Windows Vista Control Panel will not open!!!

My control panel won't open half the time. It flickers and dims down like I
closed it immedietly after I open it. Does anyone have any clue what this is?
Anything associated with the control panel won't work either.

Help please!
--
So far... not impressed...=(

"Joey" <Joey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> My control panel won't open half the time. It flickers and dims down like
> I
> closed it immedietly after I open it. Does anyone have any clue what this
> is?
> Anything associated with the control panel won't work either.
>

Was Vista pre installed on the machine or upgraded over XP?

"Joey" <Joey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4FC89CAF-65B6-406C-AD25-6BC040C88A58@microsoft.com...
> My control panel won't open half the time. It flickers and dims down like
> I
> closed it immedietly after I open it. Does anyone have any clue what this
> is?
> Anything associated with the control panel won't work either.
>
> Help please!
> --
> So far... not impressed...=(


If this is a new PC, have you called the OEM help line to get assistance
with this problem?

If this is -not- a new PC, have you tried booting from the Vista DVD and
repairing the install? If you need info on this, open Help & Support, type
"startup repair" in the search box, click on the "Startup Repair: frequently
asked questions" link, click on the "How do I use Startup Repair" link.
Read.

Good luck!

Lang

--
So far... not impressed...=(


"Lang Murphy" wrote:

> "Joey" <Joey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4FC89CAF-65B6-406C-AD25-6BC040C88A58@microsoft.com...
> > My control panel won't open half the time. It flickers and dims down like
> > I
> > closed it immedietly after I open it. Does anyone have any clue what this
> > is?
> > Anything associated with the control panel won't work either.
> >
> > Help please!
> > --
> > So far... not impressed...=(
>
>
> If this is a new PC, have you called the OEM help line to get assistance
> with this problem?
>
> If this is -not- a new PC, have you tried booting from the Vista DVD and
> repairing the install? If you need info on this, open Help & Support, type
> "startup repair" in the search box, click on the "Startup Repair: frequently
> asked questions" link, click on the "How do I use Startup Repair" link.
> Read.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Lang
>

If I repair do I lose all data on my harddrive? I'll try that if I don't...

"Joey" <Joey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
> --
> So far... not impressed...=(
>
>
> "Lang Murphy" wrote:
>
>> "Joey" <Joey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:4FC89CAF-65B6-406C-AD25-6BC040C88A58@microsoft.com...
>> > My control panel won't open half the time. It flickers and dims down
>> > like
>> > I
>> > closed it immedietly after I open it. Does anyone have any clue what
>> > this
>> > is?
>> > Anything associated with the control panel won't work either.
>> >
>> > Help please!
>> > --
>> > So far... not impressed...=(
>>
>>
>> If this is a new PC, have you called the OEM help line to get assistance
>> with this problem?
>>
>> If this is -not- a new PC, have you tried booting from the Vista DVD and
>> repairing the install? If you need info on this, open Help & Support,
>> type
>> "startup repair" in the search box, click on the "Startup Repair:
>> frequently
>> asked questions" link, click on the "How do I use Startup Repair" link.
>> Read.
>>
>> Good luck!
>>
>> Lang
>>
>
> If I repair do I lose all data on my harddrive? I'll try that if I
> don't...


Well... one always stands the chance of losing data when one does -anything-
on a computer. To be safe, it's always good to have a backup of one's data
whenever one tries any kind of system repair or system restore.

And... no, as long as you don't lose power to your computer while doing the
repair, or worse, take a major power spike from, say, lightening, you won't
lose data. The repair will only touch the system files. Not your data.

Lang

Restart the Software Licensing service son.

<Bigyaknut@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Restart the Software Licensing service son.
>

I don't have the original message that this refers to, but I once had this
problem of Control Panel not opening. Question to original poster: do you
have a Dell? If so, maybe I can help.

EW

I just discovered the same issue on my new machine too. I had to do a system
restore to an earlier date. Vista! POS.



"jboy1979" wrote:

>
> I've got the same problem, with a DELL PC too. Short of the PC restore,
> what do you recommend, EW?
>
>
>

Mine is a New SystemMax, not a Dell. It seems to work after the System
Restore to an earlier point, but then the problem returns after a re-start.



"soarindude" wrote:

> I just discovered the same issue on my new machine too. I had to do a system
> restore to an earlier date. Vista! POS.
>
>
>
> "jboy1979" wrote:
>
> >
> > I've got the same problem, with a DELL PC too. Short of the PC restore,
> > what do you recommend, EW?
> >
> >
> >

The tech support people at SystemMax (WHO ARE AMERICANS IN OHIO by the way)
gave me a link to the MS Vista hotfix for this problem. I discovered that
the Games section and the Wlecome Center also did not work on my Vista, just
as the Hotfix says. You have to contact MS via this link and they will send
you the Hotfix, but it did work for me, at least it's working right now.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936686/en-us

SD

"Joey" wrote:

> My control panel won't open half the time. It flickers and dims down like I
> closed it immedietly after I open it. Does anyone have any clue what this is?
> Anything associated with the control panel won't work either.
>
> Help please!
> --
> So far... not impressed...=(