msconfig will not run

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Problem solved! Not any logic to the solution, but maybe others would be
interested. I ran a search for msconfig and came up with 3 locations:
1. C:\I386
2. C:Windows\PCHealth\Helpctr\Binaries
3. C:\Windows\Sytem32\DLL Cache

I executed msconfig.exe in #1 and got the infamous popup screen that tells
you: "Windows cannot open this file:"

I did the same in #2 and got the Error message cited in my first message
(Access Denied).

I, then, ran the msconfig.exe in #3 and it opened the System Configuration
Utility. I checked it out and closed it. Then, I went to Start/Run and
typed in msconfig. it opened like it should. I, then, ran my clean boot and
cleaned out a few Startups that I could not kill by using my old reliable PC
Forrest Start Manager.

The solution seems pecular, but so are many solutions to Windows problems.
--
Old Mountain Man


"Old Mountain Man" wrote:

> Yesterday, I was able to access msconfig (I did not make any changes).
> Today, I get a System Configuration Utility error messge which says: "Am
> Access Denied error was returned while attempting to change a service. You
> may need to log on using an Administrator account to make the specific
> changes." I am the Administrator! How do I fix it so I can access msconfig?
> I want to run a Clean Boot.
> --
> Old Mountain Man