"nan" <nan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F94AB1C9-BC3D-4B93-BE0A-4A2F01ADED9F@microsoft.com...
> my computer shutted down for no reason now my control panel doesnt work at
> all..
>
> and if i try to open it (click on control panel) the compuer tries to open
> windows explorer..
>
> i need control panel back
that only works for a little while. then the control panel stops working again.
"Chad Harris" wrote:
> Hi Nan--
>
> The MSKB offered is helpful if you meet two conditions:
>
> 1) Nero InCD is installed
> 2) The driver verifier utility reached by typing "verifier" (lose quotes) in
> the run box has "special pool" enabled resulting in a BSOD stop error
> message.
>
> There is a hotfix offered by MSFT for people in this category.
>
> I'm going out on a limb here, but I'm guessing that's a narrow slice of the
> population of people I see who can't open a Vista control panel sometime
> during its use (one of the Steven Sinofsky "just ship it problems" that went
> into those pretty packages out of Redmond that shipped months before a
> hundreds of things weren't fixed.)
>
> Beside reduced functionality mode when the Vista isn't legit, control panel
> problems are turning up on forums and groups like this one with
> exponentially more frequency.
>
> Stevie Makes Trains Run On Time, But Often Off the Track
> http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/e...y/default.mspx
>
> Some of the Nvidia control panel drivers can conflict with Vista, but that's
> only some of them.
>
> Here's what I'd do:
>
> I'd try these:
>
> I'd either use System File Checker (and if that does not helpyou), Startup
> Repair (if you own a Vista DVD), which does not require a no boot situation
> to help you fix many Vista components, or try Sytem Restorefrom either the
> Vista DVD's Recovery link or from the F8 menu. Links that show you how to
> do this are below.
>
> ***SFC as a Remedy***:
>
> SFC or System File Checker is a bit like the spare tire in your car or a
> backup battery I suppose. In Vista of course, they have changed it somewhat
> and come up with a new name--Redmond stands for name it something different
> twice a year and now it's part of WRP or Windows Resource Protection. It
> scans protected resources including thousands of files, libraries, critical
> folders, and essential registry keys, and it replaces those that are
> corrupted with intact ones. It fixes a lot of problems in Windows XP, OE,
> Windows Vista, Win Mail, IE6, and on Vista or if it is installed on XP, IE7.
> It protects these things from changes by any source including
> administrators, by keeping a spare of most of them.
>
>
> How to Run SFC:
>
> Type "cmd" into the Search box above the Start Button>and when cmd comes up
> at the top of the Start menu>right click cmd and click "run as Admin" and
> when the cmd prompt comes up at the cmd prompt type "sfc /scannow" no quotes
> and let it run. This may fix things quite a bit. It replaces corrupt files
> with intact ones, if you're not familiar with it.
>
> If no help from SFC, you can try a restore point to before this happened or
> you try the steps below if you have a Vista DVD:
>
> ***Startup Repair from the Vista DVD***
>
> How to Use The Vista DVD to Repair Vista (Startup Repair is misnamed by the
> Win RE team and it can be used to fix many Vista components even when you
> can boot to Vista):
>
> http://www.windowsvista.windowsreins...rtup/index.htm
>
> If you elect to run Startup repair from the Vista DVD (it can fix major
> components in Vista--I've verified this many many times; it's good for more
> than startup problems, and the Win RE team simply ******* up when they named
> it not understanding its full functionality):
>
> Startup Repair will look like this when you put in the Vista DVD:
>
> http://www.vistaclues.com/wp-content...r-computer.png
>
> You run the startup repair tool this way (and system restore from here is
> also sometimes effective):
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925810/en-us
>
> How To Run Startup Repair In Vista Ultimate (Multiple Screenshots)
> http://www.windowsvista.windowsreins...rtup/index.htm
>
> It will automatically take you to this on your screen:
>
> http://www.vistaclues.com/wp-content...r-computer.png
>
> That will allow you to go to the Vista setup that has a Repair link on
> thelower left corner>click it and then you'll see a gray backgrounded list
> and I want you to click Startup Repair from it and follow the directions.
>
> The gray screen after you click the first link in the above pic will look
> like this:
>
> http://www.windowsreinstall.com/winv...ir/Image17.gif
>
> Click Startup Repair, the link at the top and after it scans>click OK and
> let it try to repair Vista. It will tell you if it does, and if it
> doesn't, try System Restore from the Recovery Link on the DVD. If these
> don't work booting into Safe Mode by tapping the F8 key and using System
> Restore from one of the safe modes besides VGA may work. That means you
> have the option to try 4 different safe modes to get to system restore, (one
> from the Recovery link on the DVD) and sometimes one will work when the
> others won't.
>
> You could also try a Repair Install with Vista which is done exactly the
> same way as in XP:
>
> ***Repair Install Steps*** (can be used for Vista) MVP Doug Knox
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...ps/doug92.mspx
>
>
> ***Using the F8 Environment***
>
> ***Taking Full Advantage of the F8 Options (Windows Advanced Options Menu)
> by starting the PC and tapping F8 once per second when the firmware screen
> with the pc manufacturer's name shows a few seconds after restarting***:
>
> The F8 options in Vista are the same as XP, and the link for Safe Mode Boot
> options is labled XP by MSFT but they are the same for Vista (they haven't
> updated to add Vista to the title as they have with several MSKBs that apply
> to both).
>
> Again, pressing F8 repeatedly when you seem the firmware screen may be is a
> generic way to launch Windows RE on some OEM Vista computers.
>
> You could also:
>
> Think: I have 4 different ways to get back my XP at F8 and try 'em in order.
> 1) Safe Mode 2) Safe Mode with Cmd to Sys Restore which is simply a cmd
> prompt in safe mode 3) Safe Mode with Neworking 4) LKG or Last Known Good
> Configuration
>
>
> Try to F8 to the Windows Adv Options Menu>try 3 safe modes there (I don't
> use WGA) and Last Known Good>then I go to Win RE in Vista. That gives you a
> choice of Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Networking,and Safe Mode with Command
> Prompt.
>
> These methods are outlined in
>
> A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XP/and Vista
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315222/
>
> Frequently Asked Questions Regarding System Restore from MSFT:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro.../faqsrwxp.mspx
>
>
> System Restore can be run from the Win RE recovery environment from the same
> link as Startup Repair, and sometimes it will work from one F8 safe mode
> location or from the Win Recovery Environment when it won't work from other
> locations.
>
>
> How to start the System Restore tool at a command prompt in Windows XP
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;304449
>
> Good luck,
>
> CH
>
>
>
>
>
> "nan" <nan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F94AB1C9-BC3D-4B93-BE0A-4A2F01ADED9F@microsoft.com...
> > my computer shutted down for no reason now my control panel doesnt work
> > at
> > all..
> >
> > and if i try to open it (click on control panel) the compuer tries to open
> > windows explorer..
> >
> > i need control panel back
>
>
control panel problem 
Linear Mode
