Startup program entry details:
MSConfig (MSConfig.exe)
This page expands upon the information already available for this entry in the Pacman's Portal Windows start-up programs database.
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Description:
Entry that appears when you uncheck an item in the MSConfig Startup group and will disappear if on the next reboot you select the option to not be reminded that you are running in Selective Startup mode. Located in %System% (98/Me/Vista) or %Windir%\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries (XP)
Startup information:
Registry (Start → Run → regedit)
- Key(s): HKLM\Run
- Name: MSConfig
- Data:
- XP: C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries\MSConfig.exe /auto
- Vista: "C:\Windows\system32\msconfig.exe" /auto
Windows Defender (Start → All Programs → Windows Defender → Tools → Software
Explorer)
- Name: Microsoft System Configuration Utility
- Startup Value:
- XP: C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries\MSConfig.exe /auto
- Vista: "C:\Windows\system32\msconfig.exe" /auto
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [MSConfig] C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries\MSConfig.exe /auto
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [MSConfig] "C:\Windows\system32\msconfig.exe" /auto
Other information:
- File location:
- XP: %Windir%\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries
- Vista: %System%
- File properties "Description": System Configuration Utility
- Purpose: OS utility
- Program disable option: Select the "Dont show this message or launch the System Configuration Utility when Windows starts"
- Shortcut(s) available: Start → Run → msconfig
- Vendor/Publisher: Microsoft Corporation
- Product(s): Windows XP, Windows Vista
- Tested: Yes
Note:
- %System% - refers to the System folder; by default this is C:\Windows\System (9x/Me), C:\Winnt\System32 (NT/2K), or C:\Windows\System32 (XP/Vista/7)
- %Windir% - refers to the Windows installation folder; by default this is C:\Windows (9x/Me/XP/Vista/7) or C:\Winnt (NT/2K)
- HKLM refers to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
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