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msconfig “access denied” - need to be an administrator, when I am
On a WinXP SP3 laptop, any time I make a change in msconfig, I receive the following error:
System Configuration
An Access Denied error was returned while attempting to change a
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moving MS config settings to a new profile?
Since my profile for my main user is screwed up I created a new user and then did a copy and paste of the contents from the old user to the new user. How can I export all of these settings (boot, ...
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Boot.ini tab missing from msconfig in Windows XP
I have a machine with Windows XP that is stuck on the loading screen like in this question: Windows XP stuck on loading screen
The highest upvoted answer to that question seems like the next most ...
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Where can I find good documentation on “msconfig” and “services.msc” for Windows 7?
Running Windows 7
I'm trying to boost the startup speed of my computer and I'm going through "msconfig" and "services.msc" to disable some applications from starting up automatically when the ...
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Are startup items, services, and scheduled tasks the only things that run without my explicit involvement?
On a virgin out-of-the-box Windows machine, and before making any Internet connection, if I wish to remove or disable any applications that might run without my explicit consent, is it sufficient to ...
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Command Prompt, msconfig, regedit close immediately after opening
cmd.exe, regedit, msconfig and other system utilities close immediately after I open them. After restarting Windows, the folder option "Hide extensions for known file types" is automatically checked.
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Which startup programs and services to disable
What I usually do is I go to msconfig and disable all startup programs, and all non-Microsoft services. But, I've heard an opinion that hardware manufacturers install additional software with the ...
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What does MSConfig mean when in a “registry key?”
As in the title, I know what MSConfig does, and I know it is an abbreviated version of Microsoft Configuration Utility, but what does it Actually Mean in a "registry key" once I follow this typical ...
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Msconfig -> Boot.ini -> Advanced Options -> Number of Processors
Are these the number of the processors used for boot time or the cpu cores? Also, what's the default value and what would happen if I activate the max number of processors on the drop down list?
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Automatically Enable/Disable services and Start-Up items in Windows XP
Is there a way to have "profiles" of services and startup items in XP. So I can reboot into an XP with my virusscanner enabled, and reboot with it disabled (not having to manually go into services and ...
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How to keep memory consumption below 500 MB or less than 25 processes at background on netbook?
I bought a netbook yesterday, (I'm loving it) but I will never understand why they need to be a lot of processes running on background. I worry about other users who have no idea about it and continue ...
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How to find the file used by each service listed on msconfig?
I need to know the file name of each service listed on msconfig. Is that in the Windows Registry?
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When you uncheck a startup entry in msconfig, where does the entry go?
Just as the title says. I'm using Windows XP and I was wondering where entries go when unchecked (including registry entries and entries in the Startup folder of the start menu).
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What is the best software for managing startup applications?
What is the best software for managing startup applications in Windows apart from msconfig.exe?
