Re: msconfig missing not a virus

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Have you considered running the system file checker? You will need an XP cd that is at the same service pack level as the installed XP. The method is:
Start>Run, type cmd + Enter. In the Command window at the prompt type
sfc /scannow + Enter

If that does not fix things, consider doing a Repair Installation of Windows. Like sfc, you will need an XP cd at the same service pack level.

"witsend" <witsend@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:89BB5FCD-FBD3-4474-BA21-78FAD5625483@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I should also mention that "msconfig" is present in
C:\WINDOWS\pchealth\helpctr\binaries and in
C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386 on both drives. It only works in the
original drive and not in the new drive.



"witsend" wrote:

Can anyone figure this one out. I type msconfig and all other iterations of
same to get it to run. It doesn't. I copied a copy of the program itself
from an internet source provided by a previous discussion group onto my
desktop and tried running it from there (as a test to see if it works). It
doesn't.
I just "ghosted" my OS over to a new hard drive within the same machine and
have the OS on both drives now. The settings in the registry under HKEY
CURRENT USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Policies\System

and

HKEY LOCAL MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Policies\System

and

HKEY USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Policies\System

are identical on both hard drives, yet on the original drive I can boot up
and msconfig will work. On the new drive msconfig doesn't work.
I went to the "windows xp from a to z" site downloaded the repair for a
corrupt msconfig file. It ran and it couldn't make it run. I even copied
the original msconfig from my windows installation cd onto the new hard drive
into the appropriate location and even that couldn't get it to go.
I'm stumped. I am not a computer specialist by any means. All the above
solutions and observations were come by through these very forums.
Can anyone help with this?



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