Re: Question for all

From: Ansgar Wiechers (bugtraq_at_planetcobalt.net)
Date: 08/06/03

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    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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