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System Configuration Utility
When I run MSCONFIG, I get a message in a box entitled System Configuration
Utility. The message is Unable to sychronize the environment variables in the Windows Registry with the environment variables in the legacy files AUTOEXEC.BAT and/or CONFIG.SYS After I click on, the regular msconfig box opens. What do I need to do? |
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What do I need to do?
Most probably nothing. Next time, before you open MSConfig, have a look at autoexec.bat and note down its contents, especially any SET= commands. What is happening, or rather not happening in your case, is that on opening MSConfig Win Me detects that autoexec.bat may have been altered and checks it for possible changes to any environment variables (the SET= commands) so as to transfer these changes to the registry. Unlike earlier Win 9x operating systems Win Me does not process autoexec.bat on boot up and handles the setting of environment variables differently than previously. Autoexec.bat is retained simply for legacy support of certain applications which use autoexec.bat to set environment variables with the most common users being various sound card drivers. Win Me actually processes autoexec.bat on shutdown and transfers any changes made to environment variables contained in autoexec.bat to the registry so as to be available to the operating system when the PC is next booted. -- Mike Maltby MS-MVP debba wrote: When I run MSCONFIG, I get a message in a box entitled System Configuration Utility. The message is Unable to sychronize the environment variables in the Windows Registry with the environment variables in the legacy files AUTOEXEC.BAT and/or CONFIG.SYS After I click on, the regular msconfig box opens. What do I need to do? |
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My autoexec.bat:
If MSCDEX doesn't find a drive... IF ERRORLEVEL 2 SET CDPROB=1 :: GOTO QUIT :HELP lh %ramd%:\MSCDEX EXE ID:msc001 /l:%CDROM% ::If MSCDEX doesn't find a drive... IF ERRORLEVEL 1 SET CDROM=1 cls call HELPBAT :: GOTO QUIT call FIXIT.BAT rem cleanup enviroment varibles DE CDPROB= SET CDROM= SET LGLDRV= GOTO QUICK :QUICK Does anything need changed? "Mike M" wrote: What do I need to do? Most probably nothing. Next time, before you open MSConfig, have a look at autoexec.bat and note down its contents, especially any SET= commands. What is happening, or rather not happening in your case, is that on opening MSConfig Win Me detects that autoexec.bat may have been altered and checks it for possible changes to any environment variables (the SET= commands) so as to transfer these changes to the registry. Unlike earlier Win 9x operating systems Win Me does not process autoexec.bat on boot up and handles the setting of environment variables differently than previously. Autoexec.bat is retained simply for legacy support of certain applications which use autoexec.bat to set environment variables with the most common users being various sound card drivers. Win Me actually processes autoexec.bat on shutdown and transfers any changes made to environment variables contained in autoexec.bat to the registry so as to be available to the operating system when the PC is next booted. -- Mike Maltby MS-MVP debba wrote: When I run MSCONFIG, I get a message in a box entitled System Configuration Utility. The message is Unable to sychronize the environment variables in the Windows Registry with the environment variables in the legacy files AUTOEXEC.BAT and/or CONFIG.SYS After I click on, the regular msconfig box opens. What do I need to do? |
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Does anything need changed?
Only if you have problems however most if not all of that autoexec.bat file does precisely nothing, since, as I mentioned in my previous post, Win Me doesn't process the autoexec.bat file other than to transfer any environment variable settings it might find there to the registry when the system shuts down. In other words your entire autoexec.bat file could be safely junked. -- Mike Maltby debba wrote: My autoexec.bat: If MSCDEX doesn't find a drive... IF ERRORLEVEL 2 SET CDPROB=1 GOTO QUIT HELP lh %ramd%:\MSCDEX EXE ID:msc001 /l:%CDROM% If MSCDEX doesn't find a drive... IF ERRORLEVEL 1 SET CDROM=1 cls call HELPBAT GOTO QUIT call FIXIT.BAT rem cleanup enviroment varibles DE CDPROB= SET CDROM= SET LGLDRV= GOTO QUICK QUICK Does anything need changed? |
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Mike,
Why is debba quoting the EBD autoexec.bat from msconfig? Shane "Mike M" wrote in message ... Does anything need changed? Only if you have problems however most if not all of that autoexec.bat file does precisely nothing, since, as I mentioned in my previous post, Win Me doesn't process the autoexec.bat file other than to transfer any environment variable settings it might find there to the registry when the system shuts down. In other words your entire autoexec.bat file could be safely junked. -- Mike Maltby debba wrote: My autoexec.bat: If MSCDEX doesn't find a drive... IF ERRORLEVEL 2 SET CDPROB=1 GOTO QUIT HELP lh %ramd%:\MSCDEX EXE ID:msc001 /l:%CDROM% If MSCDEX doesn't find a drive... IF ERRORLEVEL 1 SET CDROM=1 cls call HELPBAT GOTO QUIT call FIXIT.BAT rem cleanup enviroment varibles DE CDPROB= SET CDROM= SET LGLDRV= GOTO QUICK QUICK Does anything need changed? |
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Shane,
I haven't a clue which is why I've given up. I've decided to try like you and withdraw from these newsgroups before I do too much harm to my blood pressure which is already far too high. -- Mike Shane wrote: Mike, Why is debba quoting the EBD autoexec.bat from msconfig? |
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In that case you should definitely step back Mike, your health is more
important than anything going on in here. Joan Mike M wrote: Shane, I haven't a clue which is why I've given up. I've decided to try like you and withdraw from these newsgroups before I do too much harm to my blood pressure which is already far too high. |
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Joan Archer wrote:
In that case you should definitely step back Mike, your health is more important than anything going on in here. Thanks Joan, Its been too high for a long time now but it tends to be other things rather than these newsgroups that usually cause me problems. -- Mike |
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Well, Mike, naturally I support you in that effort.
As for the 'unable to synchronize environment variables' message, I recall such happening to me once or twice, but can't for the life of me remember what caused it! It seems so long ago. Shane "Mike M" wrote in message ... Shane, I haven't a clue which is why I've given up. I've decided to try like you and withdraw from these newsgroups before I do too much harm to my blood pressure which is already far too high. -- Mike Shane wrote: Mike, Why is debba quoting the EBD autoexec.bat from msconfig? |
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Usual culprit, IIRC was SB/Creative sound cards.
-- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.crashfixpc.com http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "Shane" wrote in message ... Well, Mike, naturally I support you in that effort. As for the 'unable to synchronize environment variables' message, I recall such happening to me once or twice, but can't for the life of me remember what caused it! It seems so long ago. Shane "Mike M" wrote in message ... Shane, I haven't a clue which is why I've given up. I've decided to try like you and withdraw from these newsgroups before I do too much harm to my blood pressure which is already far too high. -- Mike Shane wrote: Mike, Why is debba quoting the EBD autoexec.bat from msconfig? |
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