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NCPA.CPL Does Not Function

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by douglasb 4 views

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I am running WIN XP PRO with SP2 installed. At some point the ncpa.cpl, control panel for view network connections, does not work. Can not access it from the "run" command, nor from "Show all Devices" in "Connect to Menu" nor by right clicking on "My Network Places" and selecting properties. All the other Control Panel elements work.

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by statykserver

1. Insert your Windows cd in your CD-ROM drive.
2. Click Start, click Run, type cmd in the Open box, and then press ENTER.
3. At the prompt, type the following command:
expand CD-ROM drive letter:\i386\ncpa.cp_ C:\WINDOWS\system32\ncpa.cpl

Now you will have a fresh control panel extension straight from the cd. If it still fails to load when you use it from the run command then you at least know it does exist and is not corrupt and can start troubleshooting other options.

Good luck and hope this helps you

by douglasb

I reinstalled the file as suggested, still did not fix the problem - but at least I now know it is not the file.

by douglasb

I contacted Microsoft and was advised to register netshell.dll (regsvr32 netshell.dll) and that worked.

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