Q:

What Do I Do If I Have Windows 2000 and I Need the MSCONFIG Program?

A:

Windows 2000 does not have the MSCONFIG program that was provided with Windows 98. Try using the older Windows 98 version of MSCONFIG .

If you have access to Windows 98, copy the msconfig.exe file from the c:\windows\system folder to the Windows 2000 c:\winnt\system32 folder. If not, you can download msconfig.exe from [ http://www.techadvice.com/win2000/m/msconfig_w2k.htm ] techadvice.com. In addition, the web site [ http://www.thetechguide.com/downloads.html ] thetechguide.com also has a download link for the XP version of MSCONFIG which they say will work with win2000.

Once you have the file in Windows 2000, follow these instructions:

  • Click on Start → Run and type msconfig in the text box. Click the OK button to start MSCONFIG .

  • Ignore the error messages you get about not finding the following files: config.sys, autoexec.bat, win.ini, system.ini.

  • Click the startup tab.

  • Check or Uncheck the check boxes of the programs you want to run or not run.

 

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