Microsoft KB Archive/173132

= Replacing Missing Control Panel Icons =

Article ID: 173132

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q173132



SYMPTOMS
Some of the default Microsoft Windows NT Control Panel icons may be missing.



CAUSE
This problem can occur when the *.cpl file that displays the icon either becomes corrupt or is deleted by accident.



RESOLUTION
Copy or expand the *.cpl files from the original installation location, such as the Windows NT CD-ROM.

Windows NT 3.51
Copy the *.cpl file from the Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 CD to the %SystemRoot%\System32 directory.

Windows NT 4.0
Expand the *.cpl file from the Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 CD. The following example demonstrates how to expand the file Access.cpl from the Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 CD into the C:\Winnt\System32 directory:

expand d:\i386\access.cp_ c:\winnt\system32\access.cpl

For additional information about how to manually open the Control Panel folders, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

180025 How to Open Control Panel Folders from the Command Prompt

Type the following line at a command prompt to reregister the icons:

rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_FillCache_RunDLL

NOTE: This line is case sensitive. Type it exactly as shown.



MORE INFORMATION
The following table lists the most common Microsoft Windows NT Control Panel icons and the accompanying *.cpl files:

NOTE: The Srvmgr.cpl file is also responsible for the Services and Devices icon in Control Panel.

Additional query words: applets cpl

Keywords: kbprb kbui KB173132

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