Control Panel Seems to Load Slowly in Windows 95/98 (128702)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
This article was previously published under Q128702 SYMPTOMS
When you double-click a desktop shortcut linked to CONTROL.EXE to start
Control Panel, there is a 60- to 90-second delay with intense hard disk
activity before Control Panel appears.
CAUSE
The CONTROL.EXE program was designed to be used with a shell component
such as Program Manager or File Manager from a previous version of
Windows. When you are using Windows Explorer as the shell in Windows
95/98, starting CONTROL.EXE reloads much of the Windows 95/98 shell
components, resulting in a delay.
RESOLUTION
To work around this behavior, use one of the following methods.
Method 1
Start Control Panel from My Computer instead of from the shortcut to
CONTROL.EXE. To start Control Panel from My Computer, double-click My
Computer on the desktop, then double-click Control Panel.
Method 2
Create a shortcut to Control Panel from the Control Panel icon in My
Computer. To do so, follow these steps:
- Double-click My Computer.
- Drag the Control Panel icon from My Computer to the desktop.
- When you are prompted whether you want to create a shortcut, click
Yes.
Double-click this shortcut to start Control Panel.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 12/16/2004 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb kbui KB128702 |
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