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Name: Mike (by comet22)
Date: December 15, 2008 at 10:20:49 Pacific
OS: XP SP3
CPU/Ram: 3.20GHz/2.0B
Product: Hewlett-packard / NOT SURE
Comment:

Hi there

When I try to run msconfig, I get an error saying "windows cannot find msconfig".

Any ideas why this is?

Thanks

Mike

Mike



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Response Number 1
Name: wanderer
Date: December 15, 2008 at 10:27:54 Pacific
Reply:

This usually indicates your path variable is incorrect.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/7...

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Response Number 2
Name: Beginner1
Date: December 15, 2008 at 10:29:53 Pacific
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Response Number 3
Name: Mike (by comet22)
Date: December 15, 2008 at 10:53:06 Pacific
Reply:

unfortunately, I couldn't follow either of those links as they were too confusing with repeated text

Mike


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Response Number 4
Name: aegis
Date: December 15, 2008 at 11:44:25 Pacific
Reply:

Try:
c:\windows\pchealth\helpctr\binaries\msconfig.exe


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Response Number 5
Name: Mike (by comet22)
Date: December 15, 2008 at 11:47:55 Pacific
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i've tried that but no joy

Mike


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Response Number 6
Name: Sci-Guy
Date: December 15, 2008 at 11:49:48 Pacific
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I don't understand why you have a problem with the links above. Just click on them, to go to the respective pages.

Or do you mean you can't follow the instructions given on those pages? If that's the case, you are virtually unhelpable (sic) through a forum.

Please let us know if you found someone's advice to be helpful.


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Response Number 7
Name: Mike (by comet22)
Date: December 15, 2008 at 11:52:51 Pacific
Reply:

sci-guy

that's a bit harsh, I've had lots of help on this forum before, so I am helpable - but just not as techy as you.

When someone like me needs help, they usually need it in simplistic form. The links just look too confusing to me thats all

Mike


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Response Number 8
Name: aegis
Date: December 15, 2008 at 12:38:37 Pacific
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Did you try using My Computer to look in the
c:\windows\pchealth\helpctr\binaries folder, to see if msconfig.exe is there?

If it's not there, I guess a virus (or something) might have deleted it (or the folder).

You could try an online virus check at
http://housecall.antivirus.com/


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Response Number 9
Name: Mike (by comet22)
Date: December 15, 2008 at 13:25:45 Pacific
Reply:

I've looked in Windows Explorer to find that path and the file is not there.

There are no viruses on my PC

Mike


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Response Number 10
Name: Tufenuf
Date: December 15, 2008 at 13:42:37 Pacific
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Mike, Go to the link below and download the "MSCONFIG.EXE (for Windows 2000)". It is actually the Windows XP version. After you download it place it or a copy of it in your c:\windows\pchealth\helpctr\binaries folder.

http://www2.whidbey.net/djdenham/Ms...

Tufenuf


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Response Number 11
Name: Mike (by comet22)
Date: December 15, 2008 at 14:19:03 Pacific
Reply:

Thanks tufenuf

exactly what I was looking for.

Thanks to all who replied

Mike


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Response Number 12
Name: Tufenuf
Date: December 15, 2008 at 14:23:03 Pacific
Reply:

Mike, I hope that the problem is fixed and Thanks for posting back to let us know.

Tufenuf


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Response Number 13
Name: iam777
Date: December 19, 2008 at 07:35:35 Pacific
Reply:

msconfig.exe located in
c:\windows\pchealth\helpctr\binaries

Deon

http://iam777online.blogspot.com/


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