Microsoft KB Archive/889085

= The &quot;Show only specified control panel applets&quot; policy or the &quot;Hide specified Control Panel Applets&quot; policy does not display applets that use dynamic icons in Windows XP Service Pack 2 =

Article ID: 889085

Article Last Modified on 8/29/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2

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CPR - WinXP - Hotfix in SP2





SYMPTOMS
When you apply the &quot;Show only specified control panel applets&quot; policy or the &quot;Hide specified Control Panel Applets&quot; policy on a Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2)-based computer and you specify the applets that use a dynamic icon, Control Panel does not display the applets.

The applets that use a dynamic icon in Windows XP SP2 are listed in the following table.



RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Prerequisites
To install this hotfix, you must have Windows XP SP2 installed.

For additional information about how to obtain Windows XP Service Pack 2, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322389 How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack

Restart information
You must restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix is not replaced by any later hotfix.

Registry information
You do not have to create or modify any registry keys to enable the hotfix that this package contains.

File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

  Date         Time   Version        Size       File name -  24-Nov-2004  18:19  6.0.2900.2572  8,450,560  Shell32.dll



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbwinxppresp3fix kbhotfixserver KB889085

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