Re: Question for all

[Ansgar Wiechers <bugtraq () planetcobalt net>]

On 2003-08-04 Chris Berry wrote:
> From: "Bob Walker" <bobwalker8 () comcast net>
> > While I am a huge fan of the msconfig utility in windows machines, it
> > doesn't work in win2k.  Doesn't even exist.  My advice would be to go
> > the safe mode route, as you suggested.  Another possible avenue (for
> > advanced users only though), would be to go to administrative tools,
> > computer management, and remove the offending service there.
>
> You can intall the XP version and it works fine.  Also you can add a
> control applet called startup control, or use a program called
> regcleaner which also has a startup panel.

Another nice tool for this is Sysinternals' autoruns [1].

[1] http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/source/misc.shtml#autoruns

Regards
Ansgar Wiechers

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