It's normal. Control Panel is not actually a folder, it's a shell host for some HTML, so the normal view options do not apply.
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Control Panel View Menu Greyed Out
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Anonymous
Hi:
A portion of my Control Panel View Menu is greyed out. Starts at "Extra large icons and ends at Group by". All other items in Menu are fine. Also the View by: drop down arrow on the Right is OK for selections.
Is this normal for Win 7 or do I have a problem? If I do have a problem with the greyed out portion how do I correct it?
Thanks,
ColTom2
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Anonymous
Hi:
A portion of my Control Panel View Menu is greyed out. Starts at "Extra large icons and ends at Group by". All other items in Menu are fine. Also the View by: drop down arrow on the Right is OK for selections.
Is this normal for Win 7 or do I have a problem? If I do have a problem with the greyed out portion how do I correct it?
Thanks,
ColTom2
Hi
The way you describe this is by design. There are only 3 possible views using the View By: menu at the top right corner.
Hope this helps.
Thank You for using Windows 7
Ronnie Vernon MVP