I can't open Control Panel - why?

[geezer]

Gads! It just goes on and on - now I find I cannot open Control Panel
at all. Why not?

(XP HOME) (again)

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Visit http://www.kellys-korner-xp.co­m/xp_tweaks.htm and scroll down to
Item #256 (Restore the Control Panel).


[Courtesy of MS-MVP Kelly Theriot]


Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software
http://support.microsoft.com/?­id=827315

Download Ad-aware SE and scan your PC for the presence of sp­yware:
http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10045910.html?part=69274&subj=dlpage&tag=button

Symantec Security Check
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym&plfid=23&pkj=YVXRORVWHFHMFNZMBBX

Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...a2-6a57-4c57-a8bd-dbf62eda9671&displaylang=en

3 Simple Steps to Help Ensure the Protection of Your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/athom­e/security/protect/default.msp­x

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx

Utilize the following maintenance programs, at least monthly,
to maintain the optimum performance of Windows XP:

Description of the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310312&Product=winxp

How to Perform Disk Error Checking in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315265&Product=winxp

HOW TO: Analyze and Defragment a Disk in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;305781&Product=winxp

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx

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:

| Gads! It just goes on and on - now I find I cannot open Control Panel
| at all. Why not?
|
| (XP HOME) (again)

 

[geezer]

Visit http://www.kellys-korner-xp.co­m/xp_tweaks.htm and scroll down to
Item #256 (Restore the Control Panel).

It worked!

Thanks

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Kelly Theriot]


Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software
http://support.microsoft.com/?­id=827315

Download Ad-aware SE and scan your PC for the presence of sp­yware:
http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10045910.html?part=69274&subj=dlpage&tag=button

Symantec Security Check
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym&plfid=23&pkj=YVXRORVWHFHMFNZMBBX

Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...a2-6a57-4c57-a8bd-dbf62eda9671&displaylang=en

3 Simple Steps to Help Ensure the Protection of Your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/athom­e/security/protect/default.msp­x

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx

Utilize the following maintenance programs, at least monthly,
to maintain the optimum performance of Windows XP:

Description of the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310312&Product=winxp

How to Perform Disk Error Checking in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315265&Product=winxp

HOW TO: Analyze and Defragment a Disk in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;305781&Product=winxp

 

[Guest]

Hi Carey,
Your link got worms! I'll tell you how I found out:

Carey link really appears correct. But click on it - not working.
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.co­m/xp_tweaks.htm

I paste a good one from my Favorites: (They look identical)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Copy your link & Paste to Browser - the worms show-up
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.co­-m/xp_tweaks.htm (error: extra <-> in 'co-m')

Another way of detection: Click at far blank-end of your above link but the mouse
cursor goes as close to it. Now, press Space bar key - it make one step underlined.
Try my good link.

Once in a while - all of us - must also clean our own machine - those intruders chose
no one. I cannot believe it - no one ever reported this before?

Regards,
<Rino>


Visit http://www.kellys-korner-xp.co­m/xp_tweaks.htm and scroll down to
Item #256 (Restore the Control Panel).


[Courtesy of MS-MVP Kelly Theriot]


Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software
http://support.microsoft.com/?­id=827315

Download Ad-aware SE and scan your PC for the presence of sp­yware:
http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10045910.html?part=69274&subj=dlpage&tag=button

Symantec Security Check
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym&plfid=23&pkj=YVXRORVWHFHMFNZMBBX

Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...a2-6a57-4c57-a8bd-dbf62eda9671&displaylang=en

3 Simple Steps to Help Ensure the Protection of Your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/athom­e/security/protect/default.msp­x

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx

Utilize the following maintenance programs, at least monthly,
to maintain the optimum performance of Windows XP:

Description of the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310312&Product=winxp

How to Perform Disk Error Checking in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315265&Product=winxp

HOW TO: Analyze and Defragment a Disk in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;305781&Product=winxp

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx

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:

| Gads! It just goes on and on - now I find I cannot open Control Panel
| at all. Why not?
|
| (XP HOME) (again)

 

[Kelly]

Interesting!

--

All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

Hi Carey,
Your link got worms! I'll tell you how I found out:

Carey link really appears correct. But click on it - not working.
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.co­m/xp_tweaks.htm

I paste a good one from my Favorites: (They look identical)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Copy your link & Paste to Browser - the worms show-up
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.co­-m/xp_tweaks.htm (error: extra <-> in
'co-m')

Another way of detection: Click at far blank-end of your above link but
the mouse
cursor goes as close to it. Now, press Space bar key - it make one step
underlined.
Try my good link.

Once in a while - all of us - must also clean our own machine - those
intruders chose
no one. I cannot believe it - no one ever reported this before?

Regards,
<Rino>


Visit http://www.kellys-korner-xp.co­m/xp_tweaks.htm and scroll down to
Item #256 (Restore the Control Panel).


[Courtesy of MS-MVP Kelly Theriot]


Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software
http://support.microsoft.com/?­id=827315

Download Ad-aware SE and scan your PC for the presence of sp­yware:
http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10045910.html?part=69274&subj=dlpage&tag=button

Symantec Security Check
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym&plfid=23&pkj=YVXRORVWHFHMFNZMBBX

Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...a2-6a57-4c57-a8bd-dbf62eda9671&displaylang=en

3 Simple Steps to Help Ensure the Protection of Your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/athom­e/security/protect/default.msp­x

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx

Utilize the following maintenance programs, at least monthly,
to maintain the optimum performance of Windows XP:

Description of the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310312&Product=winxp

How to Perform Disk Error Checking in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315265&Product=winxp

HOW TO: Analyze and Defragment a Disk in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;305781&Product=winxp

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx

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----

:

| Gads! It just goes on and on - now I find I cannot open Control Panel
| at all. Why not?
|
| (XP HOME) (again)

 

[Guest]

Thank You!
Hey Kelly, while you're here I must ask you - how I could take out or delete a pop up
Windows alert message - it always come up upon booting up:

Top movie installation error
Top movie require the Microsoft Virtual Machine
Download it from http://www.microsoft.com/java/vm/dl_vm40.htm

This alert or error message is many years old and still continued showing in my PC. I
already installed a latest version of Java from Sun M. Is there a way I could get rid of
it?


My Advance Thanks,
<<Rino>>


Interesting!

--

All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

Hi Carey,
Your link got worms! I'll tell you how I found out:

Carey link really appears correct. But click on it - not working.
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.co­m/xp_tweaks.htm

I paste a good one from my Favorites: (They look identical)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Copy your link & Paste to Browser - the worms show-up
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.co­-m/xp_tweaks.htm (error: extra <-> in
'co-m')

Another way of detection: Click at far blank-end of your above link but
the mouse
cursor goes as close to it. Now, press Space bar key - it make one step
underlined.
Try my good link.

Once in a while - all of us - must also clean our own machine - those
intruders chose
no one. I cannot believe it - no one ever reported this before?

Regards,
<Rino>


Visit http://www.kellys-korner-xp.co­m/xp_tweaks.htm and scroll down to
Item #256 (Restore the Control Panel).


[Courtesy of MS-MVP Kelly Theriot]


Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software
http://support.microsoft.com/?­id=827315

Download Ad-aware SE and scan your PC for the presence of sp­yware:
http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10045910.html?part=69274&subj=dlpage&tag=button

Symantec Security Check
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym&plfid=23&pkj=YVXRORVWHFHMFNZMBBX

Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...a2-6a57-4c57-a8bd-dbf62eda9671&displaylang=en

3 Simple Steps to Help Ensure the Protection of Your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/athom­e/security/protect/default.msp­x

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx

Utilize the following maintenance programs, at least monthly,
to maintain the optimum performance of Windows XP:

Description of the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310312&Product=winxp

How to Perform Disk Error Checking in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315265&Product=winxp

HOW TO: Analyze and Defragment a Disk in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;305781&Product=winxp

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----

:

| Gads! It just goes on and on - now I find I cannot open Control Panel
| at all. Why not?
|
| (XP HOME) (again)

 

[Kelly]

Most welcome. As for Top Movie.... would need to know more. What type of
program is this? I have never heard of it. If you are still using it,
check the options and/or their support forums. Good luck!

--

All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

Thank You!
Hey Kelly, while you're here I must ask you - how I could take out or
delete a pop up
Windows alert message - it always come up upon booting up:

Top movie installation error
Top movie require the Microsoft Virtual Machine
Download it from http://www.microsoft.com/java/vm/dl_vm40.htm

This alert or error message is many years old and still continued showing
in my PC. I
already installed a latest version of Java from Sun M. Is there a way I
could get rid of
it?


My Advance Thanks,
<<Rino>>


Interesting!

--

All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

Hi Carey,
Your link got worms! I'll tell you how I found out:

Carey link really appears correct. But click on it - not working.
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.co­m/xp_tweaks.htm

I paste a good one from my Favorites: (They look identical)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Copy your link & Paste to Browser - the worms show-up
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.co­-m/xp_tweaks.htm (error: extra <-> in
'co-m')

Another way of detection: Click at far blank-end of your above link but
the mouse
cursor goes as close to it. Now, press Space bar key - it make one step
underlined.
Try my good link.

Once in a while - all of us - must also clean our own machine - those
intruders chose
no one. I cannot believe it - no one ever reported this before?

Regards,
<Rino>


Visit http://www.kellys-korner-xp.co­m/xp_tweaks.htm and scroll down to
Item #256 (Restore the Control Panel).


[Courtesy of MS-MVP Kelly Theriot]


Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software
http://support.microsoft.com/?­id=827315

Download Ad-aware SE and scan your PC for the presence of sp­yware:
http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10045910.html?part=69274&subj=dlpage&tag=button

Symantec Security Check
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym&plfid=23&pkj=YVXRORVWHFHMFNZMBBX

Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...a2-6a57-4c57-a8bd-dbf62eda9671&displaylang=en

3 Simple Steps to Help Ensure the Protection of Your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/athom­e/security/protect/default.msp­x

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx

Utilize the following maintenance programs, at least monthly,
to maintain the optimum performance of Windows XP:

Description of the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310312&Product=winxp

How to Perform Disk Error Checking in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315265&Product=winxp

HOW TO: Analyze and Defragment a Disk in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;305781&Product=winxp

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----

:

| Gads! It just goes on and on - now I find I cannot open Control Panel
| at all. Why not?
|
| (XP HOME) (again)