problem in Vista

When i try to run msconfig all i get right away is the system configuration utility has stopped working box? how do i fix this...

 

do you have uac on

 

yes
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i tried turning it off and i'm still getting the same error message. is there a program on my computer that could be causing msconfig to not work

 

yes but we need to know the basics first

what is your antivirus
when did you relieze the msconfig was not working
whatr were you doing at the time
is there any other problems with it
did you recently tweak or change some hardware
did some one look at your computer before
what did you recently install
what is your spyware


and the main question what starts up with your computer

note: try it in safe mode
and you can also use windows defender to disable you programs

 

I have Antivir
this is the first time its happened
no other programs with it
i didn't change any hardware
noone looked at my computer
i had been trying to use a few programs to get my cd burner to burn vcd's..none of them wanted to burn the vcd's right so i uninstalled them. i had avi2dvd and the program from cucusoft i also uninstalled divx and xvid b/c i already had klite codec pack on here.

 

ok try it in safe mode before the microsoft logo loads

press f8 until you see some choices you see
and enter safe mode and try msconfig

 

i had tried that and it still won't work
i also tried system restore after that and that didn't work either

i'll start msconfig and after a second it gives me that error message...

 

You know MSconfig is obsolete on Vista. Use the Windows defender startup panel.

 

but there's a lot more in msconfig you can do than on the windows defender...i have always used msconfig and this is the first time it has happened...and how do you know its obsolete?

 

We are in the year 2008 my friends. MSConfig is soooo 90's.

When it comes to looking at startup programs, Windows defender's Software Explorer is where it is at. You can see much more about each program, including how it was installed, where it starts up from, etc....

If you are looking to shut off services, well, you could use ..... services.msc

Now if you are still in XP, then you have little choice. I DO like the updated version of MSConfig they released.

 

System Restore to an earlier restore point. Choose a restore point from a time when it was working.

LOL... Yeah I prefer to use Defender's Software Explorer for this these days.

True.

You can download Defender for free for XP... and I think you can use Software Explorer to manage your startup programs there too. I'm not 100% sure though.

 

Try sfc /scannow in the command prompt?

 

just wondering if anybody actually knows what could be causing this problem and how to fix this.
i have tried searching the net but i can't find anything

 

Maybe the system files are corrupted? You can type sfc /VERIFYONLY to scan the integrity of all protected files first. No repair operation is performed.

 

i do that and all i get is this "you must be an administrator running a console session in order to use the sfc utility

 

When you open up the console (cmd), you have to elevate it to Admin privileges. Open the run dialog, type cmd, and hit Ctrl+shift+Enter.

 

still getting the same thing.

 

/facepalm

Not from the run dialog. You can't elevate from the run dialog .

From vista's start menu, you can type "cmd" then CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER.

 

Ha, I didn't know about ctrl-shift-enter... thanks for the tip, surf!

 

yeah it is handy. The title bar even says "Administrator." Makes you feel important.

 

I'm guessing you can type any DOS comand and use the ctrl-shift-enter, right?

 

did what u said in the last post surf--got the sfc to work. Thanks

 

No, I knew you could run command prompt as admin. But I always did it by right-clicking, then Run as Admin... I didn't know about the ctrl-shift-enter way.

 

Are both the same?

 

I have no idea what this post is refering to.

 

.. Right-click, then run as Admin... and the Ctrl-Shift-Enter way.

 

Oh yeah, they are the same they both elevate a program.