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CANNOT RUN MISCONFIG

Oct 14, 2009 11:46AM PDT

I am using windows XP and, I have a Dell Dimension 8400 and I think someone has done something to it because after I put it in the shop, I cannot run a misconfig; My system does not recognize me as the system administer. Please help me.

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Or its malware.
Oct 14, 2009 10:24PM PDT

Changing your account to an administrator is well discussed. But malware often stops use of msconfig and the task manager. Grif writes more at http://forums.cnet.com/5208-6142_102-0.html?messageID=3105025

In closing, you may want to choose a forum about your issue. Msconfig would not be a Dell problem.
Bob

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It sounds like a question
Oct 16, 2009 12:05PM PDT

for the shop that you put your computer into if this problem has been since they worked on it they may have done something to the settings.

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Try this
Oct 16, 2009 1:58PM PDT

navigate to C:\WINDOWS\system32\dllcache and rename the file msconfig.exe to anything.exe and run the file it should open if the issue stems from a virus.

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cannot run msconfig
Oct 16, 2009 7:04PM PDT
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BACK IT UP BEFORE YOU RENAME IT!
Oct 20, 2009 12:35AM PDT

Renaming any file in the Windows folder can have disastrous results if you're not careful. Make a copy of msconfig.exe in the same Windows directory and rename the copy as msconfig_bak BEFORE you rename the real msconfig.exe. This way if there's a problem you can rename msconfig_bak back to msconfig.exe - no harm done.

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reply to CANNOT RUN MISCONFIG (sic)
Dec 5, 2009 9:15PM PST

Isn't it supposed to be spelled MSCONFIG?