kill "changed MSCONFIG post reboot warning"

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I want to either kill "changed MSCONFIG post reboot warning" or forever
stop all automatic changes to my startup menu in XP.
I am using Spybot S&D's Tea Timer which does a good job of preventing the
registry
changes, but everytime I reboot, it get the post boot confirmation pop up.
I check the box to "do not show this warning again" but still get the
warning every time I reboot.
Can I completely block all non user startup changes somehow and do away
with teatimer or is there a way to modify the registry to kill the post boot
confirmation?
I tried another fix in a previous post on this subject, but it made no
difference to the startup message or the state of startup in MSCONFIG.
I do want the ability to manually input into MSCONFIG.
I have been dealing with this for years and would really like to find a
solution.
Thanks...gary
 
"phal" <phal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7774A3B4-07F6-44F0-B753-4C1B5BB926AE@microsoft.com...
> I want to either kill "changed MSCONFIG post reboot warning" or forever
> stop all automatic changes to my startup menu in XP.
> I am using Spybot S&D's Tea Timer which does a good job of preventing the
> registry
> changes, but everytime I reboot, it get the post boot confirmation pop up.
> I check the box to "do not show this warning again" but still get the
> warning every time I reboot.
> Can I completely block all non user startup changes somehow and do away
> with teatimer or is there a way to modify the registry to kill the post
> boot
> confirmation?
> I tried another fix in a previous post on this subject, but it made no
> difference to the startup message or the state of startup in MSCONFIG.
> I do want the ability to manually input into MSCONFIG.
> I have been dealing with this for years and would really like to find a
> solution.
> Thanks...gary

When you modify something with msconfig.exe then three things happen:
- The task you changed is disabled/enabled in the registry.
- Its previous startup key is stored here:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig
- A flag is set here: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig
I suspect that it is this flag that causes the pop-up to appear at boot
time. I also suspect that the flag does not get set to 0 in your case,
hence the persistent reminder. On my machine there are five of them.
I would reset them manually.
 
The date and time was 6/6/2008 3:44 AM, and on a whim, phal pounded out
on the keyboard:

> I want to either kill "changed MSCONFIG post reboot warning" or forever
> stop all automatic changes to my startup menu in XP.
> I am using Spybot S&D's Tea Timer which does a good job of preventing the
> registry
> changes, but everytime I reboot, it get the post boot confirmation pop up.
> I check the box to "do not show this warning again" but still get the
> warning every time I reboot.
> Can I completely block all non user startup changes somehow and do away
> with teatimer or is there a way to modify the registry to kill the post boot
> confirmation?
> I tried another fix in a previous post on this subject, but it made no
> difference to the startup message or the state of startup in MSCONFIG.
> I do want the ability to manually input into MSCONFIG.
> I have been dealing with this for years and would really like to find a
> solution.
> Thanks...gary

Hi Gary,

MSCONFIG also places a value in the
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
key when a modification is made using it, which is the reason you
receive the pop up on reboot. Maybe that isn't getting deleted.

You could try using Autoruns, which does a lot better job than MSCONFIG.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/default.aspx
And no annoying pop ups.


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The date and time was 6/6/2008 5:28 AM, and on a whim, Pegasus (MVP)
pounded out on the keyboard:

> "phal" <phal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:7774A3B4-07F6-44F0-B753-4C1B5BB926AE@microsoft.com...
>> I want to either kill "changed MSCONFIG post reboot warning" or forever
>> stop all automatic changes to my startup menu in XP.
>> I am using Spybot S&D's Tea Timer which does a good job of preventing the
>> registry
>> changes, but everytime I reboot, it get the post boot confirmation pop up.
>> I check the box to "do not show this warning again" but still get the
>> warning every time I reboot.
>> Can I completely block all non user startup changes somehow and do away
>> with teatimer or is there a way to modify the registry to kill the post
>> boot
>> confirmation?
>> I tried another fix in a previous post on this subject, but it made no
>> difference to the startup message or the state of startup in MSCONFIG.
>> I do want the ability to manually input into MSCONFIG.
>> I have been dealing with this for years and would really like to find a
>> solution.
>> Thanks...gary
>
> When you modify something with msconfig.exe then three things happen:
> - The task you changed is disabled/enabled in the registry.
> - Its previous startup key is stored here:
> HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig
> - A flag is set here: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig
> I suspect that it is this flag that causes the pop-up to appear at boot
> time. I also suspect that the flag does not get set to 0 in your case,
> hence the persistent reminder. On my machine there are five of them.
> I would reset them manually.
>
>

A value is placed in
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

when MSCONFIG is used to modify anything, which executes on reboot.

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First of all, thanks to everyone that has replied. I appreciate the help!
I am sorry to say that it has been a while since I messed with my registry
and I am afraid what to do is above my head here.

Okay, If I open regedit and go to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
then click the "Run"

what I see is this:

(default) REG_SZ (value not set)
NvCplDaemon REG_SZ RUNDLL32.EXE
g:\WINDOWS\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup

Am I in the right spot? If so, what do I do now?


"Terry R." wrote:

> The date and time was 6/6/2008 3:44 AM, and on a whim, phal pounded out
> on the keyboard:
>
> > I want to either kill "changed MSCONFIG post reboot warning" or forever
> > stop all automatic changes to my startup menu in XP.
> > I am using Spybot S&D's Tea Timer which does a good job of preventing the
> > registry
> > changes, but everytime I reboot, it get the post boot confirmation pop up.
> > I check the box to "do not show this warning again" but still get the
> > warning every time I reboot.
> > Can I completely block all non user startup changes somehow and do away
> > with teatimer or is there a way to modify the registry to kill the post boot
> > confirmation?
> > I tried another fix in a previous post on this subject, but it made no
> > difference to the startup message or the state of startup in MSCONFIG.
> > I do want the ability to manually input into MSCONFIG.
> > I have been dealing with this for years and would really like to find a
> > solution.
> > Thanks...gary
>
> Hi Gary,
>
> MSCONFIG also places a value in the
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
> key when a modification is made using it, which is the reason you
> receive the pop up on reboot. Maybe that isn't getting deleted.
>
> You could try using Autoruns, which does a lot better job than MSCONFIG.
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/default.aspx
> And no annoying pop ups.
>
>
> --
> Terry R.
>
> ***Reply Note***
> Anti-spam measures are included in my email address.
> Delete NOSPAM from the email address after clicking Reply.
>
 
The date and time was 6/6/2008 5:15 PM, and on a whim, phal pounded out
on the keyboard:

> First of all, thanks to everyone that has replied. I appreciate the help!
> I am sorry to say that it has been a while since I messed with my registry
> and I am afraid what to do is above my head here.
>
> Okay, If I open regedit and go to:
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
> then click the "Run"
>
> what I see is this:
>
> (default) REG_SZ (value not set)
> NvCplDaemon REG_SZ RUNDLL32.EXE
> g:\WINDOWS\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
>
> Am I in the right spot? If so, what do I do now?
>
>
> "Terry R." wrote:
>
>> The date and time was 6/6/2008 3:44 AM, and on a whim, phal pounded out
>> on the keyboard:
>>
>>> I want to either kill "changed MSCONFIG post reboot warning" or forever
>>> stop all automatic changes to my startup menu in XP.
>>> I am using Spybot S&D's Tea Timer which does a good job of preventing the
>>> registry
>>> changes, but everytime I reboot, it get the post boot confirmation pop up.
>>> I check the box to "do not show this warning again" but still get the
>>> warning every time I reboot.
>>> Can I completely block all non user startup changes somehow and do away
>>> with teatimer or is there a way to modify the registry to kill the post boot
>>> confirmation?
>>> I tried another fix in a previous post on this subject, but it made no
>>> difference to the startup message or the state of startup in MSCONFIG.
>>> I do want the ability to manually input into MSCONFIG.
>>> I have been dealing with this for years and would really like to find a
>>> solution.
>>> Thanks...gary
>> Hi Gary,
>>
>> MSCONFIG also places a value in the
>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
>> key when a modification is made using it, which is the reason you
>> receive the pop up on reboot. Maybe that isn't getting deleted.
>>
>> You could try using Autoruns, which does a lot better job than MSCONFIG.
>> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/default.aspx
>> And no annoying pop ups.
>>
>>
>>

If you only have the one entry from Nvidia, the value from MSCONFIG is
gone. What is the exact wording of the "pop up" you're receiving?


You may want to temporarily turn off Tea Timer (not just close it but
disable it) to see if it has anything to do with what you are seeing.

What drives do you have on your system? Curious because the reference
is to a drive "G:".

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Please note that the two lines are separate, so aren't these two entries?:


> > (default) REG_SZ (value not set)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > NvCplDaemon REG_SZ RUNDLL32.EXE g:\WINDOWS\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup

Tea timer disabled or not does not seem to do anything different.

I have three drives,
A is the floppy
no B drive
C is used as file storage
no D drive
G is the main drive with windows that is the boot drive
H drive is an external.

Thanks...gary


"Terry R." wrote:

> The date and time was 6/6/2008 5:15 PM, and on a whim, phal pounded out
> on the keyboard:
>
> > First of all, thanks to everyone that has replied. I appreciate the help!
> > I am sorry to say that it has been a while since I messed with my registry
> > and I am afraid what to do is above my head here.
> >
> > Okay, If I open regedit and go to:
> > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
> > then click the "Run"
> >
> > what I see is this:
> >
> > (default) REG_SZ (value not set)
> > NvCplDaemon REG_SZ RUNDLL32.EXE
> > g:\WINDOWS\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
> >
> > Am I in the right spot? If so, what do I do now?
> >
> >
> > "Terry R." wrote:
> >
> >> The date and time was 6/6/2008 3:44 AM, and on a whim, phal pounded out
> >> on the keyboard:
> >>
> >>> I want to either kill "changed MSCONFIG post reboot warning" or forever
> >>> stop all automatic changes to my startup menu in XP.
> >>> I am using Spybot S&D's Tea Timer which does a good job of preventing the
> >>> registry
> >>> changes, but everytime I reboot, it get the post boot confirmation pop up.
> >>> I check the box to "do not show this warning again" but still get the
> >>> warning every time I reboot.
> >>> Can I completely block all non user startup changes somehow and do away
> >>> with teatimer or is there a way to modify the registry to kill the post boot
> >>> confirmation?
> >>> I tried another fix in a previous post on this subject, but it made no
> >>> difference to the startup message or the state of startup in MSCONFIG.
> >>> I do want the ability to manually input into MSCONFIG.
> >>> I have been dealing with this for years and would really like to find a
> >>> solution.
> >>> Thanks...gary
> >> Hi Gary,
> >>
> >> MSCONFIG also places a value in the
> >> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
> >> key when a modification is made using it, which is the reason you
> >> receive the pop up on reboot. Maybe that isn't getting deleted.
> >>
> >> You could try using Autoruns, which does a lot better job than MSCONFIG.
> >> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/default.aspx
> >> And no annoying pop ups.
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
> If you only have the one entry from Nvidia, the value from MSCONFIG is
> gone. What is the exact wording of the "pop up" you're receiving?
>
>
> You may want to temporarily turn off Tea Timer (not just close it but
> disable it) to see if it has anything to do with what you are seeing.
>
> What drives do you have on your system? Curious because the reference
> is to a drive "G:".
>
> --
> Terry R.
>
> ***Reply Note***
> Anti-spam measures are included in my email address.
> Delete NOSPAM from the email address after clicking Reply.
>
 
The date and time was 6/7/2008 3:17 PM, and on a whim, phal pounded out
on the keyboard:

> Please note that the two lines are separate, so aren't these two entries?:
>
>
>>> (default) REG_SZ (value not set)
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> NvCplDaemon REG_SZ RUNDLL32.EXE g:\WINDOWS\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
>
> Tea timer disabled or not does not seem to do anything different.
>
> I have three drives,
> A is the floppy
> no B drive
> C is used as file storage
> no D drive
> G is the main drive with windows that is the boot drive
> H drive is an external.
>
> Thanks...gary
>
>
> "Terry R." wrote:
>
>> The date and time was 6/6/2008 5:15 PM, and on a whim, phal pounded out
>> on the keyboard:
>>
>>> First of all, thanks to everyone that has replied. I appreciate the help!
>>> I am sorry to say that it has been a while since I messed with my registry
>>> and I am afraid what to do is above my head here.
>>>
>>> Okay, If I open regedit and go to:
>>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
>>> then click the "Run"
>>>
>>> what I see is this:
>>>
>>> (default) REG_SZ (value not set)
>>> NvCplDaemon REG_SZ RUNDLL32.EXE
>>> g:\WINDOWS\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
>>>
>>> Am I in the right spot? If so, what do I do now?
>>>
>>>
>>> "Terry R." wrote:
>>>
>>>> The date and time was 6/6/2008 3:44 AM, and on a whim, phal pounded out
>>>> on the keyboard:
>>>>
>>>>> I want to either kill "changed MSCONFIG post reboot warning" or forever
>>>>> stop all automatic changes to my startup menu in XP.
>>>>> I am using Spybot S&D's Tea Timer which does a good job of preventing the
>>>>> registry
>>>>> changes, but everytime I reboot, it get the post boot confirmation pop up.
>>>>> I check the box to "do not show this warning again" but still get the
>>>>> warning every time I reboot.
>>>>> Can I completely block all non user startup changes somehow and do away
>>>>> with teatimer or is there a way to modify the registry to kill the post boot
>>>>> confirmation?
>>>>> I tried another fix in a previous post on this subject, but it made no
>>>>> difference to the startup message or the state of startup in MSCONFIG.
>>>>> I do want the ability to manually input into MSCONFIG.
>>>>> I have been dealing with this for years and would really like to find a
>>>>> solution.
>>>>> Thanks...gary
>>>> Hi Gary,
>>>>
>>>> MSCONFIG also places a value in the
>>>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
>>>> key when a modification is made using it, which is the reason you
>>>> receive the pop up on reboot. Maybe that isn't getting deleted.
>>>>
>>>> You could try using Autoruns, which does a lot better job than MSCONFIG.
>>>> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/default.aspx
>>>> And no annoying pop ups.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>> If you only have the one entry from Nvidia, the value from MSCONFIG is
>> gone. What is the exact wording of the "pop up" you're receiving?
>>
>>
>> You may want to temporarily turn off Tea Timer (not just close it but
>> disable it) to see if it has anything to do with what you are seeing.
>>
>> What drives do you have on your system? Curious because the reference
>> is to a drive "G:".
>>
>>

Hi Gary,

Yes, but Default is just that, so it was there all along. I was only
speaking of the added entry, which was Nvidia.

You haven't provided the exact wording of the pop up.

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