Windows won't update

Well do a Windows search for msconfig*.* to see if it exists on the HD?

We will find it but meantime if you need to handle your startups here nis something better:

http://mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml

Mike

that does nothing it just says the same thing.. cannot be found...

If MSConfig is missing

Go to C:\Windows\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries\ and check if MSConfig.exe file is there or not. If it’s not there, you can copy it from another computer to the Binaries folder or if you only have Windows XP CD, open a command prompt window, insert your XP CD into the drive and enter the following command: (assuming D is your CD drive and C is where your Windows is installed)

EXPAND -R D:\I386\MSCONFIG.EX_ C:\WINDOWS\PCHEALTH\HELPCTR\BINARIES

That should restore MSConfig.exe to your Windows. IF MSConfig.exe is already there and you still can’t launch MSCONFIG from Run command, then the reference to the path within the registry may be wrong. Check this location in the registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\MSCONFIG.EXE

In the right pane, next to Default, it should show:

C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries\MSConfig.exe

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Normal locations of MSConfig
C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386
C:\WINDOWS\$NtServicePackUninstall$
C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries

C drive should be your OS.If Windows loaded then C drive in My Computer
should be readable.
D needs a disc in it to read.

Thank you guys so much.... how do you copy it from another computer.. I cant seem to find my Windows XP cd.. now msconfig is in the C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386, and the C:\WINDOWS\$NtServicePackUninstall$ but not in C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries.....
so yea thank you again so very much at least now i know where i can access it from not just from run.. msconfig... So i just copied and pasted it into the C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries and now it opens when i do run, msconfig..