You say that when you go to Run and type msconfig you get an error. I was under the impression that you lost the RUN prompt? Well either way applying the NoRun fix won't hurt anything. About the reg file, it sounds like it is still a txt file. You probably have Windows set to hide file extensions for known file types, which means it's probably actually named fix.reg.txt. You can open any folder and go to Tools > Folder Options > View and UNcheck "Hide extensions for known file types" then click Apply. Then you can make sure it is actually named fix.reg it should look like this if reg files are correctly associated:
Here is an updated version that will also fix MSConfig if it is still present in the correct path:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoRun"=dword:00000000
"NoViewContextMenu"=dword:00000000
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\SystemRestore]
"DisableConfig"=dword:00000000
"DisableSR"=dword:00000000
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Restrictions]
"NoBrowserContextMenu"=dword:00000000
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\MSCONFIG.EXE]
@="C:\\WINDOWS\\PCHealth\\HelpCtr\\Binaries\\MSConfig.exe"
I will also attach a copy of the reg file to this post in case you don't feel like messing with the hide extensions setting. Just unzip the reg file to the desktop and either double-click it or right click it and choose Merge. Then after it has been imported successfully, reboot.
Your HJT log looks clean.
- JPH
Well....Some things have returned to normal since the begining of this thread. Like the "Run" prompt. It's there, but can't find msconfig. I assume that some things were fixed while running all the cleaners provided by the kind members here at CHF.
it sounds like it is still a txt file
Yes it is. And no matter what I do....I can't change it.
You probably have Windows set to hide file extensions for known file types
No. I thought of that. But my folder options aren't set up that way. And... the zip file you provided extracts as a text file too.
I'm stumped, I tells ya.
And Patio. It is a legal copy of XP pro. I'm not sure what else I can do to prove it, so I won't bother. Actualy...I'll go one step further to prove it. And that's only because you are trying to make me out to be liar. Here's what ya do. Send an email to MEEC Enterprise.
(Maryland Education Enterprise Consortium)
Ask them if they sell XP pro to their students, for campus use only. Ask them how much they charge for the disks, how many disks are supplied, and what they look like. If ya don't want to do that...I'll take Levi FTW!!! lol I'm kidding dude. Still...You check it out for your peace of mind.
