You do realize some people are not so sure when they answer....right?

Question

Ok. So I just read a question about a slow starting computer. One answer was to do a MSCONFIG. Please know that this could potentially mess up your computer if you disable the wrong thing. Some of the older windows os had it setup where it actually listed the items that were actually needed to run windows in the msconfig area. I can not count the times I've had to repair a really bad MSCONFIG. I just feel that it would be terrible if the questioner would have ruined his pc over bad advise. So my question is: You do realize some people are not so sure when they answer.....right? Just checking. -Shell

Well, I'm not going to argue about it for cryin out loud but as an ex-Techie I assure you I've had to fix bad MSCONFIGs. It's kind of like handing a chainsaw to a 10 year old and saying this is how you turn it on and leaving. We all know the 10 year old can turn on the saw but can he safely operate the saw not knowing exactly which way to hold it? So stop emailing me arguments. I was only trying to point out that one should recommend a site that explains all of the important steps in doing a MSCONFIG. The answer said to disable everything and considering that this isn't such a good idea on some of the windows versions I thought it important to remind people to be careful when following advise. Sorry I upset a very sensitive techie. LOL Have fun! and Merry Christmas to everyone! Shell

Answer 1

You are right.

I have seen people on here answer questions with suggestions like - Format the disk, etc.

I hope that people read these and understand that anyone can answer a question.

Answer 2

msconfig does not mess up ur puter. msconfig is just like loading safe mode. msconfig disbles the startup programs that start in ur startup tray. disable all and the computer does run faster. some people have so much spyware and other corrupted files, that when u disable all. windows and the spyware does not know what to do.

Answer 3

OK I Think most people can read between the lines
on the majority of their Qs Answers they recieve,
and basically go with what the majority of the answers are saying or use the site to get a general idea of a question they are generally unsure about,you would be completey insane if you believed every single answer on here,and every Question,its up to the person to make a decision based on what they allready know,or as i said before to get a general idea.

Answer 4

if you have the Windows Defender installed, go to Tools>Software Explorer and disable all the startup w/o going to MSConfig

Answer 5

Nothing wring will happen even if you disable all items in msconfig in XP and Vista OS, its like you start in safe mode kind of but with all drivers loaded.

Answer 6

Yeah. But can you really still do DOS based operations on a Windows platform? Interesting. (DOS was a lot easier to work on, like a '55 Chevy.)