Why Windows XP cannot run Msconfig

Q: Under Windows XP system, after running "msconfig", the system prompts you not to find the file. However, the file exists in the system partition, and you can double-click to open it.

A: This is because Msconfig.exe exists in the%systemroot% pchealthhelpctrbinaries directory, not%systemroot% or%systemroot%system32, You cannot omit its path and run the file name directly to open it. We are usually able to run Msconfig directly to open the program because the Hkey_local_machinesoftwaremicrosoftwindowscurrentversionapp in the registry Under the Paths key has the Msconfig.exe related path, plays the guidance function. If you do not have msconfig.exe related paths or path errors, you will not be able to run the file name open directly.

Workaround: Run "regedit", open Registry Editor, expand Hkey_local_machinesoftwaremicrosoftwindowscurrentversionapp Paths

In the right window, right-click the space, select new → item, and change its name to MSCONFIG. EXE ". Then select the MSCONFIG. EXE, and then in the right window, double-click the string value "default" and change the value to "C:windowspchealthhelpctrbinariesmsconfig.exe" (ask the reader to change it according to the actual partition on which the system is located). Once modified, we can run Msconfig as before to open the program.

Tip: Suit, we can solve similar problems according to this principle, such as running Conf can not open "netmetting" and so on. In addition, we can also use this principle, we create some inconvenient directly on the desktop of the common tools of the guide, so no longer for each open cumbersome path and worry.