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363979 2005-06-14 22:34:00 I am running XP SP2

Whenever I try to open the control panel, I get a "not responding" message and i have to try several times to get it to open, the same can often happen with my computer. I have done a reload of XP but this did not fix the problem the. Also the add & remove programs has disappeared from the classic view.

Any thoughts?
nzduke (2323)
363980 2005-06-15 00:14:00 start - Run - sfc /scannow Rob99 (151)
363981 2005-06-15 05:52:00 Thanks for the suggestion, I ran it as suggested. It checked the system but has not fixed the problem.

I clicked on control panel from my Computer and again got the message "not responding". Then i ran it from start and it opened but when I tried to access it, I again got not responding. The classic view still does not show add and remove programs. If I log in in another users name, the add and remove programs does show up in the classic view, however I still got the not responding message the first time.

Any more thoughts
nzduke (2323)
363982 2005-06-15 06:36:00 When you re-iinstalled XP did you have a wiped clean HD? Maybe you've got some bit of crudware elsewhere on the HD. Have you done a thorough virus/malware scan? That'd be my next thing. HTH............m ;) mark c (247)
363983 2005-06-15 07:44:00 have a look at these to see if they help.
Control Panel Does Not Open
support.microsoft.com
How to Troubleshoot Control Panel Issues in Windows
support.microsoft.com
hth
johnboy (217)
363984 2005-06-15 09:22:00 Geeez johnboy you are so good with MS support. You work for them? mark c (247)
363985 2005-06-15 10:14:00 Do you have TweakUI on your system, if so, there are tweaks within that can cause it to seem as if your system is faulty. zqwerty (97)
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