Control Panel is "dead"

[Guest]

hi,

I experienced weird problem with the Control Panel. I don't know if it has been going on for a while or just started, I rarely goes to the Control Panel.

When I click on the Control Panel, it will display everything in the Category View. Then when I click anything, it will just display the first page of that thing (e.g. I click on the "Printer and other stuff" icon) in Category view and nothing happen. The left column, the back & forward button on top doesn't show. Then the icon on the upper top left will change to that rectangle of blue and white and immediately will change to light color and will show "Control Panel (Not Responding)". If I click the red X on the upper top right, the Control Panel will close but my menu bar (where the start button is, on the bottom of the screen) will disappear and then come back on after about 30 seconds. Everything stays the same beside the Control Panel that has been closed.

Is there anything I can do to diagnose what the problem is? Or at least can I know what cause this stupid thing to the control panel? Any info is greatly appreciated. I formatted the computer too many times already (since 3 years ago) and I don't want to have to format again because I have to call MS to activate the Window and they gave me a hard time on registering it (too many questions asked).

Thank you.

 

[roger]

Hi,

hi,

I experienced weird problem with the Control Panel. I don't know if it has been going on for a while or just started, I rarely goes to the Control Panel.

When I click on the Control Panel, it will display everything in the Category View. Then when I click anything, it will just display the first page of that thing (e.g. I click on the "Printer and other stuff" icon) in Category view and nothing happen. The left column, the back & forward button on top doesn't show. Then the icon on the upper top left will change to that rectangle of blue and white and immediately will change to light color and will show "Control Panel (Not Responding)". If I click the red X on the upper top right, the Control Panel will close but my menu bar (where the start button is, on the bottom of the screen) will disappear and then come back on after about 30 seconds. Everything stays the same beside the Control Panel that has been closed.

Is there anything I can do to diagnose what the problem is? Or at least can I know what cause this stupid thing to the control panel? Any info is greatly appreciated. I formatted the computer too many times already (since 3 years ago) and I don't want to have to format again because I have to call MS to activate the Window and they gave me a hard time on registering it (too many questions asked).

Thank you.

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[Guest]

I already have and run Ad-Aware through the system. I have no spyware whatsoever, beside the one embedded in Eudora's system. Thanks for the info though.

 

[Unknown]

This problem has been reported several times with no known fix as yet. Most
people are using 'classic view'.

I already have and run Ad-Aware through the system. I have no spyware

whatsoever, beside the one embedded in Eudora's system. Thanks for the info
though.has been going on for a while or just started, I rarely goes to the Control
Panel.Category View. Then when I click anything, it will just display the first page
of that thing (e.g. I click on the "Printer and other stuff" icon) in Category
view and nothing happen. The left column, the back & forward button on top
doesn't show. Then the icon on the upper top left will change to that
rectangle of blue and white and immediately will change to light color and
will show "Control Panel (Not Responding)". If I click the red X on the upper
top right, the Control Panel will close but my menu bar (where the start
button is, on the bottom of the screen) will disappear and then come back on
after about 30 seconds. Everything stays the same beside the Control Panel
that has been closed.can I know what cause this stupid thing to the control panel? Any info is
greatly appreciated. I formatted the computer too many times already (since 3
years ago) and I don't want to have to format again because I have to call MS
to activate the Window and they gave me a hard time on registering it (too
many questions asked).