MSCONFIG is not accessable

"GolfGuy" <GolfGuy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> When I try to bring up my MSCONFIG.exe program, Windows is giving me

an error

> message and telling me the program cannot be found. The same thing

happens

> when I try to bring up SYSEDIT.
>
> How can I access and reactivate either of these applications?
>
> I am running Windows XP Home with SP 2 installed on a Pentium 4, 1.5

GHz

> machine.
>
> Thank you!

They are located in the C:\Windows\System32 folder. You can restore
missing or corrupted files by running the System File Checker program.

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310747

You have be logged on as administrator to run those utilities but
"program cannot be found" is not the error that you would receive.

HTH
Mark

Have you done A virus scan. I had a similar thing happen as I could not acces
the Registry and it turned out to be a virus that was using.

"GolfGuy" wrote:

> When I try to bring up my MSCONFIG.exe program, Windows is giving me an error
> message and telling me the program cannot be found. The same thing happens
> when I try to bring up SYSEDIT.
>
> How can I access and reactivate either of these applications?
>
> I am running Windows XP Home with SP 2 installed on a Pentium 4, 1.5 GHz
> machine.
>
> Thank you!

Thanks for your responses and your help. I'll try running the System Checker
application to see if that fixes the issues. If it does, I'll log back in and
let you know.

Thanks.

"Mark F." wrote:

>
> "GolfGuy" <GolfGuy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C1AF8DB2-4C4F-41D7-99B2-EA795F9C94A7@microsoft.com...

> > When I try to bring up my MSCONFIG.exe program, Windows is giving me

> an error

> > message and telling me the program cannot be found. The same thing

> happens

> > when I try to bring up SYSEDIT.
> >
> > How can I access and reactivate either of these applications?
> >
> > I am running Windows XP Home with SP 2 installed on a Pentium 4, 1.5

> GHz

> > machine.
> >
> > Thank you!

>
> They are located in the C:\Windows\System32 folder. You can restore
> missing or corrupted files by running the System File Checker program.
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310747
>
> You have be logged on as administrator to run those utilities but
> "program cannot be found" is not the error that you would receive.
>
> HTH
> Mark
>
>
>

Try mentioning the full path:

%systemroot%\pchealth\helpctr\binaries\msconfig.ex e

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"GolfGuy" <GolfGuy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8CAD6D61-F6D9-4E95-B646-84ABB28FE73C@microsoft.com...
Thanks for your responses and your help. I'll try running the System Checker
application to see if that fixes the issues. If it does, I'll log back in
and
let you know.

Thanks.

"Mark F." wrote: