msconfig in vista missing

I'm probably telling you nothing you've not tried already but as far as I know MSConfig is on all versions of Vista and Windows since 98' (maybe earlier I'm not certain) it's in the same folder (C:\Windows\System32)

Vista is tied down more securly (or is that anally!!) than XP so it maybe hidden from view as the C:\Windows\System32 folder by default is a hidden system folder so may not be seen by the Vista search.

Few suggestions I can think of

1 - browse to the folder and make sure you can see msconfig.exe in the list

2 - make sure in the tools/folder options/view that hidden files and system files is unchecked to make certain it's not been hidden from view for some reason

3- have you tried to just use run

4 Last but not least it should be available on the original windows disk - not sure on vista if this would be a windows add-in or in what use to be the valueadd folder on XP Install CD

Failing that found the site below - it's for XP but may give some more things to try

http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers&tid=33f60716-2b10-4c3c-a924-4c7bfc04dd92&cat=&lang=&cr=&sloc=&p=1

But just to confirm Vista 64-bit Ultimate edition still has it

typed that in an got a error message that said

windows cannot find c:\windows\system32\msconfig.exe

must have got removed some how

lew

Google 'msconfig virus' and you will get many hits. I hesitate to point to one because there are so many possibities not the least of which is that it got infected and your av quarrantined it.

it did work fine cannot find it on the hard drive have vista home prem 32 bit

thanks

lew

Why don't you simply type  "msconfig" in start search?

i did that but it will not find it

lew