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Control panel crashing xp

  • 05-02-2009 9:20pm
    #1
    Calebmcd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 365 ✭✭


    I've just added some hardware in my PC, and now when i go into Control Panel
    the system freezes or the Control Panel crashes.

    Then i get a BSOD with a 0x0000008e KERNEL_MODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED_M
    error. When i restart i get, windows has recovered from a severe problem.

    I removed the new hardware, but this still happens.

    Does anybody know why this is, can i fix it without doing a clean install?

    Thanx in advance.

    Caleb.


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  • #2
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Search for *.cpl files
    (make sure explorer is set to display file endings and all kinds of files)

    When using search select advanced and system.
    ignore ones in \i386 and various $NTServicePackUinstall$

    The ones to check first are in \windows\System32

    rename ONE at a time to <blah>.cpl.bad
    where <blah>.cpl you think is the new one

    Open control panel
    If it doesn't crash you have found it.
    If it does crash rename file back and change next one.

    Control panel runs all .cpl files, they are special executables. Each icon in Control panel may have an associated .cpl


  • #3
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Sample of mine
    C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32>dir *.cpl /B
access.cpl
appwiz.cpl
bdeadmin.cpl
btcpl.cpl
bthprops.cpl
cpl_moh.cpl
desk.cpl
firewall.cpl
hdwwiz.cpl
inetcpl.cpl
infocardcpl.cpl
intl.cpl
irprops.cpl
javacpl.cpl
joy.cpl
MAIN.CPL
mmsys.cpl
NCPA.CPL
netsetup.cpl
nusrmgr.cpl
nvtuicpl.cpl
NWC.CPL
odbccp32.cpl
powercfg.cpl
sysdm.cpl
tdstui32.cpl
TELEPHON.CPL
timedate.cpl
USBAudio.cpl
wscui.cpl
wuaucpl.cpl

C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32>


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