How to use msconfig in windows xp

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Open up the I386 folder from the CD and search for msconfig · Copy the MSCONFIG.EX_ file to C:\WINDOWS\.

If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Continue.

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If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Continue....

Open MSconfig from command prompt

Msconfig is a system configuration utility in Windows OS.

Using this utility we can configure system boot options, services and startup programs.

If you want to launch msconfig from windows command line you can run the below command.

Start msconfig

You can use ‘msconfig‘ from Run command but it does not work from command prompt.

MSconfig location:

In Windows XP and Server 2003, Msconfig.exe can be found in the folder C:\WINDOWS\pchealth\helpctr\binaries\.

Windows cant’ find Msconfig?

If you just run’msconfig’ command, Windows won’t be able to find the executable.

Environment variable PATH(which points to all the directories windows should look for to launch a command) does not have the location of msconfig.exe. So when we run just msconfig from command prompt, we get the below error message.

C:\>msconfig 'msconfig' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.