Microsoft KB Archive/256244

HOWTO: Add Control Panel to a Minimal Operating System Build

Q256244

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The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Windows NT Embedded 4.0

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SUMMARY

This article describes how to add Control Panel and its applications (applets) to a configuration containing the minimal operating system (OS) component in Windows NT Embedded.

This technique is not necessary for standard OS configurations, because the standard OS component contains Control Panel and it applications.

This technique does not add the Network application to Control Panel. Please see the "References" section for details on how to add the Network application.

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MORE INFORMATION

To include Control Panel and its applications in your configuration, please follow these steps:

1. Copy the following text into a file named ControlPanel.kdf:

   [Version]
   Signature = "$Windows NT$"
   KdfVersion = 1
   
   [Header]
   Name = Control Panel
   Version = 1.0
   ReleaseDate = 03/31/2000
   Vendor = Microsoft
   OS = WINNT
   OSVersion = 4.0
   Platform = i386
   Repository = "%WINNT%"
   Description = "Control Panel for Minimal Builds"
   CodePage = 1252
   
   [Capabilities]
   1 = "ControlPanel", %ROOT%\Applications
   
   [Components]
   1 = "Control Panel", "The Control Panel executable", 1
   2 = "Minimal OS"
   3 = "Standard OS"
   
   [CapabilityDependencies]
   
   [CapabilityComponentDependencies]
   
   [ComponentCapabilityDependencies]
   
   [ComponentDependencies]
   1,2,Y
   1,3,N
   
   [Directories]
   2 = "\winnt\system32"
   3 = "\Repository\i386"
   
   [Control Panel.Files]
   "CONTROL.EXE", 3, 2, 2068, "CONTROL.EXE"
   
   [Control Panel.RegistryAdditions] 

2. Copy the following text into a file called Applets.kdf:

   [Version]
   Signature = "$Windows NT$"
   KdfVersion = 1
   
   [Header]
   Name = Control Panel Applets
   Version = 1.0
   ReleaseDate = 03/31/2000
   Vendor = Microsoft
   OS = WINNT
   OSVersion = 4.0
   Platform = i386
   Repository = "%WINNT%"
   Description = "Control Panel Applets"
   CodePage = 1252
   
   [Capabilities]
   2 = "ControlPanel"
   
   [Components]
   1 = "Applets", "Control Panel Applets", 2
   2 = "Control Panel"
   
   [CapabilityDependencies]
   
   [CapabilityComponentDependencies]
   
   [ComponentCapabilityDependencies]
   
   [ComponentDependencies]
   1,2,Y
   
   [Directories]
   1 = "\winnt\system32"
   3 = "\Repository\i386"
   
   [Applets.Files]
   "WGPOCPL.CPL", 3, 1, 7372, "WGPOCPL.CPL"
   "desk.cpl", 3, 1, 164112, "desk.cpl"
   "devapps.cpl", 3, 1, 305936, "devapps.cpl"
   "dtccfg.cpl", 3, 1, 28432, "dtccfg.cpl"
   "fpnwmgr.cpl", 3, 1, 138272, "fpnwmgr.cpl"
   "intl.cpl", 3, 1, 74000, "intl.cpl"
   "liccpa.cpl", 3, 1, 95504, "liccpa.cpl"
   "mmsys.cpl", 3, 1, 214288, "mmsys.cpl"
   "modem.cpl", 3, 1, 96016, "modem.cpl"
   "msmq.cpl", 3, 1, 62224, "msmq.cpl"
   "odbccp32.cpl", 3, 1, 13312, "odbccp32.cpl"
   "ports.cpl", 3, 1, 35600, "ports.cpl"
   "rascpl.cpl", 3, 1, 10512, "rascpl.cpl"
   "sysdm.cpl", 3, 1, 93456, "sysdm.cpl"
   "timedate.cpl", 3, 1, 53008, "timedate.cpl"
   "ACCESS.CPL", 3, 1, 19304, "ACCESS.CPL"
   "APPWIZ.CPL", 3, 1, 27922, "APPWIZ.CPL"
   "CONSOLE.CPL", 3, 1, 20669, "CONSOLE.CPL"
   "EGA.CPL", 3, 1, 14359, "EGA.CPL"
   "INETCPL.CPL", 3, 1, 5357, "INETCPL.CPL"
   "JOY.CPL", 3, 1, 21099, "JOY.CPL"
   "MAIN.CPL", 3, 1, 23421, "MAIN.CPL"
   "MLCFG32.CPL", 3, 1, 20948, "MLCFG32.CPL"
   "NWC.CPL", 3, 1, 18289, "NWC.CPL"
   "SFMMGR.CPL", 3, 1, 46927, "SFMMGR.CPL"
   "SRVMGR.CPL", 3, 1, 56316, "SRVMGR.CPL"
   "TELEPHON.CPL", 3, 1, 1887, "TELEPHON.CPL"
   "UPS.CPL", 3, 1, 14566, "UPS.CPL"
   "bhctrl.cpl", 3, 1, 26288, "bhctrl.cpl"
   
   [Applets.RegistryAdditions]
    

3. Modify the following lines in the [Directories] section of each file to reflect the location of your source repository:
4. In Target Designer, click Tools, and then click Component Management.
5. In the Component Management dialog box, click Add and then select the ControlPanel.kdf file you created in step 1. Click OK.
6. In the Component Management dialog box, click Add and then select the Applets.kdf file you created in step 2. Click OK.
7. In the Component Management dialog box, click OK.

Your configurations should now have a Control Panel menu item under Accessories, with Control Panel and Applets components.

You can also modify the [Applets.Files] section of the Applets.kdf file to tailor the applications list presented in Control Panel.

REFERENCES

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbDSupport kbGrpDSETK
Issue type : kbhowto
Technology : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT400xsearch kbWinNTEmb400

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