System Config Utility doesn't run

[Brooke]

My MS Win XP Home SP1 System Configuration Utility
(msconfig.exe) does not run when I click the link in "Help
& Support/Tools/SCU/Open SCU". I also tried to run
msconfig.exe directly in "start/run" but no luck.

The msconfig.exe file is ver. 5.1.2600.1106. I have the
same problem on two separate computers, each running
(naturally) its own original, store-bought,activated MS
Win XP Home. I am logged in as the administrator on both
machines. I must be doing something wrong, but what???

Thanks!

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

This can be caused by an incorrect BOOT.INI file. In particular, having
multiple [Operating Systems] sections. BOOT.INI is a hidden file in the
root directory of the C: drive. It can be accessed via Notepad, or by
going to Control Panel, System, Advanced, Startup and Recovery and clicking
the Edit button.

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"Brooke" > wrote in message
...
> My MS Win XP Home SP1 System Configuration Utility
> (msconfig.exe) does not run when I click the link in "Help
> & Support/Tools/SCU/Open SCU". I also tried to run
> msconfig.exe directly in "start/run" but no luck.
>
> The msconfig.exe file is ver. 5.1.2600.1106. I have the
> same problem on two separate computers, each running
> (naturally) its own original, store-bought,activated MS
> Win XP Home. I am logged in as the administrator on both
> machines. I must be doing something wrong, but what???
>
> Thanks!
>

[Brooke]

Doug,
Thanks for replying to my post.

Here is my boot.ini file. Can you tell me what to
change? I am hesitant to modify it without knowing what I
am doing. I periodically save a copy of the partition to
another drive using Partition Magic - could that have
changed this file somehow?? I also use the Norton
utilities to check the disk, etc.

Thanks, Brooke

[boot loader]
timeout=0
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft
Windows XP Home Edition" /fastdetectmulti(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)
partition(3)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft
Windows XP Home Edition (#1)"
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft
Windows XP Home Edition (#2)"


>-----Original Message-----
>This can be caused by an incorrect BOOT.INI file. In
particular, having
>multiple [Operating Systems] sections. BOOT.INI is a
hidden file in the
>root directory of the C: drive. It can be accessed via
Notepad, or by
>going to Control Panel, System, Advanced, Startup and
Recovery and clicking
>the Edit button.
>
>--
>Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
>Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>http://www.dougknox.com
>--------------------------------
>Associate Expert
>ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>--------------------------------
>Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
>Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>
>"Brooke" > wrote in message
...
>> My MS Win XP Home SP1 System Configuration Utility
>> (msconfig.exe) does not run when I click the link
in "Help
>> & Support/Tools/SCU/Open SCU". I also tried to run
>> msconfig.exe directly in "start/run" but no luck.
>>
>> The msconfig.exe file is ver. 5.1.2600.1106. I have the
>> same problem on two separate computers, each running
>> (naturally) its own original, store-bought,activated MS
>> Win XP Home. I am logged in as the administrator on
both
>> machines. I must be doing something wrong, but what???
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>
>
>.
>

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Assuming that XP is installed on C: and is the first partition on that hard
disk, then this would be your BOOT.INI

[boot loader]
timeout=0
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home
Edition" /fastdetect

Note: the last line, multi(0)........... should not wrap.

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
--------------------------------
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ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
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"Brooke" > wrote in message
...
> Doug,
> Thanks for replying to my post.
>
> Here is my boot.ini file. Can you tell me what to
> change? I am hesitant to modify it without knowing what I
> am doing. I periodically save a copy of the partition to
> another drive using Partition Magic - could that have
> changed this file somehow?? I also use the Norton
> utilities to check the disk, etc.
>
> Thanks, Brooke
>
> [boot loader]
> timeout=0
> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
> [operating systems]
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft
> Windows XP Home Edition" /fastdetectmulti(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)
> partition(3)\WINDOWS
> [operating systems]
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft
> Windows XP Home Edition (#1)"
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS
> [operating systems]
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft
> Windows XP Home Edition (#2)"
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >This can be caused by an incorrect BOOT.INI file. In
> particular, having
> >multiple [Operating Systems] sections. BOOT.INI is a
> hidden file in the
> >root directory of the C: drive. It can be accessed via
> Notepad, or by
> >going to Control Panel, System, Advanced, Startup and
> Recovery and clicking
> >the Edit button.
> >
> >--
> >Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
> >Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
> >http://www.dougknox.com
> >--------------------------------
> >Associate Expert
> >ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> >--------------------------------
> >Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
> >Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
> >
> >"Brooke" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> My MS Win XP Home SP1 System Configuration Utility
> >> (msconfig.exe) does not run when I click the link
> in "Help
> >> & Support/Tools/SCU/Open SCU". I also tried to run
> >> msconfig.exe directly in "start/run" but no luck.
> >>
> >> The msconfig.exe file is ver. 5.1.2600.1106. I have the
> >> same problem on two separate computers, each running
> >> (naturally) its own original, store-bought,activated MS
> >> Win XP Home. I am logged in as the administrator on
> both
> >> machines. I must be doing something wrong, but what???
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >>
> >
> >
> >.
> >