Hello Jim,
Does this apply to you:
Control Panel, Help, and System Restore Are Empty or Partially Empty
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=309663
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"Jim O" <JimO@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:914DC99E-6B8D-499C-8E05-AA81A565C055@microsoft.com...
>I am using Windows XP Home and suddenly my access to the Control Panel is not
> working. I go into start, control panel, and it appears to start loading and
> then stops and nothing happens. It then just ignores me and goes back to
> whatever it was doing. I have run every spyware program I can think of. Any
> thoughts?
