Percy
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unable to locate winconfig for windows 7?


I want to close or completely disable some unwanted programs that repeatedly load when my system boots. But the problem is that I am not able to locate msconfig or winconfig in Win 7 which is running on 64 bit version? I could not find it in system32 folder either. So help me in locating this folder so that I can make system boot a clean process.
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Rajesh Chandak | Dec 2 2011


Translate MSCONFIG is a management tool distributed with the Windows operating systems. This is a shortcut developed by Microsoft for quick access to the system settings, files and parameters such as launch icons, Windows services or INI files.

To get to MSCONFIG can go to the command window (press Windows + R), type "msconfig" and press Enter. However, there are cases in which Windows is unable to start MSCONFIG due to a virus or a corrupt entry in the register, which shows a suggestive message:

"Windows can not find MSCONFIG"

msconfig

There are essentially two possibilities why this may happen that the file is not in the appropriate directory on the hard drive, or that its path in the registry is not correct and is linked to a wrong location or even nonexistent.


Find the file MSConfig.exe

We locate the file on your PC MSCONFIG.EXE. Your default directory on computers equipped with Windows XP is as follows:

WINDOWS PCHealth HelpCtr Binaries

Windows Vista users will find the file in another location:

Windows system32

If you can locate the file in the correct place you can go directly to the next step, where you will see in the Windows registry to the file path is correct. If, however, do not locate, you should add, and for this the easiest option is to get it again from the installation CD or DVD operating system.

To extract the file from disk MSCONFIG.EXE Windows installation should go to the command line. As before, press Windows + R, type CMD and press Enter.

If you are using Windows XP writes to the command line
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