Isn’t MSCONFIG great?



In which of these situations would you NOT use MSCONFIG?

A) You need to troubleshoot programs that start during the boot process

B) You need to configure a drive partition

C) You need a central point to launch other tools, such as the registry editor.

D) You need to disable certain services from starting

E) You need a gift recommendation for a cousin’s birthday. A real gift, not like last year when the police were called (all charges were eventually dropped).


The answer: B) You need to configure a drive partition (and yes, E).

Although MSCONFIG can launch other applications (such as Computer Management), it cannot make any changes to your drive partitions.

Want to know more? Watch “Command Line Troubleshooting.”

The Windows command line can be a powerful troubleshooting environment if you know what to type. In this video, you’ll learn the important commands that will allow you to manipulate files, format disks, troubleshoot the network connection, and much more.