My Control Panel Disappeared and I cant find it!

[Ketch1]

I was going to change settings on my mouse this morning
so I went to start and intended to go into the control
panel and complete my task. However, control panel is not
list anylonger and when I do a search for the file it is
not found? What happened? Do I have to reload XP to get
it back and do I have a real risk of losing documents,
pics, spreadsheets etc. if I do reinstall

Help would be appreciated please email me at the address
listed above.

ketch1

[Jason Stevens]

Right click on your task bar and select properties, then click the Start
Menu tab. Now click the customize button, and finally the Advanced tab.
Control Panel is the very first item listed, make sure it is set to be
displayed.

If this does not work, you can get to the control panel in the meantime by
simply typing Control Panel into your address bar or run dialog.

Hope this helps

"Ketch1" > wrote in message
...
> I was going to change settings on my mouse this morning
> so I went to start and intended to go into the control
> panel and complete my task. However, control panel is not
> list anylonger and when I do a search for the file it is
> not found? What happened? Do I have to reload XP to get
> it back and do I have a real risk of losing documents,
> pics, spreadsheets etc. if I do reinstall
>
> Help would be appreciated please email me at the address
> listed above.
>
> ketch1

[Mary Sauer]

Right-click start, properties, customize, advanced tab, control panel, display as a
link. It should show up in the start menu.
Click Folder Options in Windows Explorer, view tab, scroll down to "Show Control
Panel in My Computer", tick the box.

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"Ketch1" > wrote in message
...
> I was going to change settings on my mouse this morning
> so I went to start and intended to go into the control
> panel and complete my task. However, control panel is not
> list anylonger and when I do a search for the file it is
> not found? What happened? Do I have to reload XP to get
> it back and do I have a real risk of losing documents,
> pics, spreadsheets etc. if I do reinstall
>
> Help would be appreciated please email me at the address
> listed above.
>
> ketch1

Jason,

Thanks, that cured the problem. I don't know how I lost
it but it's back thanks.

Charles
>-----Original Message-----
>Right click on your task bar and select properties, then
click the Start
>Menu tab. Now click the customize button, and finally
the Advanced tab.
>Control Panel is the very first item listed, make sure
it is set to be
>displayed.
>
>If this does not work, you can get to the control panel
in the meantime by
>simply typing Control Panel into your address bar or run
dialog.
>
>Hope this helps
>
>"Ketch1" > wrote in message
...
>> I was going to change settings on my mouse this morning
>> so I went to start and intended to go into the control
>> panel and complete my task. However, control panel is
not
>> list anylonger and when I do a search for the file it
is
>> not found? What happened? Do I have to reload XP to get
>> it back and do I have a real risk of losing documents,
>> pics, spreadsheets etc. if I do reinstall
>>
>> Help would be appreciated please email me at the
address
>> listed above.
>>
>> ketch1
>
>
>.
>