where is msconfig??

[Trin]

i am trying to oopen msconfig.exe. i do not have a start menu because i dont have a desktop. what is the path to get to msconfig.

[ktkendall]

I found it here on My PC with XP-Pro

C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386\msconfig.exe

If U have win2000 then it does not come with msconfig....

[morriswindgate]

Go Start>Run and type in msconfig

[Trin]

i cant go start>run>msconfig...because all i have is a blue screen. the only way i can access programs is if i type ctrl-alt-dlete and run programs from there. i am trying to find somewhere i can check to see if "desktop.exe" is enabled.

any ideas how to get my desktop and start menu back??

[Trin]

i tried to follow the path c: windows/serivcepak...
but there are no folders named "windows" under c drive.

[ktkendall]

I see on your other POST that U have Win2000 so U are right you do not have a folder named Windows and U also do not have msconfig unless U installed it, as win2000 does not come with it...

[ktkendall]

Originally posted by Trin i cant go start>run>msconfig...because all i have is a blue screen. the only way i can access programs is if i type ctrl-alt-dlete and run programs from there. i am trying to find somewhere i can check to see if "desktop.exe" is enabled. any ideas how to get my desktop and start menu back??

Reboot your machine and press F8 right after the BIOS screen to get that alternate boot choices menu and choose "last known good configuration"

[Trin]

i selected "Last known good config"..but it didnt help. i did notice that right after i see the screen "Windows 2000 ..starting up" that right after it plays the start up music ...a little dos box appears for about 2 seconds and disappears. i ve never seen that before. then i see an hour glass and the blank blue desktop screen appears. any ideas

[ktkendall]

Time to boot with the windows disk and do a repair installation, not repair console, but U go just like your going to do a new installation but it will prompt U to do a repair installation, and it will fix windows files and registry, but not loose any of your programs or data...

[Trin]

what are my options if i cant find my windows disk??

[ktkendall]

Originally posted by Trin what are my options if i cant find my windows disk??

None that I know of...Unless win2000 has system restore and U had it set to create restore points, but I can not remember if it had that or not...

[Trin]

I have my Windows 2000 disk but I don't know how to get it to boot from my CD drive. I rebooted the system with the 2000 disk in the CD drive but booted normally instead

[ktkendall]

Originally posted by Trin I have my Windows 2000 disk but I don't know how to get it to boot from my CD drive. I rebooted the system with the 2000 disk in the CD drive but booted normally instead

You have to enter the BIOS right at startup it should tell U what key to press to enter setup and that is the BIOS it is referring to. Once in there U have to set boot options to CD ahead of the HD...

[Trin]

I've booted up my system with the 2000 disk and did the repair but still I have no desktop but otherwise my system works fine. What wrong? Why can't I get my desktop back?