how to recover missing control panel icons ?

can someone help me to locate mail icon in the control panel?

can someone help me to locate mail icon in the control panel?

Hi,

References to Vista apply to Windows 7.

What antivirus/antispyware/security products do you have on your machine? Include all you ever

had including those you uninstalled. (These can leave remnants which can cause strange issues.)

Do a search for all .cpl files most will be in "C:\Windows\System32" however you can have others.

Click on each one at a time and see if one does not start - if so Right Click on it and rename it using

cpZ as the extension so it is east to find. Retry Control Panel - if no joy keep trying all your .cpl files.

(Note the others found under other Folders under C:\Windows should not be tried as they are not

active.)

A few of these are appwiz.cpl, firewall.cpl, desk.cpl, powercfg.cpl, inetcpl.cpl, timedate.cpl and

others.

Try these in case general corruption has a role :

Start - type this in Search Box ->  COMMAND   find at top and RIGHT CLICK  -  RUN AS ADMIN

Enter this at the prompt - sfc /scannow

How to Repair Windows 7 System Files with System File Checker

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1538-sfc-scannow-command-system-file-checker.html

Then run checkdisk (chkdsk).

How to Run Disk Check in Windows 7

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/433-disk-check.html

Icons are missing from Control Panel, or you cannot start Control Panel, the Welcome Center,

or games in Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936686/en-us

The control panel window will not open in Windows Vista

http://www.tips4pc.com/Articles/Windows%20Vista/control\_panel\_window\_will\_not\_op.htm

There have been reports an updated driver has blocked it as well, so have you updated drivers

lately? Also check for driver updates in Windows Updates.

Hope this helps.

Rob Brown - Microsoft MVP <- profile - Windows Expert - Consumer : Bicycle - Mark Twain said it right.