Msconfig - Safeboot - Now Won't Start
Dec 23, 2005
Have XP, service pack 2, and all updates. Use Norton, MS Antispyware, Adaware, Spybot, and weekly check with online virus check programs. Machine is clean (I hope). Have 2 user accounts on the machine. Had email issues with the ISP and got resovled/ I could open Outlook Express from my user account, but then my wife's user account wouldn't open Outlook Express at all. Thought I would try in Safe Mode to see if maybe some other program was interfering. NOTE: I did no harware or software change. Went to msconfig, and clicked on Safeboot.
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Dec 18, 2004
can i turn safemode (Run>msconfig>Boot.ini>tick /SAFEBOOT) if i press f1 or f8 or somelike that when it starts up
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Apr 9, 2010
msconfig won't run at start. Windows cannot find msconfig. It's there physically (I had to manually find it - Search won't work either)
I think it's a registry error. I looked where another forum "told me" to look, and I had different entries.
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Jan 18, 2008
Logical disk manager from Veritas software AMD Power now- from AMD MSSQL Server AD helper from "unknown"
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Jul 31, 2005
I have a wierd start-up entry that is essentially blank, with a check
box enabled.
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Jul 30, 2007
pc takes for ever to get started up. Through msconfig, my start up registry is loaded down!!! Maybe that is why when it finally does come up when I click on MS wword or Excell, it takes for ever for them to load
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Jun 12, 2009
Running XP-Pr0-SP3 on a standalone home PC with 4GB RAM, 300 GB HD split 3- ways with OS on the 'C' drive, a 64- bit processor and TELUS high speed Internet.
Recently having replaced the mouse with a Logitech Wireless and not having had it start up, I read in the Logitech forum that a workaround would be to go to MSCONGIG and uncheck everything, re- start, then re-check the items I wanted to start up and re-start.
i then check all items in the startup tab and run a normal startup instead of selective.
I did this and now both Logitech and my Webshots program do not start at startup. Is there a workaround or possible change of permissions that I need to do to resolve?
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Nov 2, 2007
I have been unable to access the help and support from the start menu, when I click on it I briefly get the hour glass but nothing else, also when typing msconfig in the run box it is not available. I have xp home edition sp2 "Windows cannot find "msconfig" make sure that you typed the name correctly,then try again. To search for a file click start and search.
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Jan 27, 2008
Basically I need to start my computer normally without system config utility running on startup,With "normal startup" selected in msconfig, /SAFEBOOT (minimal) in BOOT.INI checks itself. When I uncheck /SAFEBOOT it changes to a "selective startup" with a modified BOOT.INI. I need to return my BOOT.INI to how it was originally with the unchecked /SAFEBOOT so that I can do a completely normal startup. I cant do a system restore cos there are no restore points past a couple of days ago due to low disk space I think.
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)WINDOWS= "Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition" / fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn /safeboot:minimal
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Aug 12, 2007
as i turned on my laptop today i realized that there is no start menu. All my desktop icons are there, though they take longer than normal to load and taskmanager works fine and i have all my navigation menus as well. I am also unable to run msconfig, even in Command Prompt. When i type in msconfig, i get the following message.msconfig is not a recognized command. Another problem that i have been having is that if i click on a window, and taskmanager was infront of it, taskmanager does not move behind my active window. I am running windows XP, on a Presario V2000 with a 60 gig hd, and a 512. i have tried everything to get it to come back, i have booted in safe mode and tried that way, i have also used StartUp Mechanic to disable everything that i do not recognize in hopes that something is blocking the start menu from loading. I am okay with a computer, but the simpler the instructions the better.
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Feb 8, 2005
I have inherited an old dell laptop operating on windows NT 4.0 which works OK except that it is controlled by an Administrator Controlled SafeBoot Security System 3.2. I want to Format C, clear the hard drive and install XP. How can I get round SafeBoot
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Sep 26, 2005
When setting an xp machine to start in safe mode through misconfig and the option "Safeoot Minimal (ALTERNATIVESHELL)" is selected a dos page "cmd.exe" comes up.
What do I type in after :
C:Documents and SettingsAdministrator>_
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Feb 23, 2008
I went to msconfig and turned on safeboot with minimum startup programs. Unfortunately, I use an external monitor because my laptop screen cracked, thus the screen is not showing up on the external monitor. I cannot see a thing and I can't fix the computer to return to a normal startup. The laptop is a Dell Inspiron 6000 with XP Home Edition OS.
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Apr 3, 2007
I have hp compaq nc6320 laptop recently bought. It was working absolutely fine until the day before yesterday. However, yesterday one of my friends brought his flash drive and I copied some of the documents since then I am having a big trouble. I need experts help please. I have encountered the following problems.
* Can't run msconfig, cmd, regedit ect, however, explorer can run
* tried to download antivirus software it did not let me do, I had one thought was not good enough and
uninstall it, later on I could not install the other one too. My pc is now without antivirus.
*when I use IE 7 search engine as google.co.uk it crashes meaning it opens the pages about the search title however it closes before I could get the access to them
*I used online scanning facilities for if there are virus in my laptop, it showed me worm.vb.dj
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Jun 1, 2005
I never use windows 2000, but have a machine with it on it. how do i get into msconfig like i do on my xp machine? when i go to run and type it in msconfig it says bad command.
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Apr 15, 2005
my startup/msconfig are blank and i cant figure out what they are. I noticed a lot use hijack this so here it is.. Maybe you can figure it out
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Jun 23, 2007
I used to be able to run MSCONFIG and now I can't. I've tried the Start/Run thing several times. I've downloaded an XP version, and copied it to the WindowsSystem folder and tried it from there too, but I can't even get that to run.
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Apr 11, 2005
I am trying to start my computer in safe mode through msconfig because pressing F8 at startup doesn't seem to work although I am missing the BOOT.INI tab.
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Aug 21, 2005
My boot tab disappeared. I ran Fixboot and fixMBR still nothing.
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Jan 11, 2005
Everytime I try to run msconfig or registry editor, it pops up for a second and then closes immediately. They open, but close immediately so i get about a 1/2 second look.I restored my system to before this problem started -I'm running Windows XP Pro.
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Feb 7, 2006
how do you get msconfig in 2000?
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Aug 2, 2005
I cannot access msconfig from the Run command. Error message is: "Windows cannot find 'msconfig'. Make sure you typed the name....".
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Mar 5, 2006
When I type in msconfig in the run dialog box, msconfig won't load. I ran an anti virus scan and no virus found.
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Feb 22, 2005
When I go to the Start menu, then click Run and type in msconfig, nothing happens. Could I have inadvertently changed some setting or somehow altered the configuration? Or have I screwed up in some other,more arcane,way.
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Mar 12, 2005
I can't get msconfig even open up. When I try Control-Alt-Delete, nothing opens up, but a little green square appears in lower right task bar. However, when I run my mouse over that square, it disappears as well. PC is running XP Home. I've scanned PC with McAfee - no viruses found. Also cleared with AdAware and Spybot. What can I do. Here's my HijackThis log:
Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 2:12:27 PM, on 3/12/2005
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)...
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Jun 12, 2005
I am trying to clean up some startup items and when i go to run msconfig the hour glass comes up for a second and then it goes away but nothing happens
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Aug 17, 2005
I run two hard drives. C: and f:. F: is my primary and C: is the slave. If
I boot from C: I can run msconfig. If I boot from F:, I cannot run msconfig
without first removing the cable from the c: HD and rebooting. If I run
sysedit while in the f: drive, it shows autoexec.bat and config.sys from the
c: drive and win.ini from the f: drive. How can I change the autoexec.bat to
run from the f: drive on boot up
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Sep 17, 2008
I goto run msconfig, it acts like it's loading, but the window never opens. When I check the Task Manager, msconfig.exe is in the processor list. So, why won't the window show itself
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Mar 2, 2009
when i go to Start,Run,type msconfig, i get the error message:Windows cannot find msconfig.Make sure you typed the name correctly and then try again.To search for a file click the Start button and then click Search; same thing happens ,I do have msconfig in the computer and the path is: C:/WINDOWS/pchealth/helpctr/binaries. Same path for the Help & Support.
I `m aware that there is not reference(or key)for the above subjects(msconfig-Help & Support) in the registry and i`m not confident enough to alter it, so
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Sep 29, 2007
Title says it all. Not sure when it actually disappeared. Noticed it while studying for A+ exam today. Here is what I have tried that hasn't worked:
(1) Missing BOOT.INI file. It is there.
(2) Registry corruption. Nope. The entry doesn't appear in the expected location.
(3) Improper permissions set on BOOT.INI. Nope. I can open it. Plus there is no Security tab in the Properties window, which raises another eyebrow of "huh?"
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Aug 1, 2005
Boot.Ini tab missing from System Configuration Utility when log into msconfig.
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