Go to safe mode...It should work....Recently, I had the same problem and did
a complete virus scan and machine worked ok. Some program is over-riding the
msconfig which I found to be an infection of some type.

Bob Zuccarello

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerry Gerstenberg" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 12:50 PM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Msconfig


> I am troubleshooting a Win 98 computer, 128 RAM.  After Start > run > and
typing in "msconfig"  the screen appears and immediately disappears. What
would cause this?  Is there another way to get to msconfig.
> I have gone to MS KB but got nothing for msconfig.
>
> I did scandisk - no problems.  Dfrag kept stopping at 10%.  I couldn't get
into safe mode to do defrag.  Also the wallpaper colors (photo) are splotchy
looking.  I tried to use Housecall (viruschecker) and it stopped downloading
twice. Once at 26% and then at 95%.
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