Microsoft KB Archive/84709

= How to Disable Access to Specific Control Panel Tools =

Article ID: 84709

Article Last Modified on 12/16/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.2
 * Microsoft Windows 3.1 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 3.11 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 95

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This article was previously published under Q84709



SUMMARY
This article describes how to disable access to specific tools in Control Panel. You can use the procedure in this article to cause specific tools not to appear in Control Panel.



MORE INFORMATION
To disable access to a specific tool in Control Panel, follow these steps:

 Use any text editor (such as Notepad) to open the Control.ini file in the Windows folder. Search the file for a [don't load] section. If this section does not exist, add it. Add the following line to the [don't load] section for each tool you want to disable

=no

where is the Control Panel tool you want to disable.

For Windows and Windows for Workgroups versions 3.1 and 3.11, use the name of the tool as it appears in Control Panel. For example, to disable the Printers tool in Windows for Workgroups 3.11, add the following line to the [don't load] section:

Printers=no

For Windows 95, use the name of the .cpl file associated with the tool you want to disable. The Windows 95 .cpl files are listed in the table below. For example, to disable the System tool in Windows 95, add the following line to the [don't load] section:

sysdm.cpl=no

 Save the Control.ini file and then quit the editor. Restart the computer.

The following table lists the .cpl file associated with each tool in Control Panel in Windows 95:   .cpl file      Control Panel tool(s) ---  Access.cpl     Accessibility Options Appwiz.cpl    Add/Remove Programs Desk.cpl      Display Intl.cpl      Regional Settings Jetadmin.cpl  HP JetAdmin Joy.cpl       Joystick Main.cpl      Fonts, Keyboard, Mouse, and Printers Mlcfg32.cpl   Mail And Fax Mmsys.cpl     Multimedia and Sounds Modem.cpl     Modems Netcpl.cpl    Network Password.cpl  Passwords Sysdm.cpl     System and Add New Hardware Timedate.cpl  Date/Time Wgpocpl.cpl   Microsoft Mail Postoffice

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