Tech Support > Microsoft Windows > Performance/Maintainence > control panel problem
control panel problem
Posted by Jack on September 25th, 2005


I recently found that I had a trojan virus. I was able to delete it but it
affected my control panel. When I click on control panel my desktop goes
blank of icons for a second and then they return but there is no control
panel. I looked in system32 and all of the .cpl files are there. I am not
sure what to do. I have already reinstalled windows and have swept my
computer with adware, spyware doctor, and macafee. I still cannot do the
control panel. Everything else seems to be working fine. HELP.

Jack

Posted by Carey Frisch [MVP] on September 26th, 2005


1. Go to Start > Run and type: CMD , and hit enter.
2. In the Command Prompt window type: SFC /SCANNOW
and hit enter. Have your Windows XP CD available.

SFC = System File Checker. SFC will scan your system and replace
missing or damaged XP system files with the correct version.

Introduction to using scannow sfc (system file checker)
http://www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc.html

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"Jack" wrote:

| I recently found that I had a trojan virus. I was able to delete it but it
| affected my control panel. When I click on control panel my desktop goes
| blank of icons for a second and then they return but there is no control
| panel. I looked in system32 and all of the .cpl files are there. I am not
| sure what to do. I have already reinstalled windows and have swept my
| computer with adware, spyware doctor, and macafee. I still cannot do the
| control panel. Everything else seems to be working fine. HELP.
|
| Jack


Similar Posts