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Apr 5, 2004 | 01:15 PM

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Chadxton

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Quote:

Originally posted by Orion_95:
windows 2000 DOES have msconfig.

WRONG.

Marketing scheme? Dubya tee eff mate?

Re-install 2000 and DON'T install anything stupid. Apart from its security, it is NOT a user friendly OS.

Apr 5, 2004 | 01:22 PM

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Blinddemonz

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Quote:

Originally posted by Chadxton:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Orion_95:
windows 2000 DOES have msconfig.

WRONG.

Marketing scheme? Dubya tee eff mate?

Re-install 2000 and DON'T install anything stupid. Apart from its security, it is NOT a user friendly OS. </font>[/QUOTE]Marketing scheme = joke = if it was true it would mean u bought one without it n would have to buy a whole new one just to have it.

Apr 5, 2004 | 04:08 PM

#13

Wade

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check out "hijack this" as well - it'll help find various browser hijacks, etc. that load during startup.

Apr 5, 2004 | 05:33 PM

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goofball2k

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cwshredder works well for some browser hijacks and recent spyware. I'd still go with Ad-Aware overall. Seen Spybot ruin too many comps to recommend it now.

you can use this program as a replacement for msconfig, which did not come with win2k, you needed to edit the registry to remove those items.

http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml

If you really wanted to play around in the registry, the location is

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> Software -> Microsoft -> Windows -> Current Version ->Run

[ April 05, 2004, 06:33 PM: Message edited by: goofball2k ]