Hi,
Thanks for the quick reply. Settings file is attached.
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| Author: | power1power1 [ Sun Mar 03, 2013 8:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Expandable control panel |
Hi, I have ClassicShell installed on Windows 8. I used to be able to expand the control panel, but somehow, now it only shows (Empty). Please help! Thanks. |
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| Author: | Ivo [ Sun Mar 03, 2013 8:58 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Expandable control panel |
Looks like something is wrong with your settings. Export your settings to XML file and attach it here. |
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| Author: | power1power1 [ Sun Mar 03, 2013 10:30 am ] | ||
| Post subject: | Re: Expandable control panel | ||
Hi, Thanks for the quick reply. Settings file is attached.
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| Author: | Ivo [ Sun Mar 03, 2013 10:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Expandable control panel |
Everything seems to be in order. What happens when you double-click on Control Panel? |
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| Author: | power1power1 [ Sun Mar 03, 2013 10:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Expandable control panel |
the control panel window pops up. |
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| Author: | power1power1 [ Sun Mar 03, 2013 10:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Expandable control panel |
Just a thought: I ran MBAR (http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/mbar/). At the start-up of the program, it complained about AppInit_DLLs entry in registry. I deleted the registry entry using MBAR program. Is this issue related to that deleted registry entry? |
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| Author: | Ivo [ Sun Mar 03, 2013 10:55 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Expandable control panel |
It is possible. Maybe some Control Panel item was using the AppInit_DLLs and is now corrupted. Do you remember what the entry was? Also, try rebooting. Maybe the control panel is in a bad state. |
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| Author: | power1power1 [ Sun Mar 03, 2013 11:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Expandable control panel |
well, I don't remember the registry entry. I have uninstalled and reinstalled ClassicShell and have rebooted the computer before. About the control panel being in a bad state, is there anything that I could do to verify and repair it? Thanks! |
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| Author: | Gaurav [ Sun Mar 03, 2013 11:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Expandable control panel |
Can it be that your Control Panel CLSID in the registry somehow got deleted? Does opening any of the following from Run dialog open Control Panel?: shell:::{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} shell:::{5399E694-6CE5-4D6C-8FCE-1D8870FDCBA0} Both should open Control Panel. |
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| Author: | power1power1 [ Mon Mar 04, 2013 7:28 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Expandable control panel |
Yes, they both do. |
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| Author: | Gaurav [ Mon Mar 04, 2013 10:40 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Expandable control panel |
Something might be broken on your system. You could try this if it works. Open Start Menu settings -> All Settings. Go to Customize Start Menu tab. Double click ControlPanelItem. Erase the command control_panel and in the Link field, enter shell:::{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}. See if it shows Control Panel as expanding menu. |
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| Author: | power1power1 [ Mon Mar 04, 2013 7:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Expandable control panel |
I just tried that and still it shows (Empty) instead of exapnding. |
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| Author: | Tenzen [ Mon Mar 04, 2013 7:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Expandable control panel |
have u tried: Classic Shell Settings>Customize Start Menu Tab, Right-Click & Delete "ControlPanelItem" from the left Column, and Drag "Control Panel" from the right column over to the left column? you could also search C:\Windows\System32 for *.msc *.cpl & *.exe files and paste the ones you need as shortcuts in C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools (at least thats where it is in Windows 7) you could also search C:\Program Files, C:\Program Files (x86), and C:\Program Data for other useful files or you could create a new folder, and do something like this: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=297 are there any shortcuts in C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools, or wherever it is in Windows 8? |
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| Author: | power1power1 [ Mon Mar 04, 2013 8:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Expandable control panel |
I tried the first suggestion, still the same. About the last question, yes, there are shortcuts in Administrative Tools and it is expandable. |
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| Author: | Tenzen [ Mon Mar 04, 2013 9:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Expandable control panel |
maybe u can try opening regedit and going to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\don't load and right-click it, save a back-up, then delete that key completely and see if that doesnt fix it.. |
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| Author: | power1power1 [ Mon Mar 04, 2013 9:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Expandable control panel |
Well, I did that also, still the same ... |
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| Author: | Tenzen [ Mon Mar 04, 2013 10:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Expandable control panel |
maybe its time to try Start> type cmd, hit Ctrl+Shift+Enter, and run sfc /scannow.. u might need your installation disk |
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| Author: | Gaurav [ Tue Mar 05, 2013 1:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Expandable control panel |
SFC /scannow will only restore missing/damaged system files. This looks like a registry issue. You might need to do a System Restore to restore the registry to the date when the Control Panel expanded correctly. |
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| Author: | Tenzen [ Tue Mar 05, 2013 3:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Expandable control panel |
there's got to be a fix for that, restore control panel to default settings, with a mr fixit or something |
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| Author: | power1power1 [ Tue Mar 05, 2013 7:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Expandable control panel |
I ran SFC /scannow a few times, didn't help. I use CCleaner for registry issues and I ran it, didn't help. I have disabled system restore to save space on my SSD. I am not a fan of system restore. Even if I had it, we don't know how many restore points we have to go back to get that feature back. Going back some restore points would also affect other computer setup. I was googling this issue and came across this: (http://support.pokki.com/customer/porta ... ows-8-apps). I am not sure if that is a related issue or not. |
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| Author: | Tenzen [ Tue Mar 05, 2013 4:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Expandable control panel |
I doubt it, unless you installed Pokki But if your UAC is disabled, maybe you could try to uninstall any shell modification or enhancement programs, enable UAC, then restart, and see if it comes back.. |
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| Author: | power1power1 [ Tue Mar 05, 2013 7:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Expandable control panel |
Update1: I just noticed that there are some links in some control panel items that I am not able to click anymore. I guess this issue is bigger than what I originally thought. I am going to reinstall Windows using my hard disk back up image. Thanks everybody for trying to help. Update 2: I am back on-line and I have my expandable control panel again 
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| Author: | Tenzen [ Tue Mar 05, 2013 10:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Expandable control panel |
Great! have you installed Classic Shell & everything else? |
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| Author: | power1power1 [ Tue Mar 05, 2013 10:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Expandable control panel |
Yes, I have every thing. I had an image of my hard disk from a couple of months ago ... |
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| Author: | Eep [ Thu Jul 16, 2015 2:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Expandable control panel |
I have this problem too on Windows 7 x64 but I don't have a backup image to reinstall. I've tried everything suggested in this thread to no avail. Any ideas? |
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