MSConfig for 2000?

Alex Ethridge · 15th January 2002

Windows 98 has MSConfig. Does Windows 2000 have something similar?

**Bursley** · 15th January 2002

it doesn't have the msconfig utilty.

There are 3rd party utilities that do the same thing, but the names of those utilities were lost when the board got hacked.

Newt · 15th January 2002

Alex - if you can get a copy of msconfig from an XP CD (yup - they decided it was a Good Thing again) it will do nicely with a 2K system.

Lots nicer and more features than any of the older versions too.

Alex Ethridge · 15th January 2002

Thanks for the replies; I'll look for it on the XP CD.

15th January 2002

This is great little freeware utility that does better than msconfig if all you want to do is disable automatic startup apps.
http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0...0-5943130.html

21st January 2002

Ok. got the message on msconfig on the XP disk, but how do I "properly" extract it? I really don't think renaming msconfig.ex_ to msconfig.exe will do, or will it?

Thanks,

Alan

22nd January 2002

About half-way down this page is the "msconfig utility" in "zip" format. I just unzipped the file into the WINNT directory and it worked just like in 98.
http://members.aol.com/axcel216/xptoy.htm

Archang3l · 22nd January 2002

Hmm.. Alex I thougth that the msconfig equivalent for win2k was the computer services and teh computer management under administrative services...

22nd January 2002

Thanks guys!! yes, I do believe that the management tools contain many, if not all, the tools made available in the msconfig.exe utility, but this way it is a little more accessible and productive. besides, it's way cooler too! (just kidding. been talking to my teen-agers too much)

Alan

orndog · 23rd January 2002

Another place to get the WinXP version of msconfig:
http://www.thetechguide.com/downloads.html
simple, and it works. Just extract it into your winnt folder, and run it just like you were in Win98.