Windows/System folder?
Just curious...
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Response Number 6
Name: JakeSmith Date: July 20, 2002 at 09:26:50 Pacific
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yep :'( it does it every time, no matter where i open the exe from or shortcuts or anything. It even does the same thing if i try to open from system information.
it does the same thing with regedit as well...
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Response Number 7
Name: TheKid Date: July 20, 2002 at 09:38:31 Pacific
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Just a guess here,but if you do a search for msconfig.exe and regedit.exe,do the paths appear to be correct?
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Response Number 8
Name: TheKid Date: July 20, 2002 at 09:54:17 Pacific
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Or if you check the properties of your shortcut,is the path correct?...I'm trying to learn right along with you here...
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Response Number 9
Name: Renaissance Man Date: July 20, 2002 at 10:15:15 Pacific
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Does the fact that Explorer is the ONLY thing loaded have anything to do with it?
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Response Number 10
Name: mesich Date: July 20, 2002 at 10:25:57 Pacific
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Can you start other executables for the Run command such as defrag or scandisk?
Mesich
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Response Number 11
Name: JakeSmith Date: July 20, 2002 at 10:28:13 Pacific
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Yep, im actually starting the application from the application, not using a shortcut or anything.
And no, they dont work no matter whats already loaded into memory.
*sigh* im DOOMED to spending 5 mins ctrl+alt+delete evertime i startup. ahh well maybe i can write somthing that does it for me.
thx every1 whos tried to help but looks like im beyond hope so far.
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Response Number 12
Name: Norm Date: July 20, 2002 at 12:22:20 Pacific
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