Windows system control panel use skill set

        Windows users are no stranger to the Control Panel. It is a system tool in Windows. Most users use it to make some important system settings for Windows. But do you know how to better control your control panel and have some tips in using the control panel? I believe this article will not let you down.

1, the control panel is placed in any position

believe that like to play the character of people do not like step by step from the "Start" \\ "Settings" \\ "Control Panel" to open control panel. So, can we place our control panel anywhere? The answer is yes:

(1) Extended display control panel project

Want to put the items in the control panel under "Start"\\"Settings\\" "Control Panel"? Then right click on the Windows taskbar, select the Properties command, select the "Advanced" tab in the settings window that opens, and select the "Extended Control Panel" option (Figure 1). Then point your mouse to Start\\Settings\\Control Panel.

look at all the items in the control panel is not already lined up waiting for you to choose (Figure 2)?

(2) Adding the control panel to the start menu

Adding a new application icon to the start menu is a very simple matter, but if we want to add the control panel to the beginning The menu is not that easy! Don't worry, right click on the blank space of the Windows taskbar, and then execute the "Properties" command from the pop-up shortcut menu to open the taskbar property settings box. Then click the "Start Menu Programs" tab. Click the "Advanced" button to open the "C:\\Documents and Settings\\Administrator\\" Start Menu dialog box. Right click the mouse, select "New"\\"Folder", press F2 to rename this folder "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" (Figure 3).
At this point the system may prompt an error, ignore it. Then click the Start menu, how? Control panel is not already in the start menu (Figure 4).

(3) is placed in an arbitrary folder to the control folder panel

any file placed in the control panel, it is easy, as long as the Drag and drop the "Control Panel" into a folder in my computer, and then click the "Yes" button in the pop-up window (Figure 5). But by default, one will be added to this shortcut. The word "shortcut" can be removed by renaming.

2, hidden control panel project

I believe no one likes others in their own Change the machine, so we have to hide Some of the items in the control panel. In fact, there are many ways to hide the control panel items. I will introduce them one by one.

(1) Change the file configuration method

The Control Panel itself has a The configuration file control.ini, which is stored in the Windows installation folder, can be used to change this file.

Since this file is a text file, please remember to open it with text editing software. Windows already comes with a Notepad program, we use the Notepad program to open it. Here is the first paragraph of the file on my machine. Just such a setting, what is in my control panel No. Specifically: add [don'tload] field in control.ini, followed by *.cpl=yes, which means that the option is not displayed in the control panel.

[don'tload]

joystick.cpl=yes means to hide the "game controller"

midimap.drv=yes means to hide the "locale"

Access.cpl=yes means to hide the "auxiliary" Options"

appwi Z.cpl=yes means to hide "Add/Remove Programs"

desk.cpl=yes means to hide "display"

inetcpl.cpl=yes means to hide "Internet" and "user" < BR>
intl.cpl=yes means to hide "locale"

joy.cpl=yes means to hide "game control"

main.cpl=yes means to hide "printer, keyboard , mouse, input method, font"

mmsys.cpl=yes means to hide "multimedia, sound"

modem.cpl=yes means to hide "modem"

netcpl. Cpl=yes means to hide "network"

odbccp32.cpl=yes means to hide "32-bit ODBC"

passWord.cpl=yes means to hide "password"

powerefg. Cpl=yes means hide "power management"

sticpl.cpl=yes means hide "scanner and digital camera"

sysdm.cpl=yes means hide "system" and "add new hardware"

telephon.cpl=yes means to hide "telephone"

themes.cpl=yes means to hide "desktop theme"

timedate.cpl = yes representation hide "Date /Time"

tweakui.cpl = yes indicate hidden "TweakUI"

Note: The above method is only suitable for Windows 9x and Windows Me.

(2) Hide Documents Act

Because some of the above * .cpl files are placed in the Windows system folder (Windows 9x and Windows Me on the C: \\ Windows \\ System , while Windows 2000, NT, XP are placed under C:\\WINNT\\System32), so we can find all these files through the Windows search function (Figure 6), and then move them to a folder. After opening the control panel, you will find that none of the items are there (as shown in Figure 7), and of course you cannot change them. If we want to use it and then copy it to the system folder, it will return to normal.

(3) Using external program method

In addition to the above manual changes, we can also use third-party programs to implement some control panel projects. The hidden, such as Microsoft's own weakUI tool, super rabbit, knight modifyr and other software can be achieved, their use is also very simple, the only thing to do is to select or cancel some corresponding projects, I believe smart You are very easy to operate. (If such a simple question is still wasting ink, there may be a scam fee! I am down! I am really sincerely communicating with you!)

3,

quickly open the control panel control panel is a very important component of Windows, some of our "super player" would like to change to change on the inside, complete some personalized settings. However, in general, to open the control panel, you must click Start\\"Settings\\"Control Panel", which is very troublesome. In fact, we can right click on the desktop, select "New" \\ "Shortcut", and enter the file name control.exe (Figure 8), this shortcut is named "Control Panel", on the desktop Double-click this shortcut to quickly reach the control panel. If you set this shortcut to a hotkey, it's faster. How is it convenient?

4, use the Control Panel items

in the program since the control panel is a dynamic link library file, we can use the Windows Rundll32.exe wherein the routine is performed, is to Authorware an example, implemented method:

(1) start Authorware;

(2) a new file named control.a5p;

(3) Press Ctrl+Shift+F to open the Function window;

(4) Select sample.a5p, click the Load button, open the winapi.u32 file, and introduce the function. Winexec();

(5) Place an interactive icon on the process line;

(6) Place a calculation diagram under the interaction icon, the interaction mode is the button, and the name is “ Open the Control Panel";

(7) Double-click the "Open Control Panel" calculation icon and write it inside:

Winexec("rundll32.exe shell32.dll, Control_RunDLL", 1) < BR>
Note that you can't write any of the characters inside, otherwise you won't be able to run it;

(8) File, click "Open Control Panel" button, you can open the Windows Control Panel system.

Finally, I want to tell you, if you want to open the specified control panel objects also can be achieved by this method to open the desktop properties, for example, is to write on the icon in the calculation: < BR>
Winexec("rundll32.exe shell32.dll, Control_RunDLL desk.cpl", 1)

The rest of the dynamic link library files and their projects are described at the beginning of this article. The rest of the software can perform similar operations (believe that the editing language calls external functions more powerful), thus achieving full control of the control panel.

5, quick access to specific items in the Windows

There are several important setting items, such as power management, we often use the Folder Options, then click Start do not always go The menus are up, and you can create a shortcut on the desktop for them from the control panel (Figure 9). This makes it easy to access them. This way, to change the power and folder options, just double-click on the shortcut on the desktop, which is quite convenient. Originally, technology should be people-oriented!