msconfig in XP does not work anymore [msconfig]
Q: any idea how to fix this?
thanks
Tom
Best Answer: Some advice on system restore and how to try it in safe mode or troubleshoot it can be found here:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/srfail.html
I know from experience that if a virus/ malware scan has removed any files from a saved restore point it won't work as it cannot restore missing files and the entire operation fails. I tend to create restore points at least every week and if everything is working ok remove all previous restore points.
http://bertk.mvps.org/index.html
Re:multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
all is well since I added the above line back to the boot.ini 
:laugh:
thanks for the replies
Re:Over write the file. You can dl a copy here-
http://downloads.thetechguide.com/msconfig.zip
Re:i think i corrupted msconfig with a botched RAID install
Re:Try this one-time McAfee scanner: right-click this link, Save Target (http://www.omnicast.net/~tmcfadden/scan.txt), it's a text file with instructions.
Re:Certain viruses and spyware disable msconfig to prevent you from removing them from starting up.
Re:safe mode no worky
system restore no go
ran AVG, adaware, and spybot
Re:-Try booting in safe mode to see it works then.
-Use the system restore utility to restore back to when it worked.
-I think you can download the exe and place it back in the appropriate directory.
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