Control Panel


Control Panel \ windows \system32\control.exe

Start Control Panel (when using new Windows XP Start Menu)

Start Settings Control Panel (when using classic Start Menu)

The Control Panel has no settings of its own; it's merely a container for any number of options windows (commonly called applets or Control Panel extensions), most of which can be accessed without even opening the Control Panel folder.

TIP

figs/frog_climbingxp_tip.gif

A new optional feature in Windows XP divides the contents of the Control Panel into discrete categories. Unfortunately, these categories appear only when Control Panel is viewed as a standalone window (you won't see them in the Start Menu or in Explorer) and end up making the Control Panel more difficult to use. If you have Explorer's "Show common tasks in folders" option turned on (Explorer Tools Folder Options General tab), the first entry in the tasks pane (named either "Switch to Classic View" or "Switch to Category View") allows you to turn categories off or on, respectively.

Table 3-3 shows how individual Control Panel icons are categorized, and how they can be launched from the command line.

Table 3-3. Control Panel applets and how to get to them

Applet name

Category

Command line [1]

Accessibility Options

Accessibility Options

control access.cpl

Add Hardware

n/a

control hdwwiz.cpl

Add or Remove Programs

Add or Remove Programs

control appwiz.cpl

Administrative Tools

Performance and Maintenance

control admintools

Date and Time

Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options

control date/time

Display

Appearance and Themes

control desktop

control color

Folder Options

Appearance and Themes

control folders

Fonts

n/a

control fonts

Game Controllers

Printers and Other Hardware

control joy.cpl

Internet Options

Network and Internet Connections

control inetcpl.cpl

Keyboard

Printers and Other Hardware

control keyboard

Mouse

Printers and Other Hardware

control mouse

Network Connections

Network and Internet Connections

control netconnections

Phone and Modem Options

Printers and Other Hardware

control telephony

Power Options

Performance and Maintenance

control powercfg.cpl

Printers and Faxes

Printers and Other Hardware

control printers

Regional and Language Options

Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options

control intl.cpl

Scanners and Cameras

Printers and Other Hardware

n/a

Scheduled Tasks

Performance and Maintenance

control schedtasks

Sounds and Audio Devices

Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices

control mmsys.cpl

Speech

Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices

control speech

System

Performance and Maintenance

control sysdm.cpl

Taskbar and Start Menu

Appearance and Themes

n/a

User Accounts

User Accounts

control userpasswords

[1] Those items with "n/a" can't be launched from the command line, but you can create shortcuts (by dragging and dropping), which can subsequently be launched from the command prompt.



Windows XP Pocket Reference
Windows XP Pocket Reference
ISBN: 0596004257
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2001
Pages: 154
Authors: David A. Karp

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