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Missing Third-Party Control Panel Icons After Upgrade to Windows XP

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Article ID:283551
Last Review:January 15, 2006
Revision:1.1
This article was previously published under Q283551

SYMPTOMS

After you upgrade a computer from Microsoft Windows 98 or Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me) to Microsoft Windows XP, Control Panel icons that are installed by third-party programs may be missing.

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CAUSE

This behavior occurs because only known, good Control Panel icons are migrated during an upgrade.

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STATUS

This behavior is by design.

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MORE INFORMATION

Unknown Control Panel icons have ".disabled" appended to the file name during the upgrade.

Example:

Program Name.cpl.disabled

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APPLIES TO
•Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
•Microsoft Windows XP Professional

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Keywords: 
kb3rdparty kbprb kbui KB283551

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