How to Remove Blank Entries from the MSConfig Startup Tab in Windows XP

Sometimes after uninstalling software, you may end up with blank entries in the System Configuration Utility (MSConfig.exe) in Windows XP. This happens if the startup entry is present in the registry with blank value data. This article tells you how to remove those orphaned entries by editing the registry.

Removing Blank Startup Items from MSConfig

1. First, enable the item if it’s already disabled, and then click Apply. This moves back the entry to the "Run" registry key, which you can edit manually.

2. Note down where the blank entry is located in the registry, by expanding and viewing the Location column. (Hint: HKLM represents HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE registry branch, and HKCU means HKEY_CURRENT_USER)

3. Click Start, Run. Type Regedit.exe and press ENTER.

4. Navigate to the registry branch that you noted in Step 2.

5. Right-click on the value which has blank data, and choose Delete.

Additional Note: If the (Default) or unnamed value has blank data, you’ll have to delete that as well. Right-click on the (Default) and choose Delete. It should now read as (value not set)

Editor’s Note: MSConfig in Windows Vista and Windows 7 no longer displays the "blank" entries. See this screenshot.

Fix: Cannot View CHM Files from a Network Drive in Windows XP/2003/Vista

Fix: Cannot View CHM Files from a Network Drive in Windows XP/2003/Vista

When you open a .CHM file over a network drive in a Windows XP/2003/Vista computer, the right pane may show the following message instead of displaying the topic/contents.

Navigation to the webpage was canceled

This is perfectly normal, as Microsoft Security Updates 896358 & 840315 block display of CHM file contents when opened from a network drive. And in Windows Vista, the security update is included by default. Microsoft issues workarounds (registry edits) for this problem in article KB896054. It documents the following methods to enable CHM functionality from a network drive.

1. How to use UrlAllowList to enable specific URLs
2. How to use the MaxAllowedZone value to enable a security zone
3. How to use both UrlAllowList and the MaxAllowedZone value
4. Use NestedProtocolList to enable nested protocols within a URL

Related Tip: For downloaded CHM files which are stored in the local hard drive, right-click the CHM file, and then click Properties. Click Unblock. Double-click the CHM file to view the contents.

HHReg Utility Automates the Task

HHReg (HTML Help Registration Utility) automates the steps in KB896054. It allows you register your individual .CHM files or the folders containing your .CHM files, so that it does not compromise security. HHReg works fine in Windows Vista as well.

Start HHReg and add the CHM file by clicking Add File. To add a network folder which contains CHM files, use the Add Folder button, Browse and add the UNC path.

You should now be able to view CHM contents from the network share.

The setting will be stored in the following registry keys, in a String value named UrlAllowList:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE Microsoft HTMLHelp 1.x ItssRestrictions

and

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE Microsoft HTMLHelp 1.x HHRestrictions

Additional Information

If you want to configure the MaxAllowedZone value to enable a security zone as per Example 2 in KB896054, use the General Security tab in HHReg.

मल्टीमीडिया डेस्क

मल्टीमीडिया डेस्क। क्या आप खुद को टेक फ्रीक मानते हैं? क्या आपको भी लगता है कि तकनीक से जुड़ी चीजों के बारे में आपको अच्छी जानकारी है? तो आपको हमारा आर्टिकल जरूरत पढ़ना चाहिए। यहां हम आपको तकनीक से जुड़े कुछ ऐसे टर्म्स के बारे में बताने जा रहे हैं, जिनका आप रोज इस्तेमाल करते होंगे, लेकिन क्या आपको इन टर्म्स का फुल फॉर्म पता है?

जानिए कि इन टर्म्स को लेकर आपको कितना पता है।

PAN- पर्मानेंट अकाउंट नंबर (Permanent Account Number)

PDF- पोर्टेबल डाक्यूमेंट्स फॉर्मेट (Portable Document format)

SIM- सब्सक्राइबर आइडेंटिटी मॉड्यूल (Subscriber Identity Module)

ATM- ऑटोमेटेड टेलर मशीन (Automated Teller Machine)

IFSC- इंडियन फाइनेंशियल सिस्टम कोड (Indian Financial System Code)

Wi-Fi- वायरलेस फिडेलिटी (Wireless Fidelity)

GOOGLE- ग्लोबल ऑर्गनाइजेशन ऑफ ओरियंटेड ग्रुप लैंग्वेज ऑफ अर्थ (Global Organization Of Oriented Group Language Of Earth)

YAHOO- येट अनदर हायरार्किकल ऑफिशस ऑरेकल (Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle)

VIRUS- वाइरस इंफर्मेशन रिसोर्सेज अंडर सीज (Vital Information Resources Under seize)

USB- यूनिवर्सिल सीरियल बस (Universal Serial Bus)

SIM- सब्सक्राइबर आइडेंटिटी मॉड्यूल (subscriber identity module)

GPRS- जनरल पैकेट रेडियो सर्विस (general packet radio service)

GPS - ग्लोबल पोजिशनिंग सिस्टम (Global Positioning system)

WINDOW- वाइड इंटरेक्टिव नेटवर्क डेवलपमेंट(Wide Interactive Network Development for Office work Solution)

COMPUTER- कॉमन ओरियंटेड मशईन पटिकुलर्ली यूनाइटेड एंड यूस्ड अंडर टेक्निकल एंड एजुकेशन रीसर्च (Common Oriented Machine Particularly United and used under Technical and Educational Research)

UMTS- यूनिवर्सल मोबाइल टेलीकम्यूनिकेशन सिस्टम(Universal Mobile Telecommunications System)

AMOLED- एक्टिव मेट्रिक्स ऑर्गेनिक लाइट इमिटिंग डायोड (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting diode)

OLED- ऑर्गेनिक लाइट इमिटिंग डायोड (Organic Light-Emitting diode)

IMEI- इंटरनेशनल मोबाइल इक्विपमेंट आइडेंटिटी (International Mobile Equipment Identity)

ESN- इलेक्टॉनिक सीरिल नंबर (Electronic Serial Number)

UPS- अनइंटरप्टेड पॉवर सप्लाई (Uninterruptible Power Supply)

HDMI- हाई डेफिनेशन मल्टीमीडिया इंटरफेस (High Definition Multimedia Interface)

VPN- वर्चुअल प्राइवेट नेटवर्क (Virtual Private Network)

APN- एक्सेस प्वाइंट नेम (Access Point Name)

LED- लाइट इमिटिंग डायोड (Light Emitting Diode)