How to customize the personalized WinXP control panel

See the unchanging WinXP control panel, have you ever thought about "changing the taste"? WinXP control panel actually has a lot of "play" & rdquo;, can change it The function icons, changing the icon position, adding icon categories, modifying the icon name, etc., truly personalized control panel, in line with the needs of each user, there are five ways to make your WinXP control panel a new look.

1. Customization Method
In fact, Microsoft's own control panel customization options can partially meet the needs of users for personalization. In Windows 2000/Me/XP, you can set the function options in the control panel to the submenu under the menu "Start". In Windows XP, the setting method is: Right click on the "Taskbar", select the "Properties" option, enter the "Taskbar and [Start] menu" dialog box, select the "Start" menu ” tab, then click the “Customize" button, go to the “ Customize [Start] menu & rdquo; dialog box, select the "Advanced" tab, in the "[Start] menu item & rdquo; option Select “Control Panel>*“Show as menu", define it as a menu, click the "OK" button and close all windows.
You can still view the function icons in the control panel in window mode by selecting: “start”*“setting”*“control panel", double-clicking the "control panel" option or Right click on it and select the “Open” or “Browse” option. You can also customize the "Control Panel" window as you would any other folder. To do this: In the “View” menu, select the “icon”,“list” or “details” options.
2, group policy method
Although in the control panel, you can not add function icons, rename icons or change their appearance, but you can delete unwanted icons. The method is to select “start”*“search”*“file or folder" (in Windows 2000/Me), or <start”*“search" (in Windows XP) . In the first text box on the left panel of the "Search Results" window, type “*.cpl”, in the "Search Scope" ';specify the relevant path, click “Search Now” or “Search” Button. The control panel files are located in the System or System32 folder. If you need to remove some function icons, you can move the related items to any other folder.
But sometimes the names of these files are not particularly intuitive. This way you have to double-click on these icons to verify that they are the items you need to remove before removing them. For example, when you double-click the "prefcpl.cpl" file, you actually open the RealPlayer's "Properties" dialog box. You can remove the RealPlayer icon from the control panel by removing the .cpl file (of course, the premise is RealPlayer software is already installed on your system). However, this method only works for third-party icons in Windows XP, and for system built-in icons, if you move these icons, the system will automatically restore them. Note: “main.cpl” This file links several different control panel function icons, including fonts, keyboards, mice, and printers. If you move this file, the above function icons will be removed at the same time.