Used MSConfig Cleanup for Windows?
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Used MSConfig Cleanup for Windows?
Full Specifications
- GENERAL
- Release
- Latest update
- Version
- 1.5
- OPERATING SYSTEMS
- Platform
- Windows
- Operating System
- Windows 2000
- Windows ME
- Windows 98
- Windows XP
- Windows 10
- Windows 95
- Additional Requirements
- None
- POPULARITY
- Total Downloads
- 89,544
- Downloads Last Week
- 1
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User Reviews
3.2/5
19 User Votes
Great for Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP Operating Systems!
roxgr8- Pros
- Works as advertised in removing unwanted start-up items in msconfig for the recommended operating systems .
- Cons
- Needs to be updated to include Windows 7 & 8 Operating Systems.
- Summary
- Works as advertised for Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP Operating Systems. All the negative reviews I read were downloading the program to their Windows 7 or above Operating Systems in which it was not meant for. I subtracted two stars for the fact that MSConfig Cleanup has not added any updates to include the Windows 7 or above Operating Systems.
DOESN'T WORK AND YOU GET GARBARGE YOU DIDN'T WANT
afry1966- Pros
- Nothing is good.
- Cons
- EVERYTHING - On top of not working, during the download I clicked cancel on anything not part of this program but still got Serach protect, connect toolbars, and outobox. (Plus they hijacked my home page in mozilla).
- Summary
- Ran the scan... told me you don't have any startup items disabled. Well Yeah, that's why I downloaded this! Tell me my start up program and what things are needed and what can be deleted.
Does not work
kathirteen11- Pros
- no pros whatsoever
- Cons
- exactly as "January09" describes
- Summary
- Useless software
Does not work
January09- Pros
- There are no pros since the program does not do what it advertises.
- Cons
- There are eleven disabled startup programs listed in msconfig, but this program could not find any of them, instead saying there were no disabled programs!
- Summary
- Simply does not do what it advertised in Windows 7 64 bit.
A great free utiliy.
j8bit- Pros
- It removes the disabled msconfig Startup commands entries. Removing these entries seems to help keep them from auto-enabling again in my experience. It has worked on XP Pro, Vista Home Prem, and now Win 7 Pro for me.
- Cons
- I have found none yet.
- Summary
- Works great and satisfies my ocd need to keep my system uncluttered.
Useful and free!
Carnivorez- Pros
- It does one thing and does it well!
- Cons
- No cons. It just works!
- Summary
Does the job without any problems.
Freiherr von Stinck- Pros
- Does the job.
- Cons
- No problems that I have discovered.
- Summary
works as promised
jfheff7- Pros
- no frills just displays the invalid msconfig entries and lets you delete them
- Cons
- Summary
Too good is irreversible
Weparicua- Pros
- It effectively eliminates the msconfig entries
- Cons
- It also eliminates the msconfig access through the "Run" command, even after uninstalling, so i am condemned to reinstall it as a substitute to msconfig
- Summary
It did nothing
jwellman- Pros
- Cons
- Nothing to fix or report ... strange for any diagnostic software program.
- Summary
Developer’s Description
By Virtuoza
MSConfig a tool coming with Windows, includes a basic start-up manager, which allows you to enable/disable auto-start programs. It does not however allow you to completely remove an entry from the list. This is where MSConfig Cleanup comes in. It scans the start-up configurations and allows you to remove any item that has been previously disabled via MSConfig.