Conto; panel views are missong

[David Sherman]

How do I restore the option in control panel to switch bewteen Classic
or Category view?

thanks

[Gary S. Terhune]

In the View Menu, Explorer Bar, make sure nothing there is checked.

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Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"David Sherman" > wrote in message
...
> How do I restore the option in control panel to switch bewteen Classic
> or Category view?
>
> thanks

[David Sherman]

Nothing is checked.


On Tue, 3 Jul 2007 13:05:14 -0700, "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote:

>In the View Menu, Explorer Bar, make sure nothing there is checked.

[Elmo]

David Sherman wrote:
> How do I restore the option in control panel to switch bewteen Classic
> or Category view?
>
> thanks

When you open the Control Panel, is the Common Tasks on the left? Is
there a darker blue line that reads "Control Panel"? If so, click it
and that might show the "Switch to .." option.

If the Common Tasks bar is missing, try this:

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Line 78. Common Tasks View - Disable or Enable

--
Joe =o)

[David Sherman]

No, it doesn't work.



On Tue, 03 Jul 2007 17:35:12 -0400, Elmo >
wrote:

>David Sherman wrote:
>> How do I restore the option in control panel to switch bewteen Classic
>> or Category view?
>>
>> thanks
>
>When you open the Control Panel, is the Common Tasks on the left? Is
>there a darker blue line that reads "Control Panel"? If so, click it
>and that might show the "Switch to .." option.
>
>If the Common Tasks bar is missing, try this:
>
>http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>Line 78. Common Tasks View - Disable or Enable
>
>--
>Joe =o)

[Elmo]

David Sherman wrote:
> No, it doesn't work.
>
>
>
> On Tue, 03 Jul 2007 17:35:12 -0400, Elmo >
> wrote:
>
>> David Sherman wrote:
>>> How do I restore the option in control panel to switch between Classic
>>> or Category view?
>>>
>>> thanks
>> When you open the Control Panel, is the Common Tasks on the left? Is
>> there a darker blue line that reads "Control Panel"? If so, click it
>> and that might show the "Switch to .." option.
>>
>> If the Common Tasks bar is missing, try this:
>>
>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>> Line 78. Common Tasks View - Disable or Enable

Q: What doesn't work?

A:



Q: Which was the case?

A:



Q: Is the Common Tasks bar on the left of the Control Panel window?

A:



Q: What view is currently shown?

A:



--
Joe =o)

[David Sherman]

All I get is a list of items in Classic mode.
Common tasks doesn;t show up.
I have looked at the reigisrty and group ploicy. It appears that I
have a registry enrty of ForceClassicControlPanel = 1

In the registy , there is one entry under Group policy, that shows
ForceClassicControlPanel=0.

I deleted all such entires and reboot. I still get the classic view
with no common tasks on the left,


On Tue, 03 Jul 2007 21:36:19 -0400, Elmo >
wrote:

>David Sherman wrote:
>> No, it doesn't work.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, 03 Jul 2007 17:35:12 -0400, Elmo >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> David Sherman wrote:
>>>> How do I restore the option in control panel to switch between Classic
>>>> or Category view?
>>>>
>>>> thanks
>>> When you open the Control Panel, is the Common Tasks on the left? Is
>>> there a darker blue line that reads "Control Panel"? If so, click it
>>> and that might show the "Switch to .." option.
>>>
>>> If the Common Tasks bar is missing, try this:
>>>
>>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>>> Line 78. Common Tasks View - Disable or Enable
>
>Q: What doesn't work?
>
>A:
>
>
>
>Q: Which was the case?
>
>A:
>
>
>
>Q: Is the Common Tasks bar on the left of the Control Panel window?
>
>A:
>
>
>
>Q: What view is currently shown?
>
>A:
>
>
>
>--
>Joe =o)

[Elmo]

David Sherman wrote:
> All I get is a list of items in Classic mode.
> Common tasks doesn't show up.
> I have looked at the registry and group policy. It appears that I
> have a registry entry of ForceClassicControlPanel = 1

If this shows up again, change it to

ForceClassicControlPanel = )

That should turn off the forced Classic CP.

> In the registry, there is one entry under Group policy, that shows
> ForceClassicControlPanel=0.
>
> I deleted all such entires and reboot. I still get the classic view
> with no common tasks on the left.
>
>
> On Tue, 03 Jul 2007 21:36:19 -0400, Elmo >
> wrote:
>
>> David Sherman wrote:
>>> No, it doesn't work.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, 03 Jul 2007 17:35:12 -0400, Elmo >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> David Sherman wrote:
>>>>> How do I restore the option in control panel to switch between Classic
>>>>> or Category view?
>>>>>
>>>>> thanks
>>>> When you open the Control Panel, is the Common Tasks on the left? Is
>>>> there a darker blue line that reads "Control Panel"? If so, click it
>>>> and that might show the "Switch to .." option.
>>>>
>>>> If the Common Tasks bar is missing, try this:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>>>> Line 78. Common Tasks View - Disable or Enable
>> Q: What doesn't work?

When you clicked the "Enable" (Common Tasks view), did you save the .reg
file to the desktop, then double-click it to merge it in the registry?

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/commontasks.reg

--
Joe =o)

[Elmo]

Elmo wrote:
> David Sherman wrote:
>> All I get is a list of items in Classic mode.
>> Common tasks doesn't show up.
>> I have looked at the registry and group policy. It appears that I
>> have a registry entry of ForceClassicControlPanel = 1
>
> If this shows up again, change it to
>
> ForceClassicControlPanel = )

Sorry, this should read:

ForceClassicControlPanel = 0

The zero turns it off.

[David Sherman]

On a machine that have category view and common tasks, there is no
forceclassicontrolpanel in the registry at all.


On Wed, 04 Jul 2007 22:22:22 -0400, Elmo >
wrote:

>Elmo wrote:
>> David Sherman wrote:
>>> All I get is a list of items in Classic mode.
>>> Common tasks doesn't show up.
>>> I have looked at the registry and group policy. It appears that I
>>> have a registry entry of ForceClassicControlPanel = 1
>>
>> If this shows up again, change it to
>>
>> ForceClassicControlPanel = )
>
>Sorry, this should read:
>
>ForceClassicControlPanel = 0
>
>The zero turns it off.

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Correct! It does not exist by default, but added only when a Policy is set.
Ref: http://www.winxptutor.com/cpclassic.htm

The "ForceClassicControlPanel" value has to be deleted in order to switch Control Panel views.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"David Sherman" > wrote in message ...
On a machine that have category view and common tasks, there is no
forceclassicontrolpanel in the registry at all.


On Wed, 04 Jul 2007 22:22:22 -0400, Elmo >
wrote:

>Elmo wrote:
>> David Sherman wrote:
>>> All I get is a list of items in Classic mode.
>>> Common tasks doesn't show up.
>>> I have looked at the registry and group policy. It appears that I
>>> have a registry entry of ForceClassicControlPanel = 1
>>
>> If this shows up again, change it to
>>
>> ForceClassicControlPanel = )
>
>Sorry, this should read:
>
>ForceClassicControlPanel = 0
>
>The zero turns it off.

[David Sherman]

In my case, the registry entry has been deleted in both places and I
still don't have the option to switch.


On Thu, 5 Jul 2007 18:19:51 +0530, "Ramesh, MS-MVP"
> wrote:

>Correct! It does not exist by default, but added only when a Policy is set.
>Ref: http://www.winxptutor.com/cpclassic.htm
>
>The "ForceClassicControlPanel" value has to be deleted in order to switch Control Panel views.
>
>--
>Regards,
>
>Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
>Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
>
>
>"David Sherman" > wrote in message ...
>On a machine that have category view and common tasks, there is no
>forceclassicontrolpanel in the registry at all.
>
>
>On Wed, 04 Jul 2007 22:22:22 -0400, Elmo >
>wrote:
>
>>Elmo wrote:
>>> David Sherman wrote:
>>>> All I get is a list of items in Classic mode.
>>>> Common tasks doesn't show up.
>>>> I have looked at the registry and group policy. It appears that I
>>>> have a registry entry of ForceClassicControlPanel = 1
>>>
>>> If this shows up again, change it to
>>>
>>> ForceClassicControlPanel = )
>>
>>Sorry, this should read:
>>
>>ForceClassicControlPanel = 0
>>
>>The zero turns it off.

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Is the Common Tasks pane enabled?

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"David Sherman" > wrote in message ...
In my case, the registry entry has been deleted in both places and I
still don't have the option to switch.


On Thu, 5 Jul 2007 18:19:51 +0530, "Ramesh, MS-MVP"
> wrote:

>Correct! It does not exist by default, but added only when a Policy is set.
>Ref: http://www.winxptutor.com/cpclassic.htm
>
>The "ForceClassicControlPanel" value has to be deleted in order to switch Control Panel views.
>
>--
>Regards,
>
>Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
>Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
>
>
>"David Sherman" > wrote in message ...
>On a machine that have category view and common tasks, there is no
>forceclassicontrolpanel in the registry at all.
>
>
>On Wed, 04 Jul 2007 22:22:22 -0400, Elmo >
>wrote:
>
>>Elmo wrote:
>>> David Sherman wrote:
>>>> All I get is a list of items in Classic mode.
>>>> Common tasks doesn't show up.
>>>> I have looked at the registry and group policy. It appears that I
>>>> have a registry entry of ForceClassicControlPanel = 1
>>>
>>> If this shows up again, change it to
>>>
>>> ForceClassicControlPanel = )
>>
>>Sorry, this should read:
>>
>>ForceClassicControlPanel = 0
>>
>>The zero turns it off.

[David Sherman]

As far as I can tell, it isn't.


On Fri, 6 Jul 2007 20:26:02 +0530, "Ramesh, MS-MVP"
> wrote:

>Is the Common Tasks pane enabled?
>
>--
>Regards,
>
>Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
>Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
>
>
>"David Sherman" > wrote in message ...
>In my case, the registry entry has been deleted in both places and I
>still don't have the option to switch.
>
>
>On Thu, 5 Jul 2007 18:19:51 +0530, "Ramesh, MS-MVP"
> wrote:
>
>>Correct! It does not exist by default, but added only when a Policy is set.
>>Ref: http://www.winxptutor.com/cpclassic.htm
>>
>>The "ForceClassicControlPanel" value has to be deleted in order to switch Control Panel views.
>>
>>--
>>Regards,
>>
>>Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
>>Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
>>
>>
>>"David Sherman" > wrote in message ...
>>On a machine that have category view and common tasks, there is no
>>forceclassicontrolpanel in the registry at all.
>>
>>
>>On Wed, 04 Jul 2007 22:22:22 -0400, Elmo >
>>wrote:
>>
>>>Elmo wrote:
>>>> David Sherman wrote:
>>>>> All I get is a list of items in Classic mode.
>>>>> Common tasks doesn't show up.
>>>>> I have looked at the registry and group policy. It appears that I
>>>>> have a registry entry of ForceClassicControlPanel = 1
>>>>
>>>> If this shows up again, change it to
>>>>
>>>> ForceClassicControlPanel = )
>>>
>>>Sorry, this should read:
>>>
>>>ForceClassicControlPanel = 0
>>>
>>>The zero turns it off.

[Elmo]

David Sherman wrote:
> As far as I can tell, it isn't.
>
>
> On Fri, 6 Jul 2007 20:26:02 +0530, "Ramesh, MS-MVP"
> > wrote:
>
>> Is the Common Tasks pane enabled?

What's in the left pane? If not the Common Tasks, click the "x" to that
pane's top right and you should see the blue Common Tasks pane instead.

--
Joe =o)

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

In addition:

Click Start, Run - Type "control folders" Press {ENTER}
Select "Show common tasks in folders"
Click OK.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"Elmo" > wrote in message ...
David Sherman wrote:
> As far as I can tell, it isn't.
>
>
> On Fri, 6 Jul 2007 20:26:02 +0530, "Ramesh, MS-MVP"
> > wrote:
>
>> Is the Common Tasks pane enabled?

What's in the left pane? If not the Common Tasks, click the "x" to that
pane's top right and you should see the blue Common Tasks pane instead.

--
Joe =o)

[David Sherman]

Thanks for the posts, I can't get that to work.

I can get the category view by Start, settings, Control panel, then
right click and explore.

I can't get the Common Tasks at all.


On Fri, 6 Jul 2007 22:49:20 +0530, "Ramesh, MS-MVP"
> wrote:

>In addition:
>
>Click Start, Run - Type "control folders" Press {ENTER}
>Select "Show common tasks in folders"
>Click OK.
>
>--
>Regards,
>
>Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
>Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
>
>
>"Elmo" > wrote in message ...
>David Sherman wrote:
>> As far as I can tell, it isn't.
>>
>>
>> On Fri, 6 Jul 2007 20:26:02 +0530, "Ramesh, MS-MVP"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Is the Common Tasks pane enabled?
>
>What's in the left pane? If not the Common Tasks, click the "x" to that
>pane's top right and you should see the blue Common Tasks pane instead.
>
>--
>Joe =o)