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    If I change something in MSConfig, will the settings affect all users, too?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by JoeJimGregory, Jul 19, 2006.

  1. JoeJimGregory

    JoeJimGregory Notebook Enthusiast

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    If I change something in MSConfig, will the settings affect all users, too? Suppose I remove qttask from startup, will the other Limited user accounts feel the effects, too?
     
    JoeJimGregory, Jul 19, 2006
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    Amber Notebook Prophet NBR Reviewer

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    AFAIK, it only goes to that particular user since MSConfig only edits that particular user's registry.

    If you wanted to do it for all users, you could probably do a regedit on some of the software (pretty dangerous though).
     
    Amber, Jul 19, 2006
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    If you know what you're doing, editing the registry isn't a horrible thing to do -- just always, always make a backup first. If you're not very certain of what can safely be removed from the registry, you're better off editing each individual account with msconfig.
     
    dragonesse, Jul 20, 2006
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