[RESOLVED] lost the control panel!

[cringgenberg]

I lost the use of the control panel. When I click on start/settings/control panel, I get a blank windows frame. All the *.cpl files in the systems directory are working. Can anybody tell me how to restore the "control panel" function? Is this a virtual folder?
Any help will be appreciated.

[shawnMt]

*.cpl files open ok but not control panel. Don't think I've seen that one before - maybe someone has and has an easy fix but if a machine hit my bench with these symptoms I would run an updated virus scan off a boot disk and reload 95/98 over itself. Just a thought http://www.windrivers.com/cgi-bin/forum/smile.gif

You can also try runnig SFC (system file checker.)

[AlienDyne]

Shawn's thought is correct.
Check the system for viruses, run scandisk to check the HDD's surface and then install Windows over itself.

Control Panel is not virtual.

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[cringgenberg]

Thanks for the hints. The WS runs the latest dat files, so that was probably not it. The problem actually fixed itself. I booted it up in safe mode and got use of the control panel back.