XP Msconfig

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Restore Disabled Startup Programs After Win95/98/Me Upgrade XP

Reinstall the values to the registry and the programs from the Startup folders:

1. Click Start, click Run, type "msconfig" (without the quotation marks), and then click OK.
2. Click the Startup tab.
3. Click the Restore Startup Programs option.
4. Select the programs that you want to restore, and then click OK.
5. Restart the computer.

NOTE: This option is not available if Windows XP Setup did not disable any programs from loading during the startup process.

If you enabled all of the programs that are listed in "Startup Programs Removed During Setup," the next time that the System Configuration Utility starts, the Restore Startup Programs option is unavailable, and the programs are migrated to
the Startup tab.

NOTE: Many of these programs can cause problems when you start the computer in Windows XP. After you have restored the programs, you can use the System Configuration Utility to disable these programs on the Startup tab if you have
difficulty starting Windows XP.

After you have restored the programs, if you cannot restart your computer in Windows, follow these steps:

1. Restart the computer, and then press the F8 key to display the Windows Advanced Options menu.
2. Click Safe Mode.
3. Follow the prompts to start the computer in Windows XP by running in Safe mode as an administrator (for Windows
XP Home Edition).
4. Click Start, click Run, type "msconfig" (without the quotation marks), and then click OK.
5. Click the Startup tab, and then click to clear the programs that you added.
6. Click OK, and then follow the prompts to restart in Normal mode.
7. In Normal mode, start the System Configuration Utility, and then add one program at a time to determine which program
has prevented you from being able to restart your computer normally.

Extract a New Copy of Msconfig.exe

Open a command prompt window. Insert your XP CD into the drive and enter the following command:

EXPAND -R X:\I386\MSCONFIG.EX_Z:\WINDOWS\PCHEALTH\HELPCTR\BINARIES

To Remove Entries: How to clear all the Un-Used items in MSCONFIG

Start/Run/Regedit

For items that were in the Start menu, Programs, Startup folder:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupfolder. You'll find a subkey for each disabled item.

For items loaded from the Registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg. You'll find a subkey for each disabled item.

Another Option:

Start/Run/Regedit

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. In the right pane, delete the value for MSConfig.

Alternatively, you can use a small VB Script file to do this for you as well. Copy the following three lines to a Notepad file and save as No_MSCONFIG.VBS

On Error Resume Next
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WshShell.RegDelete "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MSConfig".

After running MSConfig, run the VBS file and this entry will be removed automatically.

Stop the Selective Startup Screen:

To use: Download the xp_nomsconfig.vbs file and save it to your Desktop (you may want to right click and use Save Target As). Double-click the xp_nomsconfig.vbs file after closing MSConfig. You will not see the Selective Startup screen on the next boot. This script can be viewed in Notepad or any text editor, as to the specific Registry key and value that are updated. http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_nomsconfig.htm