Control Panel duplicate icons.
*.cpl files are Control Panel extensions, they show up in the Control Panel.
Do a Search on your machine for *.cpl files.
Read this.
HOW TO: Search For Hidden Or System Files In Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/302347
Keep in mind that there are normally two *.cpl files with the same exact
name, one each in these two folders...
C:\WINDOWS\system32
and
C:\WINDOWS\system32\dllcache
If there are two of any of the *.cpl files in C:\WINDOWS\system32, move the
duplicates with (2) after the file name *.cpl (2) or Copy of *.cpl to
another folder and keep opening the Control panel to see the result.
There can be a couple of other reasons for duplicate icons in the Control
Panel.
See this also...
How to remove an invalid icon in the Control Panel
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/cpicon.htm
When you're sure that you have things in hand, delete the duplicates.
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Look for two items in
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Explorer\ControlPanel\NameSpace
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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