P Phippsp New Member Oct 18, 2006 #1 I have a question that my friend is having a problem with. He has windows xp and SP1. Whenever he tries to open up msconfig in run it will show up for a split of a second then it will crash. Does anyone know how to fix this?
I have a question that my friend is having a problem with. He has windows xp and SP1. Whenever he tries to open up msconfig in run it will show up for a split of a second then it will crash. Does anyone know how to fix this?
apj101 VIP Member Oct 18, 2006 #2 does his regedit and taskman work ok? Its may seem like a silly question but trust me there is a reason i ask Last edited: Oct 18, 2006
does his regedit and taskman work ok? Its may seem like a silly question but trust me there is a reason i ask
tlarkin VIP Member Oct 18, 2006 #3 wow sounds like some sort of spyware/malware that is disabling that feature so you could not disable the process. I would start by googling processes running in the background to see what they are and running your anti-spyware and anti-virus software
wow sounds like some sort of spyware/malware that is disabling that feature so you could not disable the process. I would start by googling processes running in the background to see what they are and running your anti-spyware and anti-virus software
calumn New Member Oct 18, 2006 #4 Try downloading Hijack This and run a scan, after it has finished copy and paste the log here. It will show if there are any malware problems.
Try downloading Hijack This and run a scan, after it has finished copy and paste the log here. It will show if there are any malware problems.
calumn New Member Oct 18, 2006 #6 I doubt it would be a firewall because its not trying to go on the internet, just edit startup programs.
I doubt it would be a firewall because its not trying to go on the internet, just edit startup programs.
S SirKenin banned Oct 18, 2006 #7 Look in your system32 folder for a file named msconfig.com and delete it. Remember to show hidden files and folders.
Look in your system32 folder for a file named msconfig.com and delete it. Remember to show hidden files and folders.
