I am running XP..This file icon, shows up, in Control Panel..Right click, willnot open..cannot delete it..How do I, find out, what it is??What program put it there??And Delete it??It is a, basic icon, page with a folded corner..

give me a screenshot of the window you are talking about please

Some hardware puts icons in the control panel (scanners and camera's for instance) It could be a device that is not plugged in - camera dock? USB device?
Worst case could be a software/hardware that did not unistall correctly and the registry still thinks its there.
Ccleaner may help this one www.ccleaner.com
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Sorry I am slow, in this request..Been real busy..I am not sure, on how to, give you a view of my control panel.. I have the view, in my clipboard, but I am lost, on what to do next..[/img]

how to post a screenshot

. I hope this works..It is the one lone file at the bottom..

ok well that is no help, install unlockerthen after you have installed it, right click the file and choose unlocker and then stop any processes that are using it and then see if it will delete it for you

unlocker asist., doesnot show, when you right-click, this file..It works on other files, but not this one..Two ops..open & create shortcut..open does nothing..creat shortcut, I havenot tried..

open a folder then go to tools>folder options>here under the Hidden Files and Folders's options duplicate the choices in the image in the red box:



then hit "Apply To All Folders"

and see if the name of the file appears or any info.

also be sure to read what pcjim has said also, everything he says is correct, and if the you can try CCleaner's regcleaner feature, just make sure you make a backup of your whole registry, never mess with your registry without backing it up first

good luck and please be sure to keep us up to date so anybody else that has the same problem can benefit from your experience

good luck

Been there done that..this file, must be , made of cement..Thanks for all your help, I have learned a few things, with your help..If I find, the answer, to this file..I will post it...

how does it show up if you use category view?

I am sorry, but I donot know what category view is..

in your control panel folder go to tools>folder options>general> here check the box "show common tasks in folders" and then hit apply.

now in the left hand side of the folder you should see an option for catagory view, this will change your view to the xp default view:

I must be getting old..I remember now..Anyway, the file, doesnot show up, in any category..I cannot delete it, or copy, or paste,no options at all..

thats my fault, I totally forgot, you can't do any of that in control panel only the 2 options; open, creat shortcut

its left over by something

I want to thank you, for your time and effort..When I build, my new system this fall. I will clean install, this one, and see if, that brings it back to normal..

once you reinstall it will be gone for sure, right now its not hurting you either, its just there, sure its better to clean it but we can't right now and its not causing any problems so don't worry about it right now

good luck