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XP Home Display Panel Disabled

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by troycorley Jul 20, 2004 last reply Dec 29, 2004

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We had a problem where the Task Manager was disabled in XP home. Found the fix but now need one for a similar problem. The Display Panel is Disabled. Any fixes?

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by xmutant5 Dec 29, 2004

u need to replace the Desk.cpl file in windows/system32. u can find the replacement file on the windows xp disk under i386/drivers.cab.

for more information on .cpl files go to
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;313808

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