Jump to content

Administrator looses control panel access


Jarmo
 Share

Recommended Posts

Some how my system has shut me out of my control panel .

I am the system administrator and have lost access to the control panel .

The icon no longer comes up. I can no longer access add or remove programs.

Also I have not been able to change my desktop wallpaper .

Got any Ideas .

I can fix an airplane or motorcycle but this high tech stuff has me lost.

HELP !!!!!

Jarmo from NC

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Are you able to access Help & Support and from there, System Restore?

If you can, restore the system to a time before this happened.

Am I correct in assuming you don't have a full backup of your computer? If you don't, I strongly suggest that, when you get back in order, you consider doing this.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

You can normally also access Control Panel by :-

Clicking the Start button

Then click Run.

Type in the command "control" and press Enter/click OK to launch it.

There are also individual Control Panel applets you can run in the same way :-

For example, type "control folders" (without the quotes) in the Run dialog and press Enter/click OK.

Here is a list of other commands you can use, and what they do:-

control folders - Folder Options

control userpasswords - User Accounts

control userpasswords2 - Advanced User Accounts

control desktop - Display Properties

control printers - Printers and Faxes

control mouse - Mouse Properties

control keyboard - Keyboard Properties

control netconnections - Network Connections

control color - Display Properties \ Screensaver

control date/time - Date and Time Properties

control schedtasks - Scheduled Tasks

control admintools - Administrative Tools

control telephony - Phone and Modem Options

control fonts - Fonts Folder

control international - Regional and Language

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Thanks for the suggestions I will give it a try.

I have done the restore and have gotten the controll panel back .

The ion was removed again while my little girl was doing some homework.

I will keep working on it until I fix the problem.

What I know about this machine is self taught , please bare with me.

THanks!!

Jarmo

You can normally also access Control Panel by :-

Clicking the Start button

Then click Run.

Type in the command "control" and press Enter/click OK to launch it.

There are also individual Control Panel applets you can run in the same way :-

For example, type "control folders" (without the quotes) in the Run dialog and press Enter/click OK.

Here is a list of other commands you can use, and what they do:-

control folders - Folder Options

control userpasswords - User Accounts

control userpasswords2 - Advanced User Accounts

control desktop - Display Properties

control printers - Printers and Faxes

control mouse - Mouse Properties

control keyboard - Keyboard Properties

control netconnections - Network Connections

control color - Display Properties \ Screensaver

control date/time - Date and Time Properties

control schedtasks - Scheduled Tasks

control admintools - Administrative Tools

control telephony - Phone and Modem Options

control fonts - Fonts Folder

control international - Regional and Language

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

 Share

×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue. Privacy Policy