Accessing Control Panel

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It seems that I cannot access Control Panel the same way I used to. I click
Start and the menu on the right side of the panel still lists Control Panel.
However, there is an arrow pointing to the right which takes me to a menu of
the programs contained in the Control Panel listed vertically down the page.
I can right click Control Panel and hit Open. By doing so, I can then
access the icons contained therein in the old customary view. At this
point, I clicked View and the dot beside Icons was indeed there. I would
prefer to return to the point whereby Control Panel contains no right
pointing arrow and can be opened directly from the original menu.

 

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Right click on "Start" Go to properties. There is an option in there checked
called "Expand Control Panel". Uncheck it.

"Warren" wrote:

> It seems that I cannot access Control Panel the same way I used to. I click
> Start and the menu on the right side of the panel still lists Control Panel.
> However, there is an arrow pointing to the right which takes me to a menu of
> the programs contained in the Control Panel listed vertically down the page.
> I can right click Control Panel and hit Open. By doing so, I can then
> access the icons contained therein in the old customary view. At this
> point, I clicked View and the dot beside Icons was indeed there. I would
> prefer to return to the point whereby Control Panel contains no right
> pointing arrow and can be opened directly from the original menu.
>
>
>

 

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Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?)

Right click on Start/properties/start menu/customize/advanced/control
panel/display as a link.

My version of XP is not as stated below.

"jeridbohmann" <jeridbohmann@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:724BA5CA-805F-4042-BB86-02C043A9168F@microsoft.com...
> Right click on "Start" Go to properties. There is an option in there
> checked
> called "Expand Control Panel". Uncheck it.
>
> "Warren" wrote:
>
>> It seems that I cannot access Control Panel the same way I used to. I
>> click
>> Start and the menu on the right side of the panel still lists Control
>> Panel.
>> However, there is an arrow pointing to the right which takes me to a menu
>> of
>> the programs contained in the Control Panel listed vertically down the
>> page.
>> I can right click Control Panel and hit Open. By doing so, I can then
>> access the icons contained therein in the old customary view. At this
>> point, I clicked View and the dot beside Icons was indeed there. I would
>> prefer to return to the point whereby Control Panel contains no right
>> pointing arrow and can be opened directly from the original menu.
>>
>>
>>