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Answer Line: Can You Trust Important Data to CD-Rs?

Keep data safe on CD-R discs, paste text into Word minus the formatting, control which programs run at start-up in Windows 95 and 2000.

Lincoln Spector

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Msconfig for Windows 2000 and 95

Windows 98 and Me have a wonderful tool for controlling which programs load automatically when you boot: Msconfig. But if you use Windows 95 or 2000, you're out of luck.

To get Msconfig-like features that work with those OSs, try Mike Lin's free substitute, the Startup Control Panel. You can obtain it from PCWorld.com's Downloads and from the designer

One version installs into Windows' Control Panel; the other, an executable file (.exe), runs on its own. The program also does tricks that exceed Msconfig's abilities, such as letting you set something to run only at the next boot.

Send your questions to answer@pcworld.com. We pay $50 for published items. You'll find Contributing Editor Lincoln Spector's humorous writing at The Link Inspector.
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