Re: Windows can't find "msconfig"

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From: bkunzler (bkunzler_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 04/25/04 

Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 00:36:20 -0600

I can think of 2 solutions.

Solution 1: When you need to run msconfig, click Start, Click run and type
"C:\WINNT\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries\msconfig.exe"

Solution 2: When I run a search for msconfig, I get 2 hits on the search.
One copy in "C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries" the other in
"C:\WINDOWS\system32\dllcache". I would try copying msconfig so that there
is a copy in both of "C:\WINNT\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries" and in
"C:\WINNT\system32\dllcache" or in (which ever folder exists)
"C:\WINDOWS\system32\dllcache"

"Andrew Stapleton" <andrewnospam@nornospam.com.au> wrote in message
news:OISTOGnKEHA.628@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Mine is in C:\windows\pchealth\helpctr\binaries
> HTH
> Regards
>
> "Fleur" <fleur@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:y4Cic.31543$L75.1819@fed1read06...
> > When I click Start, click Run, type "msconfig", I get the error message,
> > "Windows can't find msconfig....."
> >
> > Yesterday, my "Help and Support" wouldn't work, but now works fine after
I
> > followed directions on one of the XP help websites, downloaded
> > "helpnsupport.reg" and ran it.
> >
> > I did a search for msconfig and found msconfig.exe in
> > C:\WINNT\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries
> >
> > Obviously, this is not where Windows is looking for it. When I click on
> it,
> > the msconfig program works fine. How do I get it back where it belongs
so
> > Windows can find it?
> >
> > Thanks in advance. Fleur
> >
> >
>
>

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