Two Network Connection applet Control Panel problems.

[smlunatick]

I somehow now have a second icon for the Network Connection applet in
my Control Panel. How do I fix the icons?

 

[Wesley Vogel]

ncpa.cpl is Network Connections.

I had the same problem, two Network Connections showed up in the Control
Panel. I have no idea why. I fixed it by using Group Policy: Hide
specified control panel applets.

If XP Pro only, does not exist in XP Home.
Open Group Policy...
Start | Run | Type: gpedit.msc | Click OK |
Navigate to >>>

User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Control Panel\
Hide specified control panel applets

Hides specified Control Panel items and folders.
[[This setting removes Control Panel items (such as Display) and folders
(such as Fonts) from the Control Panel window and the Start menu. It can
remove Control Panel items you have added to your system, as well as Control
Panel items included in Windows 2000.

To hide a Control Panel item, type the file name of the item, such as
Ncpa.cpl (for Network). To hide a folder, type the folder name, such as
Fonts.

This setting affects the Start menu and Control Panel window only. It does
not prevent users from running Control Panel items.

Also, see the "Remove Display in Control Panel" setting in User
Configuration\Administrative Templates\Control Panel\Display.

If both the "Hide specified Control Panel applets" setting and the "Show
only specified Control Panel applets" setting are enabled, and the same item
appears in both lists, the "Show only specified Control Panel applets"
setting is ignored.

Note: To find the file name of a Control Panel item, search for files with
the .cpl file name extension in the %Systemroot%\System32 directory. Note:
To create a list of disallowed Control Panel applets, click Show, click Add,
and then enter the Control Panel file name (ends with .cpl) or the name
displayed under that item in the Control Panel. (e.g., desk.cpl,
powercfg.cpl, Printers and Faxes)

Note: This setting does not affect the Categories that are displayed in the
new Control Panel Category view in Windows XP. If you want to control which
items are displayed in Control Panel, enable the "Force classic Control
Panel Style" setting to remove the Category view, and then use this setting
to control which .cpls are not displayed.]]

Items will be listed here...

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowCpl
Value Name: 1
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: ncpa.cpl

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[smlunatick]

I've been searching a fix to this all afternoon. I have tried 'Shell
Object Editor" but it can only locate a single shelobject for this. I
located info on the adding of Control Panel CPL applets to
"KEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\don't load" registry key. Compared my
"defective" XP user account with a correct working one and also checked
on a second PC. Turns out this key is used by MS so that only the
shell object would be listed in the Control Panel. So I placed a
string value for 'ncpa.cpl' and set it to No. The second icon (the one
that only had the OPEN or Create Shortcut rigth-click options) is based
from 'ncpa.cpl.'

All seems to be fine now!

Thank for your suggestion.

ncpa.cpl is Network Connections.

I had the same problem, two Network Connections showed up in the Control
Panel. I have no idea why. I fixed it by using Group Policy: Hide
specified control panel applets.

If XP Pro only, does not exist in XP Home.
Open Group Policy...
Start | Run | Type: gpedit.msc | Click OK |
Navigate to >>>

User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Control Panel\
Hide specified control panel applets

Hides specified Control Panel items and folders.
[[This setting removes Control Panel items (such as Display) and folders
(such as Fonts) from the Control Panel window and the Start menu. It can
remove Control Panel items you have added to your system, as well as Control
Panel items included in Windows 2000.

To hide a Control Panel item, type the file name of the item, such as
Ncpa.cpl (for Network). To hide a folder, type the folder name, such as
Fonts.

This setting affects the Start menu and Control Panel window only. It does
not prevent users from running Control Panel items.

Also, see the "Remove Display in Control Panel" setting in User
Configuration\Administrative Templates\Control Panel\Display.

If both the "Hide specified Control Panel applets" setting and the "Show
only specified Control Panel applets" setting are enabled, and the same item
appears in both lists, the "Show only specified Control Panel applets"
setting is ignored.

Note: To find the file name of a Control Panel item, search for files with
the .cpl file name extension in the %Systemroot%\System32 directory. Note:
To create a list of disallowed Control Panel applets, click Show, click Add,
and then enter the Control Panel file name (ends with .cpl) or the name
displayed under that item in the Control Panel. (e.g., desk.cpl,
powercfg.cpl, Printers and Faxes)

Note: This setting does not affect the Categories that are displayed in the
new Control Panel Category view in Windows XP. If you want to control which
items are displayed in Control Panel, enable the "Force classic Control
Panel Style" setting to remove the Category view, and then use this setting
to control which .cpls are not displayed.]]

Items will be listed here...

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowCpl
Value Name: 1
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: ncpa.cpl

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

I somehow now have a second icon for the Network Connection applet in
my Control Panel. How do I fix the icons?

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Sometimes, you just have to use a band-aid and not worry about the real
cause.

Keep having fun. ;-)

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

I've been searching a fix to this all afternoon. I have tried 'Shell
Object Editor" but it can only locate a single shelobject for this. I
located info on the adding of Control Panel CPL applets to
"KEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\don't load" registry key. Compared my
"defective" XP user account with a correct working one and also checked
on a second PC. Turns out this key is used by MS so that only the
shell object would be listed in the Control Panel. So I placed a
string value for 'ncpa.cpl' and set it to No. The second icon (the one
that only had the OPEN or Create Shortcut rigth-click options) is based
from 'ncpa.cpl.'

All seems to be fine now!

Thank for your suggestion.

ncpa.cpl is Network Connections.

I had the same problem, two Network Connections showed up in the Control
Panel. I have no idea why. I fixed it by using Group Policy: Hide
specified control panel applets.

If XP Pro only, does not exist in XP Home.
Open Group Policy...
Start | Run | Type: gpedit.msc | Click OK |
Navigate to >>>

User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Control Panel\
Hide specified control panel applets

Hides specified Control Panel items and folders.
[[This setting removes Control Panel items (such as Display) and folders
(such as Fonts) from the Control Panel window and the Start menu. It can
remove Control Panel items you have added to your system, as well as
Control Panel items included in Windows 2000.

To hide a Control Panel item, type the file name of the item, such as
Ncpa.cpl (for Network). To hide a folder, type the folder name, such as
Fonts.

This setting affects the Start menu and Control Panel window only. It
does not prevent users from running Control Panel items.

Also, see the "Remove Display in Control Panel" setting in User
Configuration\Administrative Templates\Control Panel\Display.

If both the "Hide specified Control Panel applets" setting and the "Show
only specified Control Panel applets" setting are enabled, and the same
item appears in both lists, the "Show only specified Control Panel
applets" setting is ignored.

Note: To find the file name of a Control Panel item, search for files
with the .cpl file name extension in the %Systemroot%\System32
directory. Note: To create a list of disallowed Control Panel applets,
click Show, click Add, and then enter the Control Panel file name (ends
with .cpl) or the name displayed under that item in the Control Panel.
(e.g., desk.cpl, powercfg.cpl, Printers and Faxes)

Note: This setting does not affect the Categories that are displayed in
the new Control Panel Category view in Windows XP. If you want to
control which items are displayed in Control Panel, enable the "Force
classic Control Panel Style" setting to remove the Category view, and
then use this setting to control which .cpls are not displayed.]]

Items will be listed here...

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowCpl
Value Name: 1
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: ncpa.cpl

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

I somehow now have a second icon for the Network Connection applet in
my Control Panel. How do I fix the icons?