msconfig in Windows 2000

[inanejason8]

As you XP users know, the program "msconfig" is a great utility to manage your system, startup files, etc.

But Bill Gates thought that Windows 2000 Pro (not sure about Win 2k Home) doesn't include msconfig!!

To open it, you click "Start" then "Run" and type in "msconfig". In Windows 2000 you will see that the command won't work.

To remedy this just do a google search for msconfig and Windows 2000. I had no trouble finding it for Windows 2000 and although it should be the XP version of msconfig...it will work perfectly on Windows 2000.

 

[jrbarnett]

See faq616-5142

John

 

[Jump1ng]

There isnt any Win2k home.

Windows 2000 pro is the "home" edition you then have server variants.......

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Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.

 

[bcastner]

Using MSCONFIG from XP or Win98x is a mistake, and in violation of your EULA.

There are better alternatives. Examples:

http://www.windowsstartup.com/

http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/autoruns.shtml

 

[metafox]

I can download the msconfig program. and add it in system32 folder..and ready...

cheer...

 

[jrbarnett]

As my FAQ and bcastner says, using the XP version of msconfig on Windows 2000 is a violation of the Microsoft license agreement.
Why risk the small chance of being prosecuted for use of pirate software when there are free alternatives available that work just as well on 2000?

John

 

[bcastner]

metafox,

But why?

There are better freeware alternatives to MSCONFIG, and legal. There are some registry dependencies missinjg in Win2k that suggest caution about using this tool from the XP or Win98x versions.

You can legally, with freeware, get where you want to go.
Do so.

 

[inanejason8]

All of this is stuff I never knew!
Thank you for the input everyone. I never knew you could violate the EULA by doing that. I'll look more into the alternatives.

Once again thank you everyone