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David Sherman
How do I restore the option in control panel to switch bewteen Classic
or Category view?
thanks
or Category view?
thanks
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Gary S. Terhune
In the View Menu, Explorer Bar, make sure nothing there is checked.
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David Sherman
Nothing is checked.
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Elmo
David said:How do I restore the option in control panel to switch bewteen Classic
or Category view?
thanks
When you open the Control Panel, is the Common Tasks on the left? Is
there a darker blue line that reads "Control Panel"? If so, click it
and that might show the "Switch to .." option.
If the Common Tasks bar is missing, try this:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Line 78. Common Tasks View - Disable or Enable
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David Sherman
No, it doesn't work.
When you open the Control Panel, is the Common Tasks on the left? Is
there a darker blue line that reads "Control Panel"? If so, click it
and that might show the "Switch to .." option.
If the Common Tasks bar is missing, try this:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Line 78. Common Tasks View - Disable or Enable
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Elmo
David said:No, it doesn't work.
Q: What doesn't work?
A:
Q: Which was the case?
A:
Q: Is the Common Tasks bar on the left of the Control Panel window?
A:
Q: What view is currently shown?
A:
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David Sherman
All I get is a list of items in Classic mode.
Common tasks doesn;t show up.
I have looked at the reigisrty and group ploicy. It appears that I
have a registry enrty of ForceClassicControlPanel = 1
In the registy , there is one entry under Group policy, that shows
ForceClassicControlPanel=0.
I deleted all such entires and reboot. I still get the classic view
with no common tasks on the left,
Common tasks doesn;t show up.
I have looked at the reigisrty and group ploicy. It appears that I
have a registry enrty of ForceClassicControlPanel = 1
In the registy , there is one entry under Group policy, that shows
ForceClassicControlPanel=0.
I deleted all such entires and reboot. I still get the classic view
with no common tasks on the left,
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Elmo
David said:All I get is a list of items in Classic mode.
Common tasks doesn't show up.
I have looked at the registry and group policy. It appears that I
have a registry entry of ForceClassicControlPanel = 1
If this shows up again, change it to
ForceClassicControlPanel = )
That should turn off the forced Classic CP.
In the registry, there is one entry under Group policy, that shows
ForceClassicControlPanel=0.
I deleted all such entires and reboot. I still get the classic view
with no common tasks on the left.
When you clicked the "Enable" (Common Tasks view), did you save the .reg
file to the desktop, then double-click it to merge it in the registry?
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/commontasks.reg
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Elmo
Elmo said:If this shows up again, change it to
ForceClassicControlPanel = )
Sorry, this should read:
ForceClassicControlPanel = 0
The zero turns it off.
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David Sherman
On a machine that have category view and common tasks, there is no
forceclassicontrolpanel in the registry at all.
forceclassicontrolpanel in the registry at all.
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Ramesh, MS-MVP
Correct! It does not exist by default, but added only when a Policy is set.
Ref: http://www.winxptutor.com/cpclassic.htm
The "ForceClassicControlPanel" value has to be deleted in order to switch Control Panel views.
--
Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
On a machine that have category view and common tasks, there is no
forceclassicontrolpanel in the registry at all.
Ref: http://www.winxptutor.com/cpclassic.htm
The "ForceClassicControlPanel" value has to be deleted in order to switch Control Panel views.
--
Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
On a machine that have category view and common tasks, there is no
forceclassicontrolpanel in the registry at all.
D
David Sherman
In my case, the registry entry has been deleted in both places and I
still don't have the option to switch.
still don't have the option to switch.
Correct! It does not exist by default, but added only when a Policy is set.
Ref: http://www.winxptutor.com/cpclassic.htm
The "ForceClassicControlPanel" value has to be deleted in order to switch Control Panel views.
--
Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
On a machine that have category view and common tasks, there is no
forceclassicontrolpanel in the registry at all.
Sorry, this should read:
ForceClassicControlPanel = 0
The zero turns it off.
R
Ramesh, MS-MVP
Is the Common Tasks pane enabled?
--
Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
In my case, the registry entry has been deleted in both places and I
still don't have the option to switch.
--
Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
In my case, the registry entry has been deleted in both places and I
still don't have the option to switch.
Correct! It does not exist by default, but added only when a Policy is set.
Ref: http://www.winxptutor.com/cpclassic.htm
The "ForceClassicControlPanel" value has to be deleted in order to switch Control Panel views.
--
Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
On a machine that have category view and common tasks, there is no
forceclassicontrolpanel in the registry at all.
Sorry, this should read:
ForceClassicControlPanel = 0
The zero turns it off.
D
David Sherman
As far as I can tell, it isn't.
Is the Common Tasks pane enabled?
--
Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
In my case, the registry entry has been deleted in both places and I
still don't have the option to switch.
Correct! It does not exist by default, but added only when a Policy is set.
Ref: http://www.winxptutor.com/cpclassic.htm
The "ForceClassicControlPanel" value has to be deleted in order to switch Control Panel views.
--
Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
On a machine that have category view and common tasks, there is no
forceclassicontrolpanel in the registry at all.
Elmo wrote:
David Sherman wrote:
All I get is a list of items in Classic mode.
Common tasks doesn't show up.
I have looked at the registry and group policy. It appears that I
have a registry entry of ForceClassicControlPanel = 1
If this shows up again, change it to
ForceClassicControlPanel = )
Sorry, this should read:
ForceClassicControlPanel = 0
The zero turns it off.
E
Elmo
David said:As far as I can tell, it isn't.
What's in the left pane? If not the Common Tasks, click the "x" to that
pane's top right and you should see the blue Common Tasks pane instead.
R
Ramesh, MS-MVP
In addition:
Click Start, Run - Type "control folders" Press {ENTER}
Select "Show common tasks in folders"
Click OK.
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Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
What's in the left pane? If not the Common Tasks, click the "x" to that
pane's top right and you should see the blue Common Tasks pane instead.
Click Start, Run - Type "control folders" Press {ENTER}
Select "Show common tasks in folders"
Click OK.
--
Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
Elmo said:As far as I can tell, it isn't.
What's in the left pane? If not the Common Tasks, click the "x" to that
pane's top right and you should see the blue Common Tasks pane instead.
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David Sherman
Thanks for the posts, I can't get that to work.
I can get the category view by Start, settings, Control panel, then
right click and explore.
I can't get the Common Tasks at all.
I can get the category view by Start, settings, Control panel, then
right click and explore.
I can't get the Common Tasks at all.
In addition:
Click Start, Run - Type "control folders" Press {ENTER}
Select "Show common tasks in folders"
Click OK.
--
Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
Elmo said:As far as I can tell, it isn't.
What's in the left pane? If not the Common Tasks, click the "x" to that
pane's top right and you should see the blue Common Tasks pane instead.
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