Control Panel Freeze

[millwe]

When I try to go into the control panel everything locks up. Causing me to restart my computer. Any suggestions???

 

[guldan]

how much ram do u have?<br>what kind of proceser?<br>how many programs are u running?

 

[Ianco]

When you launch Control Panel, it looks through your system directory and finds all the CPL files.&nbsp;&nbsp;Normally these would be in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM.<br>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;So, what you can do is perform a search (Find) and look for all the *.CPL files in the C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM folder.<br>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;Now, either move all of these files to another temporary folder of rename them all by changing CPL to say CP1.&nbsp;&nbsp;Ignore MAIN.CPL though, it is required.<br>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;Fire up Control Panel.&nbsp;&nbsp;Without the offending CPL file it should work fine and you will only see a few icons.<br>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;Move back or rename each CPL file back to the original location/name and with the Control Panel still open, hit F5 to refresh.&nbsp;&nbsp;Do this for each CPL file, one at a time.&nbsp;&nbsp;When you hit the offending CPL file, you will know what is causing the Control Panel to freeze.<br><br>Good luck dianosing the problem.&nbsp;&nbsp;Now, once you find the culprit, you will either have to do something with it.&nbsp;&nbsp;Either forget about the CPL file or remove the offending software that created the CPL file on your system. <p>Ian Cowie<br><a href=mailto:ianco@email.com>ianco@email.com</a><br><a href= > </a><br>"If you see something THIS big, with eight legs, coming your way, let me know. I have to kill it before it develops language skills." - Londo, Babylon 5 <br>
Anyhow, how can I help you, eh?