Re: Control Panel / Perfomance and Maintenance / System on Win XP SP2 system

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You could try TweakUi. Download TweakUI, one of the MS powertoys, from
here: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

In TweakUi select My Computer, Control Panel. You can see a complete
list of Control Panel extensions. The one you are interested in is
sysdm.cpl. Check the box before to display or uncheck to hide and click
on Apply and OK.

It quite common for malware to attack the means of restoring the
computer and if desk.cpl is missing from the list in TweakUi it would
not be a surprise. The main copy of sysdm.cpl is to be found in
c:\windows\system32 and there is a backup copy in
c:\windows\system32\dllcache. Using Windows Explorer check to see if one
or both are present. You most likely need to enable Show hidden files.

Go to Start, Control Panel, Folder Options, View, Advanced Settings and
verify that the box before "Show hidden files and folders" is checked
and "Hide protected operating system files " is unchecked. You may need
to scroll down to see the second item. You should also make certain that
the box before "Hide extensions for known file types" is not checked.
Next in Windows Explorer make sure View, Details is selected and then
select View, Choose Details and check before Name, Type, Total Size, and
Free Space.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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daftar-link wrote:
When attempting to open ... Control Panel / Performance and
Maintenance / System .... I get "Control Panel Not Responding"
repetitively wheneverI click on System in this sequence. Can anyone
provide specific guidance on How to Resolve ... or How to Download
Corrections. I have a registered Win XP SP2 on my system ... but I
suspect something's gone wrong in it lately. The system (purchased
new with its original software) is about four years old ... and this
problem has only been ooccurring in the past 60 days


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