Inactive icon in control Panel

[Daniel Royer]

My Control Panel shows an icon which, when clicked upon, doesn't do
anything. How can I get rid of it?


Daniel

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Daniel Royer, University of Geneva
daniel at royer dot ch

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

My Control Panel shows an icon which, when clicked upon, doesn't do
anything. How can I get rid of it?


Daniel

What is it?

 

[Ken Blake]

In

My Control Panel shows an icon which, when clicked upon,
doesn't do
anything. How can I get rid of it?

Icons in the control panel are representations of files with the
extension .cpl in \windows\system. You can get rid of any such
icon by deleting its corresponding .cpl file.

But I wouldn't be quick to do this without finding out what it is
and why it doesn't do anything. What is the icon's name?

 

[Daniel Royer]

There is no name below the icon, and I can't find a file under
\windows\system with a blank name and just the .cpl extension. That's my
problem!

Daniel

 

[Kelly]

According to Microsoft, the Group Policy Editor can be used to "Hides all
Control Panel items." Before we get started I want to inform you that this
tweak does not prevent the control panel applets from running, they just do
not show up in control panel any more.

Start/Run/gpedit.msc. User Configuration/Adminsistrative Templates
Folder/Control Panel Folder. Select Show only specified Control Panel
Applets (right pane) properties. Select the enable button/click the Show
button.

A new window will pop up that will display control panel objects that are OK
to show. Items not on this list will not be displayed in control panel when
this feature is enabled.


Here are the Windows XP Pro Control Panel applets:
System Properties = sysdm.cpl
Network Connections = ncpa.cpl
ODBC Administrator = odbccp32.cpl
Display Properties = desk.cpl
Add or remove programs = appwiz.cpl
Internet Properties = Inetcpl.cpl
Game Controllers = joy.cpl
Phone and modem Options = telephon.cpl
Time and Date Properties = timedate.cpl
Region and Language Options = intl.cpl
Power Options = powercfg.cpl
Mouse Properties = main.cpl
Accessibility Options = access.cpl
Add Hardware Wizard = hdwwiz.cpl
Sound and Audio Devices = mmsys.cpl
User Accounts = nusrmgr.cpl
Speech Properties = sapi.cpl

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In memory of our dear friend, MVP Alex Nichol: http://www.dts-l.org/

All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

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

There is no name below the icon, and I can't find a file under
\windows\system with a blank name and just the .cpl extension. That's my
problem!

Daniel

 

[Daniel Royer]

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"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

What is it?

The problem is: I don't know!

Daniel


______________________________
Daniel Royer, University of Geneva
daniel at royer dot ch

 

[Daniel Royer]

thanks Kelly. I'll give it a try.

Daniel

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______________________________
Daniel Royer, University of Geneva
daniel at royer dot ch

According to Microsoft, the Group Policy Editor can be used to "Hides all
Control Panel items." Before we get started I want to inform you that this
tweak does not prevent the control panel applets from running, they just
do not show up in control panel any more.

Start/Run/gpedit.msc. User Configuration/Adminsistrative Templates
Folder/Control Panel Folder. Select Show only specified Control Panel
Applets (right pane) properties. Select the enable button/click the Show
button.

A new window will pop up that will display control panel objects that are
OK to show. Items not on this list will not be displayed in control panel
when this feature is enabled.


Here are the Windows XP Pro Control Panel applets:
System Properties = sysdm.cpl
Network Connections = ncpa.cpl
ODBC Administrator = odbccp32.cpl
Display Properties = desk.cpl
Add or remove programs = appwiz.cpl
Internet Properties = Inetcpl.cpl
Game Controllers = joy.cpl
Phone and modem Options = telephon.cpl
Time and Date Properties = timedate.cpl
Region and Language Options = intl.cpl
Power Options = powercfg.cpl
Mouse Properties = main.cpl
Accessibility Options = access.cpl
Add Hardware Wizard = hdwwiz.cpl
Sound and Audio Devices = mmsys.cpl
User Accounts = nusrmgr.cpl
Speech Properties = sapi.cpl

--
In memory of our dear friend, MVP Alex Nichol: http://www.dts-l.org/

All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

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

 

[Daniel Royer]

gpedit.msc can't be found on my HD (XP/Sp2)

Daniel

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______________________________
Daniel Royer, University of Geneva
daniel at royer dot ch

According to Microsoft, the Group Policy Editor can be used to "Hides all
Control Panel items." Before we get started I want to inform you that this
tweak does not prevent the control panel applets from running, they just
do not show up in control panel any more.

Start/Run/gpedit.msc. User Configuration/Adminsistrative Templates
Folder/Control Panel Folder. Select Show only specified Control Panel
Applets (right pane) properties. Select the enable button/click the Show
button.

A new window will pop up that will display control panel objects that are
OK to show. Items not on this list will not be displayed in control panel
when this feature is enabled.


Here are the Windows XP Pro Control Panel applets:
System Properties = sysdm.cpl
Network Connections = ncpa.cpl
ODBC Administrator = odbccp32.cpl
Display Properties = desk.cpl
Add or remove programs = appwiz.cpl
Internet Properties = Inetcpl.cpl
Game Controllers = joy.cpl
Phone and modem Options = telephon.cpl
Time and Date Properties = timedate.cpl
Region and Language Options = intl.cpl
Power Options = powercfg.cpl
Mouse Properties = main.cpl
Accessibility Options = access.cpl
Add Hardware Wizard = hdwwiz.cpl
Sound and Audio Devices = mmsys.cpl
User Accounts = nusrmgr.cpl
Speech Properties = sapi.cpl

--
In memory of our dear friend, MVP Alex Nichol: http://www.dts-l.org/

All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

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

 

[Ken Blake]

In

There is no name below the icon, and I can't find a file under
\windows\system with a blank name and just the .cpl extension.
That's my problem!

It's a nuisance, but you can try this: one at a time, change the
name of each .cpl file by adding .x to its end (so it reads
xxxxx.cpl.x). Then open control panel and see which icon is
missing. If it's the wrong one, change the name back and try
another one. Sooner or later, you should find which .cpl file
goes with that icon. Once you find its name, you should be able
to get more info about it.


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