Control Panel - Stuck in Category View

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I installed SP2, no issuse, except it seems im now stuck
in the category view of the control panel. Not a super
problem, but quite annoying.

Anyone know how to fix this?
 
Gregory said:
I installed SP2, no issuse, except it seems im now stuck
in the category view of the control panel. Not a super
problem, but quite annoying.

Anyone know how to fix this?

When you open the window for the Control Panel folder, is there a
left-side pane showing common tasks (of which one is to change the
view)? If not:

Tools -> Folder Options -> View -> General tab
Enable "Show common tasks in folders"

Then you can click the left-pane toggle to change view modes.
 
Unfortunaly, that does not work. If i set it to 'Use
classic' view mode, the normal f showing the control pnael
is used, but when i switch back, i am still stuck in
category view, with the option on the side panel not there
to change to the other view.

The rest of the options that are usually there, are there,
but just not the view change.
 
Gregory said:
Unfortunaly, that does not work. If i set it to 'Use
classic' view mode, the normal f showing the control pnael
is used, but when i switch back, i am still stuck in
category view, with the option on the side panel not there
to change to the other view.

The rest of the options that are usually there, are there,
but just not the view change.

Okay, just so I get this straight:

1) When you switch to "Use Windows classic folders" (in Tools -> Folder
Options -> General), you see which:

(a) A list view of applets.
(b) A category view of applets.

When in this view mode, is there:
(c) A left-side pane for "common tasks"?
(d) No left-side pane for "common tasks"?

2) When you switch to "Show common tasks in folders" (in Tools -> Folder
Options -> General), you see which of the following:

(a) A list view of applets.
(b) A category view of applets.

When in this view mode, is there:
(c) A left-side pane for "common tasks"?
(d) No left-side pane for "common tasks"?

If (d) is true, is there:
(e) A toggle link to switch between classic and category views?
(f) No toggle link?

If (f) is true, is the chevron icon for the "Control Panel" section:
(g) Pointing up (meaning that section is expanded to show its
tasks)?
(h) Pointing down (meaning that section is collapsed)?

If (h) is true, well, you've collapsed that section so its tasks are
hidden. The downward-pointing chevron (arrow) is like any other
drop-down list where you click on that arrow to show what is under that
list. Just click the chevron to expand it to see the tasks available
under that section.
 

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