Accessing Control Panel

[Warren]

It seems that I cannot access Control Panel the same way I used to. I click
Start and the menu on the right side of the panel still lists Control Panel.
However, there is an arrow pointing to the right which takes me to a menu of
the programs contained in the Control Panel listed vertically down the page.
I can right click Control Panel and hit Open. By doing so, I can then
access the icons contained therein in the old customary view. At this
point, I clicked View and the dot beside Icons was indeed there. I would
prefer to return to the point whereby Control Panel contains no right
pointing arrow and can be opened directly from the original menu.

 

[Guest]

Right click on "Start" Go to properties. There is an option in there checked
called "Expand Control Panel". Uncheck it.

 

[Dennis Marks]

Right click on Start/properties/start menu/customize/advanced/control
panel/display as a link.

My version of XP is not as stated below.