"In Windows 2000 and Windows 9x, there was no embedded support, but there are tools available."
If I understand you correctly, are you saying that msconfig.exe is not available in those versions of Windows? If so, then I would have to disagree. I have used msconfig in both Win98 and WinXP. It is not available in Win2k and Win95, though.
There's an excellent and free tool to see and modify the startup programs. It's called Startup Control Panel and is at http://mlin.net/ . You can add it to your other control panels or run as a regular program.
pavel
April 15, 2004 7:09 AM
i agreed that win 98 has msconfig
lisa
May 18, 2004 2:56 AM
Not sure if anyone can help me, but I need to disable wizards for both adaware and pop-up stoppers that appear during every single start up of my pc. They appeared after I downloaded a fileshare program through kazaa and so far I think I've tried absolutely EVERYTHING to get rid of them. Have Windows 2000, so unable to run msconfig. Any ideas? :(
Leo
May 18, 2004 8:18 AM
A spyware cleaner like Spybot Search and Destroy, or AdAware should clean you right up. Links on my recommendations pages: http://recommend.pugetsoundsoftware.com
pavel
June 1, 2004 4:46 AM
can any one explain abt HDD password?
Leo
June 1, 2004 9:30 AM
You'll have to be a little more complete. What HDD password? Where are you seeing this?
krish
July 20, 2004 5:58 PM
whenever i login to my use account in my network, my computer using windows2000NT shows a popup message reg678.dll missing. How to solve this problem?
Moreover, when i login IE automatically opens up. How to stop it. If i remove from startup, can i use IE after i login. Most of time when i login it fails to run the network script and i am not able to acess the net via my organisation network. I need to boot again and it takes two three trials to get it done. how to fix it.
thax for ur help in advance
Leo
July 20, 2004 8:36 PM
reg678.dll is the result of a virus. Your other symptoms feel like spyware. You should get updated anti-virus and anti-spyware software and databases, and scan. Recommendations: http://ask-leo.com/d-recommend
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October 19, 2003 8:39 AM
"In Windows 2000 and Windows 9x, there was no embedded support, but there are tools available."
If I understand you correctly, are you saying that msconfig.exe is not available in those versions of Windows? If so, then I would have to disagree. I have used msconfig in both Win98 and WinXP. It is not available in Win2k and Win95, though.
January 24, 2004 10:06 PM
Leo wrote:
> For years I ran a free download utility also called Startup Cop which was published in a PC Magazine article.
http://www.pchelp911.com/files/startcop.zip
http://mentor.creighton.edu/coolstuff/Win98/Start_Up_Cop/startcop.zip
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=startcop.zip
Danny wrote:
> I have used msconfig in both Win98 and WinXP. It is not available in Win2k and Win95, though.
msconfig for Win2K:
http://www.insideproject.com/downloads/msconfig2k/msconfig.zip [72 KB]
Ger's System Configuration Utility (a clone of msconfig) for Win95:
http://www.winsite.com/bin/Info?16000000036301
February 7, 2004 3:10 PM
There's an excellent and free tool to see and modify the startup programs. It's called Startup Control Panel and is at http://mlin.net/ . You can add it to your other control panels or run as a regular program.
April 15, 2004 7:09 AM
i agreed that win 98 has msconfig
May 18, 2004 2:56 AM
Not sure if anyone can help me, but I need to disable wizards for both adaware and pop-up stoppers that appear during every single start up of my pc. They appeared after I downloaded a fileshare program through kazaa and so far I think I've tried absolutely EVERYTHING to get rid of them. Have Windows 2000, so unable to run msconfig. Any ideas? :(
May 18, 2004 8:18 AM
A spyware cleaner like Spybot Search and Destroy, or AdAware should clean you right up. Links on my recommendations pages: http://recommend.pugetsoundsoftware.com
June 1, 2004 4:46 AM
can any one explain abt HDD password?
June 1, 2004 9:30 AM
You'll have to be a little more complete. What HDD password? Where are you seeing this?
July 20, 2004 5:58 PM
whenever i login to my use account in my network, my computer using windows2000NT shows a popup message reg678.dll missing. How to solve this problem?
Moreover, when i login IE automatically opens up. How to stop it. If i remove from startup, can i use IE after i login. Most of time when i login it fails to run the network script and i am not able to acess the net via my organisation network. I need to boot again and it takes two three trials to get it done. how to fix it.
thax for ur help in advance
July 20, 2004 8:36 PM
reg678.dll is the result of a virus. Your other symptoms feel like spyware. You should get updated anti-virus and anti-spyware software and databases, and scan. Recommendations: http://ask-leo.com/d-recommend
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