Where oh where is my msconfig.exe?
Do I still have it and it's been hidden by an installed app or is something else going on?
Thursday, March 20, 2008 by BigDogBigFeet | Discussion: Personal Computing
Hi all,
Well as a result of Po's thread Virtual Memory Question I've discovered that when I click on start, run and type in msconfig and press enter ...... nothing happens. I fired up explorer and searched my windows sub, no go and did a system Search twice and again no go. Did some web searching and discovered one of 2 possibilities an installed app has it hidden from my through a system key setting or in the worst case malware. At present I'm not suspecting malware. System has no other problems currently and it's possible any of these progs could have it hidden: Ad-Aware 2007 Free, SpyBot Search and Destroy (I'm new to both of these) I also have Tune-Up Utilities 2006 and please don't gasp, Norton System Works(well mostly, lol).
Anywho, I thought I'd post to see if anyone has some insight as to what's caused this and what Reg Key(s) might be involved. I'm thinking that's probably what's happened.
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Daiwa
Reply #102 Sunday, March 23, 2008 2:03 PM
Care to be a little more specific, BDBF? Might be helpful to the rest of us.
Thanks.
Reply #102 Sunday, March 23, 2008 2:03 PM
I de-installed some beta apps
Care to be a little more specific, BDBF? Might be helpful to the rest of us.
Thanks.
vStyler
Reply #103 Sunday, March 23, 2008 2:18 PM
Reply #103 Sunday, March 23, 2008 2:18 PM
yeah... which apps?
Hate to say it but i knew it was something Stardock
Hate to say it but i knew it was something Stardock
BigDogBigFeet
Reply #104 Sunday, March 23, 2008 2:26 PM
Reply #104 Sunday, March 23, 2008 2:26 PM
I first used Windows to de-install Impulse: result was no change. I used SDC to de-install latest beta of IP and WB (both were installed using Impulse) and rebooted: result everything fixed. I then set SDC to show only stable releases (no betas) and re-installed WB and IP: result system stable.
The thing that forced me to find a solution is the memory leaks that were happening. My system at boot-up was using about 150MBs too much RAM so.. I had to find a solution other than full system re-install. I just went through that this past Xmas.
The thing that forced me to find a solution is the memory leaks that were happening. My system at boot-up was using about 150MBs too much RAM so.. I had to find a solution other than full system re-install. I just went through that this past Xmas.
vStyler
Reply #105 Sunday, March 23, 2008 2:28 PM
Reply #105 Sunday, March 23, 2008 2:28 PM
Hmm.. doesn't help me seeing I have to use latest releases.. I wonder whether it was IP or WB.. naturally i HAVE to have WB 
I'm gonna try one at a time see if I can narrow it down.
I'm gonna try one at a time see if I can narrow it down.
vStyler
Reply #106 Sunday, March 23, 2008 2:35 PM
Reply #106 Sunday, March 23, 2008 2:35 PM
Ok.. To who it concerns..The problem is Icon Packager.
I uninstalled the version I had, not sure which one.. was off the private server.
Problem fixed. MSCONFIG working, Camtasia, working.
Solved.!!
WOW, and I reformatted twice over this.
I uninstalled the version I had, not sure which one.. was off the private server.
Problem fixed. MSCONFIG working, Camtasia, working.
Solved.!!
WOW, and I reformatted twice over this.
BigDogBigFeet
Reply #107 Sunday, March 23, 2008 2:38 PM
Ya that's the one I flagged in my email to Stardock. Impulse isn't installing it correctly or IP isn't stable or a combination thereof.
Reply #107 Sunday, March 23, 2008 2:38 PM
Ok.. To who it concerns..The problem is Icon Packager
Ya that's the one I flagged in my email to Stardock. Impulse isn't installing it correctly or IP isn't stable or a combination thereof.
BigDogBigFeet
Reply #108 Sunday, March 23, 2008 2:39 PM
I pity you. Reformatting and then re-installing the same problem is the primary cause of this. lol Glad it's all working now.
Reply #108 Sunday, March 23, 2008 2:39 PM
WOW, and I reformatted twice over this
I pity you. Reformatting and then re-installing the same problem is the primary cause of this. lol Glad it's all working now.
vStyler
Reply #109 Sunday, March 23, 2008 2:40 PM
Can't be impulse, I use SDC to install and uninstall it. Its Definately IP tho.
Oh well.. Normal windows Icons until this is resolved.
Thanks to everyone on spending time trying to figure this out!
Reply #109 Sunday, March 23, 2008 2:40 PM
Impulse isn't installing it correctly
Can't be impulse, I use SDC to install and uninstall it. Its Definately IP tho.
Oh well.. Normal windows Icons until this is resolved.
Thanks to everyone on spending time trying to figure this out!
BigDogBigFeet
Reply #110 Sunday, March 23, 2008 2:39 PM
I pity you. Reformatting and then re-installing the same problem is the primary cause of this. lol Glad it's all working now.
Reply #110 Sunday, March 23, 2008 2:39 PM
WOW, and I reformatted twice over this
I pity you. Reformatting and then re-installing the same problem is the primary cause of this. lol Glad it's all working now.
vStyler
Reply #111 Sunday, March 23, 2008 2:42 PM
yeah me too lots of valuable work hours lost on reformatting a reinstalling all my stuff, saving files etc...
IP (the butler) did it
Reply #111 Sunday, March 23, 2008 2:42 PM
I pity you
yeah me too lots of valuable work hours lost on reformatting a reinstalling all my stuff, saving files etc...
IP (the butler) did it
BigDogBigFeet
Reply #112 Sunday, March 23, 2008 2:48 PM
Reply #112 Sunday, March 23, 2008 2:48 PM
Oh and you can install IP 3.20.128 it's stable and works just fine. It's only the latest IP beta that's the problem. Just set SDC to stop showing the beta releases and this IP version should appear for installing.
vStyler
Reply #113 Sunday, March 23, 2008 2:50 PM
Reply #113 Sunday, March 23, 2008 2:50 PM
3.20.128 IS stable, Seems when they went to the new IP interface things got borked.
Hopefully the developer see's this, I can only assume this is affecting a lot of PC's.
Hopefully the developer see's this, I can only assume this is affecting a lot of PC's.
yrag
Reply #114 Sunday, March 23, 2008 3:40 PM
Reply #114 Sunday, March 23, 2008 3:40 PM
There's only one problem with IP being the problem....the beta has been out since October of last year. That means something else is corrupting IP. What, I have no idea If everyone's machines are working again, I wouldn't install/update any Stardock apps until someone smarter then me/us figures it out.
John, I hope I didn't add to your woes.....
If everyone's machines are working again, I wouldn't install/update any Stardock apps until someone smarter then me/us figures it out. John, I hope I didn't add to your woes.....
vStyler
Reply #115 Sunday, March 23, 2008 3:54 PM
Not at all, I was in the middle of figuring out the system reset when I read Dogs last post.. I decided to try IP...and Voila.
The new IP interface has been out since October? Thought it was very recent?
Reply #115 Sunday, March 23, 2008 3:54 PM
John, I hope I didn't add to your woes.....
Not at all, I was in the middle of figuring out the system reset when I read Dogs last post.. I decided to try IP...and Voila.
The new IP interface has been out since October? Thought it was very recent?
Daiwa
Reply #116 Sunday, March 23, 2008 4:37 PM
Reply #116 Sunday, March 23, 2008 4:37 PM
This gets more confusing as time goes by. I have IP 3.20a[rc].033 on only one of the 3 XP rigs affected here. The other two have 3.20.128 & msconfig's UI is MIA on both. I can't blame it on the .033 beta here.
vStyler
Reply #117 Sunday, March 23, 2008 4:55 PM
Reply #117 Sunday, March 23, 2008 4:55 PM
I'd suggest.. going to stable version on all. See if they all work, then update one at a time.
eieio
Reply #118 Sunday, March 23, 2008 4:55 PM
I've also got IP 3.20a[rc].033 and the System Restore corrected my missing msconfig problem. Which probably means I've had IP 3.20a[rc].033 longer than two weeks, which is how far back I went on the System Restore.
I've yet to re-install Impulse and I haven't re-updated Icon Developer to the latest shown 2.00.030, which I had done before with Impulse. I did re-update WB and SKS6 with SDC.
Now here is something interesting, Icon Developer won't start. I get the 'Icondeveloper has encountered a problem and needs to close' message. I'm currently at 197a.[b].039 according to SDC and it was working at that version before this all started.
Reply #118 Sunday, March 23, 2008 4:55 PM
There's only one problem with IP being the problem....the beta has been out since October of last year. That means something else is corrupting IP. What, I have no idea If everyone's machines are working again, I wouldn't install/update any Stardock apps until someone smarter then me/us figures it out.
I've also got IP 3.20a[rc].033 and the System Restore corrected my missing msconfig problem. Which probably means I've had IP 3.20a[rc].033 longer than two weeks, which is how far back I went on the System Restore.
I've yet to re-install Impulse and I haven't re-updated Icon Developer to the latest shown 2.00.030, which I had done before with Impulse. I did re-update WB and SKS6 with SDC.
Now here is something interesting, Icon Developer won't start. I get the 'Icondeveloper has encountered a problem and needs to close' message. I'm currently at 197a.[b].039 according to SDC and it was working at that version before this all started.
BigDogBigFeet
Reply #119 Sunday, March 23, 2008 4:55 PM
Reply #119 Sunday, March 23, 2008 4:55 PM
I also rolled back WB to the last stable version 6.03.046 and de-installed Impulse. The other thing I noticed on my rig is Impulse had indicated I had a 4.03 release, I think, and SDC indicated 3.9 release. From memory but, I do recall the 2 programs Impulse and SDC did not sync and agree on release level of IP. That's what made me think the install process may have gone bad. For now I'm sticking with the stable release of WB and IP because it's working.
BigDogBigFeet
Reply #120 Sunday, March 23, 2008 4:55 PM
Reply #120 Sunday, March 23, 2008 4:55 PM
I also rolled back WB to the last stable version 6.03.046 and de-installed Impulse. The other thing I noticed on my rig is Impulse had indicated I had a 4.03 release, I think, and SDC indicated 3.9 release. From memory but, I do recall the 2 programs Impulse and SDC did not sync and agree on release level of IP. That's what made me think the install process may have gone bad. For now I'm sticking with the stable release of WB and IP because it's working.
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Reply #101 Sunday, March 23, 2008 1:51 PM