cant open the control panel

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From: Vintage (vincon2_at_sbcglobal.net)
Date: 09/30/04 

Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 23:34:02 GMT

When I click control panel, my desktop icons disappear, the harddrive spins
and then all the icons re-appear but the control panel never opens.

Any idea how I can get the control panel open?

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