Adding the Telephony Icon to Control Panel (150280)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q150280

SUMMARY

Windows 95 includes a telephony utility that can be run from Control Panel, but is not available by default. The telephony utility can be used for troubleshooting telephony-related issues.

MORE INFORMATION

To add the Telephony icon to Control Panel, rename Telephon.cp$ in the Windows\System folder to Telephon.cpl, and then restart Control Panel.

If you have a 16-bit Telephony application programming interface (TAPI) service provider already installed on your computer when you upgrade to Windows 95, you may experience problems with your 32-bit communication applications (such as HyperTerminal, Phone Dialer, and Dial-Up Networking).

You can use the Telephony icon in Control Panel to determine if you have a 16-bit TAPI service provider installed and to remove your 16-bit TAPI service provider(s) to eliminate problems with 32-bit communication programs. However, removing your 16-bit TAPI service provider may prevent 16-bit TAPI-aware programs from functioning properly. If you are having TAPI-related problems, Microsoft recommends that you rebuild Telephon.ini using the steps outlined in the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

120221 How to Rebuild the TELEPHON.INI File

If you add and run the Telephony utility, you will most likely see the following telephony driver installed: 
   Unimodem Service Provider
This is the Windows 95 32-bit TAPI service provider and should not be removed.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:12/17/2000
Keywords:KB150280
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