Re: editing msconfig.exe in xp media center
- From: "Rick Harmon" <rharmon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 02:20:38 -0400
He wants to remove programs that are still in startup that are no longer on the
system There are cleaners for this but I can't remember one off the top of my
head.
Rick
----- Original Message -----
From: Richard sherman
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 1:39 AM
Subject: Re: editing msconfig.exe in xp media center
Hi,
I am by no means an expert on this but this is what I suggest. If I am
incorrect, please anyone feel free to correct any mistakes.
When talking about MSConfig, you are probably talking about editing the start
up tab. There you have a
list view of things that will start up if checked. Here you can use common
sense
to uncheck those items that you don't need upon startup. such things might be
printers, adobe, and the such. If you are not sure you can leave it for now.
Once you have unchecked those items you don't want to start or check those you
do and press enter on ok. You will need to
Restart your system when prompted. When the system restarts you will have a
window pop up like
System Configuration Utility
You have used the System Configuration Utility to make changes to the way
Windows starts.
The System Configuration Utility is currently in Diagnostic or Selective
Startup
mode, causing
this message to be displayed and the utility to run every time Windows starts.
Choose the Normal Startup mode on the General tab to start Windows normally
and
undo the
changes you made using the System Configuration Utility.
Don't show this message or launch the System Configuration Utility when
Windows
start
OK
Check the box to not show this again and press space bar on ok. Use the system
for awhile to see if it works properly.
If you want to feel really aggressive in turning off things here is some more
suggestions.
Reminder! Don't turn everything off as this may cause problems you don't want.
you can turn off items a little at a time and see if it causes any results
you do or
don't want. In order to do this you need to know what the service is. You can
either listen to a spelling of it or virtualize the window if using jaws and
copy and paste the window contents somewhere for easier viewing. Once you know
what you want to look up you can either google it to find out what it is and
whether you need it or you can check out this site:
http://www.blackviper.com/
This site Includes complete explanations of each service and advice on which
services you can safely disable. I recommend this to anyone who really wants
to
tweak their system for better performance.
*Special note: He recommends that you do not use "msconfig" to disable
services,
type "services.msc" in the Run box instead. This is because using msconfig you
can disable services that may be vital to boot your system. With the
management
console (services.msc) you cannot.
He has valuable tips and tricks for tweaking windows 2000, XP, and Vista. I
did
not see anything there for earlier versions of windows.
I hope this info helps anyone wishing to adjust their system for better
performance. any questions just write.
rich
----- Original Message -----
From: 2 Feathers
Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2007 8:15 PM
Hi List,
Anyone know how to edit the msconfig.exe file in xp media center using jfw
8? I had an occasion to look at the file and it is cluttered with
references to programs that no longer exist. I would like to clean this
file in hopes it will be much easier to read. Thanks for any help.
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