Control Panel Is Lost

[Guest]

In trying to uninstall TweakUI, I unchecked some 'programs' under one of the
tabs in Tweak - BIG, BIG mistake! Most of the icons that were in Control
Panel are now gone! I tried reinstalling Tweak and it didn't install. I tried
using System Restore, but it was uleless - none of the past two months worked
(another issue for another day).
Does anyone know how to restore Control Panel, short of reinstalling
Windows? Hope so, because XP Home came pre-installed on this computer, and
the files are located in a hidden partition on the hard drive. Thanks in
advance.
Bob

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Hi Bob,

1. Click Start, Run and type Regedit.exe
2. Navigate to the following location:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\don't load

3. Backup the branch using the Export option under File menu
4. In the right pane, delete all the values whose data is set to "no"
5. Close Regedit.exe

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


In trying to uninstall TweakUI, I unchecked some 'programs' under one of the
tabs in Tweak - BIG, BIG mistake! Most of the icons that were in Control
Panel are now gone! I tried reinstalling Tweak and it didn't install. I
tried
using System Restore, but it was uleless - none of the past two months
worked
(another issue for another day).
Does anyone know how to restore Control Panel, short of reinstalling
Windows? Hope so, because XP Home came pre-installed on this computer, and
the files are located in a hidden partition on the hard drive. Thanks in
advance.
Bob

 

[Guest]

You just earned "Hero of the Day" honors! Thank you so much.
Bob

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

You're welcome, Bob.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


You just earned "Hero of the Day" honors! Thank you so much.
Bob