Not having to manually copy the contents of the System Configuration Utility

[Vigaenson]

The Start tab in System Configuration Utility of my Windows XP Home Edition Version 2002 Service Pack 3 has 26 lines and 3 columns.
The Service tab in System Configuration Utility of my Windows XP Home Edition Version 2002 Service Pack 3 has 100 lines and 4 columns.
Can you please tell me if there's any way of entering  the contents of these 126 lines to a IRC or IM chat without having to manually copy each one of them.?

[Spoiler]

I have to ask....why do you want to do this?

[Allan]

Apparently because he or she prefers to get help from chat rather than the forum. As you know, the help there is far superior to what we have to offer

[Treval]

That's a good question. I'll try to help if someone here can tell me where the file versions (.txt, .log, .reg, .whatever) of these tabs are. =P
Then it would be easier to copy. =)

[Allan]

There are plenty of utilities that will display what you want and allow you to create text files (System Information for Windows is one that comes to mind immediately).

[Treval]

Alrighty. So here's the solution for Spoiler:

start -> run -> msconfig -> tools tab -> System Information -> click 'launch' (on the bottom)

MsInfo32 GUI now launches. Go to 'Software Environment' -> 'Startup Programs'. Click there.
Wait for about 2-3 minutes (that's how long my laptop took to load the list!! That was long!), just wait, it will appear, no it won't crash, it's just loading the contents.

After seeing the contents on the right, click File -> Export and then export to where you want.
Do the same for 'Services'. Done!

p.s.: LOL @ Allan (thanked 404)

[BC_Programmer]

Alrighty. So here's the solution for Spoiler:

Pretty sure spioler asked the why, not the how. It will help the original poster to copy it though.

of course if they try to paste 126 lines to IRC they will certainly get kicked for flooding, depending on the server.

[Treval]

Whoops. I've mistaken the OP. Then again BC, I don't read things as detailed as you. =P
I'm a skip-reader, yo.

of course if they try to paste 126 lines to IRC they will certainly get kicked for flooding, depending on the server.

Of course he would first paste them into pastebin for a month or something and provide a link to it, no? =P

[Vigaenson]

Spoiler, Allan, Treval, BC_Programmer:

Thanks to you all!!

Spoiler wanted to know why I would want to do this. The answer is I was asked to do that by the employee that's in charge of an anti-malware centre.

It's not a matter of whose help is superior as Allan thinks. It's a matter of assessing the behaviour and responses of that anti-malware centre.

I tried the solution Treval gave Spoiler and in some way (only in some way) it worked.
I had thought that in order to avoid being kicked for flooding (as said by BC_Programmer) I would try dosing the shipments, sending not more than 10 lines at a time.
That would make 13 shipments.

But I've received a surprise.
With Treval's method the contents of the Service tab increase from 100 lines and 4 columns to 109 and 10
But the contents of the Start tab increase from 26 lines and 3 columns to 4519 and 4
That would make 463 shipments and that would surely flood!
Do you know why 26 lines have increased to 4519 and what must I do if I want to easily copy only the 26 lines I need to send them over the IRC or IM system?

[Allan]

http://www.gtopala.com/siw-download.html

[Vigaenson]

Thank you!
I'll try that.

[Allan]

You're welcome. Let us know how it works out for you.

[Vigaenson]

Hi Allan!!

I was reading back my posts and discovered the request you made on your last post on this thread.

The answer to it is the following:

I went to http://www.gtopala.com/siw-download.html but never used it because I was paying the anti-malware centre for its services and I didn't want to add another payment to that.

I solved my problem by cancelling my contract with the paid anti-malware centre and switching to another anti-malware service which has no fees and is working quite satisfactorily.

Sorry for the delay.

Regards

Vigaenson.