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section in Microsoft
Windows that
enables a user to modify the computer's settings. Changing the
mouse settings,
display settings,
sound settings, and
keyboard settings are just a
few of the examples of what can be modified in the Control Panel.
Below is an example of what the Microsoft Windows Control Panel may look
like.
Microsoft Windows 98 Control Panel
Microsoft Windows XP Control Panel
Additional information about each of the icons in Control Panel
and related troubleshooting with adding and removing Windows
Control Panel icons can be found on
document CH000136. How to get into the Control panel Microsoft Windows 95 and above users
Users running Microsoft
Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, XP or above can open Control Panel by
clicking Start, Settings, and clicking the Control Panel icon.
Users running Windows ME, XP or above who are unable
to find icons in the Control Panel see
document CH001040.
August 2004 Tip: Open Control Panel icons from
Internet Explorer
by typing "Control Panel\<name of Control Panel
item>". For example, if you wanted to open the system
properties from Control Panel you could type "Control
Panel\System".
Accessing Control Panel from MS-DOS
Users can also use the MS-DOS
control command to open the Control Panel as well as many of
the Control Panel icons from the MS-DOS prompt.
Windows 3.x users
Users running Microsoft
Windows 3.x can opening the Control Panel
window through the
Main
folder within Program
Manager.
Also see: Add/Remove programs, cPanel, Operating System
definitions
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