Tabs In "Display Properties" Missing

[Guest]

After upgrading to XP SP2 and using it for a while, I noticed that my display
properties page was acting strange. The tabs at the top of the page are
nonexistant, and the buttons at the bottom are cut off. I have a screenshot
hosted at http://www.midtel.net/~rufus/displayproblem.gif

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Hi Matt,

I get a HTTP 404 while accessing your link:
http://www.midtel.net/~rufus/displayproblem.gif

 

[Guest]

It should work now...I uploaded it to a different site (same address)

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Matt,

Have you tried extracting a new copy of desk.cpl?

 

[Guest]

I know how to copy the file, but I don't know where it is on the CD...is it
in the i386 folder (and do I have to uncompress it), or is there something
that I can do with SFC (if it's even part of XP) that copies it automatically?

Thanks
Matt

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Matt,

It's available in the i386 folder in XP CD, in a compressed form. File name
is DESK.CP_ and you can use the Expand command and extract a copy of this
file to c:\windows\system32

 

[Guest]

I can't delete the copy of desk.cpl or overwrite it (in the system32 folder)
with the copy from the CD. Is there another copy somewhere that Windows is
copying it from...or do I have to go to a command-line only boot to fix it?

Thanks for all your help!
Matt

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Matt,

See if you have a desk.cpl in the DllCache folder. If so, delete the
desk.cpl file from the \System32 folder. Windows will extract a new copy of
the file from DllCache automatically.

BTW, are you able to open the other tabs in this way? (Type in Start/Run)

control desk.cpl,0,2
control desk.cpl,0,3

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org

I can't delete the copy of desk.cpl or overwrite it (in the system32
folder)
with the copy from the CD. Is there another copy somewhere that Windows
is
copying it from...or do I have to go to a command-line only boot to fix
it?

Thanks for all your help!
Matt

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