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How to get rid of a blank icon in the control panel list
OS: Windows 7 x64
Fingerprint reader: Validity VFS300
Fingerprint software: DigitalPersonaFingerprintReader 5.20.230
Here's an image of the icon that I wish to remove:
Note that this icon only ...
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Launching specific sections of the Control Panel from the command line
I am writing a personal application using AutoHotkey to speed up common tasks. One thing I do often is change my desktop background to solid white (for screenshots I post on Super User, as you may ...
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Minimal hosting control panel or API?
I have many VPS managed via Proxmox. Each VPS is a dedicated server for 1 single domain.
I was looking for a solution to manage email accounts, FTP, databases remotely, possibly through an API for ...
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How to fix incorrect icon and name in Windows 7 “Devices and Printers”? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
How to change the printer icon displayed in the Control Panel
My "generic" USB hub is shown as a photo camera (both name and icon) in Windows 7 Devices and Printers (in ...
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how to determine name/ip of primary network interface on centos x64 VPS
I am trying to install Virtualmin - GPL on a Centos x64 VPS.
After downloading the script install.sh, I tried running it... At one stage this is the message that i received--
eth0: error fetching ...
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“Devices and Printers” panel shows no items
I'm using Windows 7.
The "Devices and Printers" panel shows I have no items even though they are accessable in the control panel.
Other web sites have suggested the problem lies in the bluetooth ...
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Control Panel Sound Settings Keep Switching Back After Reboot of Windows 7
Every time I reboot my computer the Control Panel -> Sound settings switch back to their default-install state. See the attached screen capture below. I can change the default Playback device to ...
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Mails aren't received, how do I correct my MX records on DirectAdmin?
I have a server with DirectAdmin on it, I defined an mail forwarder on the panel to gmail account (I don't wish to use the google apps, only forwarding it to my gmail). When the mails sent from my web ...
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Can I force Windows 7 to display Control Panel elements (ie: the list in Programs and Features) in one shot?
In Windows 7 (this may have been introduced as far back as Vista), loading items in the various control panels occurs incrementally.
You can see this most obvious if you have a lot of programs ...
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How to create name servers in DirectAdmin with one IP?
I have a dedicated server with DA installed, and only one IP address.
How can I define a name server to point my domain to on the server? I found this guide but it talks about two IP addresses; I ...
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What's the direct way to open the screen @ Control panel >> System
I was wondering what's the direct way to go straight to the screen at Control Panel >> System:
For example, to go straight to Advanced System Settings, I could simply open ...
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How can I make Windows 7's Start Menu look-and-feel like Windows XP's?
The reason for this is that I got accustomed to navigating the Start Menu with the keyboard, and I find that this is more efficient.
I tried importing the following .reg file, which helped with ...
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Control Panel - Devices and Printers - Device installation (Windows Update) settings: What are the differences between the settings?
Windows 7's Windows Update device driver update settings can be configured in Control Panel - Devices and Printers - Device installation settings:
(click image to view full, larger image)
What ...
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How can I modify the services.msc file in Windows 7
I want to modify the default view when using Services from Administrative Tools under Windows 7, similar to this previous SuperUser question relating to Windows XP:
How can I open WinXP's Services ...
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Windows 7: How to show all items that are in control panel?
There is a "troubleshooting" menu item in the control panel if you search; how can I display all items that are in the control when viewing it normally (Note: This has nothing to do with changing the ...
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Uninstall Java from registry/system after manually deleting folder
When I go to 'Add or Remove Programs' in Windows XP, I see entries for some old JDK installations such as 'Java SE Development Kit 6 Update 16'. When I click the Remove button I get the message 'Fatal ...
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Extra Control Panel Icon on my Windows 7 Taskbar
I'm running Windows 7, and I show a second Control Panel in the Taskbar. I can delete the icon of the 2nd CP, but it will return later. Any clues to what is going on?
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Trying to stop iPhone pop up everytime its plugged in but control panel not recognizing iPhone
Every time I connect my iPhone, Windows XP pops up a wizard (I think it's called "Microsoft Camera and Scanner Wizard) to retrieve photos - as if it were just a camera. Very annoying! Instructions to ...
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Why would several buttons in the control panel not work (not do anything)?
I have Windows 7, and certain things in the control panel like "Uninstall a program" and "View installed updates" and "Set your default programs" all do nothing. "Computer > Properties" has the same ...
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Control Panel not listed in Windows Explorer
On my Windows XP SP3 laptop, when I open Windows Explorer, Control Panel is always missing from the folder tree in the left pane, obviously even when My Computer is expanded.
My user account is an ...
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Change Sound Settings via Registry
I often switch between using my headset and speakers on my computer depending on what I am doing and it is a bit annoying going through all the dialogs. Is it possible to write a script to simply ...
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Completely remove window border padding
How do I completely remove the border padding, or at least make it just one pixel wide?
I already set the Border Padding property to its lowest setting, but to no avail.
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Login to USR9108 router control panel
Here is the setup: A US Robotics USR-9108 router is connected to an ADSL modem via ethernet cable. The modem, upon connecting with the ISP, provides a gateway address of 192.168.1.1 to the router. ...
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What is the path for the “Personalize” control panel in Windows 7?
What is the path for the personalize control panel in Windows 7?
Normally, these are stored as CPL files on the computer, but I can't find the CPL file for this exact functionality.
If it isn't ...
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Action Center and Performance Information messed up
Does anyone have any idea why these might have happened? I suddenly realized that these had happened after months of use.
Action center is disabled and control panel item doesn't do anything on ...
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Microsoft Intellipoint Mouse & control panel (Windows 7)
When at work (with laptop), I have a Microsoft Intellipoint mouse. Now the driver for this mouse replaces the default "Buttons" panel in the mouse control panel, which means that if I either remote ...
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Control Panel as menu includes a blank item
When viewed as a menu attached to the Start Menu in Windows 7 Ultimate x64, the Control Panel contains a blank item. It looks like this:
This item cannot be deleted or removed. I also cannot create ...
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Can not access control panel
I can not access Contol panel in my windows vista machine.
As soon as i click the "conrol panel" item in start items, it shows up a window and then its closed automatically ( same happens if i use ...
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Where does Vista/Windows 7 store Wireless Connection Information?
I am attempting to clean out my dad's laptop, which is running Windows Vista. Somehow, he has managed to accrue 1,400 wireless networks in the "Manage Wireless Networks" control panel. Is there any ...
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What is a good program to check CPU properties?
My computer is running an AMD Phenom II quad core CPU but it didn't come with the piece of software that I see people have in a lot of YouTube videos. The software is kind of like the ATI Catalyst ...
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Hwo to restore default Windows XP Control Panel?
I've accidentally switched my Windows XP Control Panel to "Classic Mode". How can I restore this back to the original Windows XP default (without reinstalling, of course)?
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Mouse settings/properties dialog box won't open in Windows 7
I have a problem trying to open my computer's mouse settings by either going to the command prompt and typing, 'control mouse', 'main.cpl' (as researched online) or simply by trying to go to the ...
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Control Panel shortcut folder in Windows 7
I'm running Windows 7 build 7600. Every time I try to make a shortcut folder for Control Panel it comes up empty. The path I'm using is:
::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\0
Is there an ...
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How to access “Manage wireless networks” in acer netbook (windows 7)
I have windows 7 prof on a aspire acer one netbook.
I want to access the "Manage wireless networks" panel from
Control Panel -> Network and Internet -> Network and Sharing Center -> Manage wireless ...
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Problem in accessing Services Panel Windows 7
I have Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit installed and am having problems accessing the Services Panel from the Administrative tools option. The problem is that the Services Panel is showing a blank screen ...
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Blank Icon in Control Panel?
Recently I opened my Control Panel and saw that a blank icon came up before my list of icons. Has anyone else experienced this before? Is it safe to delete it?
When I try creating a shortcut on the ...
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Full control on screen savers under Ubuntu 9.10
Under Ubuntu 9.10, I have some screen savers that I like, but I cannot change any option that would otherwise be specific for each screen saver, like for the photo/slideshow, to specify the actual ...
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How can I use the keyboard to switch the mouse between left-handed and right-handed?
We have both left-handed and right-handed users in our house. It would be handy to be able to change this setting from the keyboard rather than using the Mouse control panel. Is there a way to ...
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Setting system fonts for specific languages
Vista allows you to set the default UI font for most European languages by going into the Control Panel > Personalization > Window Appearance > Classic Appearance Properties > Advanced. (The default ...
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vista “network and sharing center” “the parameter is incorrect”
On Vista Home Premium SP1, when I try:
Start
Control Panel
network and sharing center
File Sharing
Turn On File Sharing
Apply
I get a very windows 95-esque dialog that says "The parameter is ...
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Fingerprint scanner not detected after Windows7 install
I've just upgraded my Dell Studio15 from Vista to 7 and it has stopped recognising the fingerprint scanner. I'm expecting to see Biometric Devices in the control panel (Start -> Control Panel -> ...
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Why do I only have a single view in NVIDIA Control Panel?
I have recently bought an alienware M17x Vista 64 bit DDR3 8 GB
Video Card = 2 x 280M Geforce total 2GB Memory
My NVIDIA control panel version is Geforce 280M version 179.85
Can someone help me know ...
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Configure Mouse Buttons for “Administrator”/Elevated privileges
I am, for better or worse, an administrator on my Windows 7 machine. However, even then, I still need to run certain programs "as Administrator" - for example, Visual Studio 2008 when working with ...
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Administrative Tools lost
I can't find any Icon in my Administrative Tools folder, how I can restore them?!
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Windows Components section is missing from my Add/Remove Programs
I'm guessing it's a group policy thing, because I have to run appwiz.cpl from cmd to launch the add / remove programs window.
Is there a command line utility to control windows components? If not, ...
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How can I open WinXP's Services control panel applet on the Standard tab by default?
When opening the Services control panel applet it opens on the Extended tab by default. I find that tab wastes a great deal of real estate for no real value-added. All the same information is ...
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Error on clicking on Text to Speech tab in Speech properties in Control Panel
When I click on Text to Speech tab in Speech properties I receive error:
"C:\WINDOWS\system32\shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Speech\sapi.cpl",Speech".
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How do I fix the display of Windows 7's Control Panel?
This has really bugged me since I took the plunge and upgraded to Windows 7. I think everything is great on the whole apart from the Control Panel.
Instead of ordering from top to bottom like in ...
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Whats up with my Vista Control Panel?
A strange thing has been happening recently:
Whenever I open Control Panel from the start menu after a computer restart, explorer.exe hangs.
But thereafter (after the first crash), I restart ...
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How can I remove certain icons that I don't use in the Control panel from view?
How can I remove certain icons that I don't use in the Control panel from view? My control panel is fairly cluttered up and I would like to fix this.
