Josechung68
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Hello all. I am hopeful to find a fix for this issue. Has anyone else found that Control Panel is no longer working? When I attempt to open the Control Panel, the window opens blank, pauses with no response and then closes. Is anyone else seeing this issue? If you have....can you tell me how to resolve the issue? Thank you in advance.
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Same problem with Control Panels no longer working
Same thing happens to me - fresh install, installed Office 2007 and Adobe CS4, and something must have happened. None of the control panel options open.
If anyone has a workaround I'd really appreciate it!
Edit - ah, just noticed the Version Cue cpl from the post above. I'll try to uninstall it and see what happens.
Same thing happens to me - fresh install, installed Office 2007 and Adobe CS4, and something must have happened. None of the control panel options open.
If anyone has a workaround I'd really appreciate it!
Edit - ah, just noticed the Version Cue cpl from the post above. I'll try to uninstall it and see what happens.
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I am incined to agree with Irokens idea. But, just in case you misunderstand (as I did - but I have a fast shrinking brain!) He means go into Adobe and unhook the default extensions that it is aloowed to open. I do not use Adobe, so have no idea how you would do that, but it is not normally very difficult.
Perhaps another way would be to open the Default programs, in the Start menu, and then "Associate a file type or protocol...".
Scroll down to .CPL and double click and reassociate it with Windows Control Panel.
By the way, you should be looking for Control.exe in system32., if you want to try the Control Panel direct, but as reghakr says, the CPL files will test the idividual items. Otherwise it is an associate problem. If you cannot see the .cpl files, it might be a big problem! BUT. Open the Tools - Folder options - View, in Windows explorer. Scroll down and make sure you have UNchecked "Hide extensions..." and "hide protetced operating system". If you still cannot see thos .cpl's, then you have a problem which can only be fixed with a reinstall.
Perhaps another way would be to open the Default programs, in the Start menu, and then "Associate a file type or protocol...".
Scroll down to .CPL and double click and reassociate it with Windows Control Panel.
By the way, you should be looking for Control.exe in system32., if you want to try the Control Panel direct, but as reghakr says, the CPL files will test the idividual items. Otherwise it is an associate problem. If you cannot see the .cpl files, it might be a big problem! BUT. Open the Tools - Folder options - View, in Windows explorer. Scroll down and make sure you have UNchecked "Hide extensions..." and "hide protetced operating system". If you still cannot see thos .cpl's, then you have a problem which can only be fixed with a reinstall.
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Thanks davehc - now I noticed that many of the cpls simply won't open. Not sure if I follow you regarding going into Adobe to reassociate the cpl, but I'll try - now if you don't mind, which file (exactly) should I reassociate the control panel with? And what file is the control panel itself? It seems like each cpl file controls different parts of the cp "suite"
Sorry i see i was very unspecific about it. Here are more details.
Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Adobe Version Cue CS4\Server\bin and rename VersionCueCS4.cpl to something else. do not change extension just rename it.
Then try and open up the control panel again and see if you get a different result.
Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Adobe Version Cue CS4\Server\bin and rename VersionCueCS4.cpl to something else. do not change extension just rename it.
Then try and open up the control panel again and see if you get a different result.
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Thanks davehc - unfortunately no go. I went to:
Program Files (x86) > Common Files > Adobe > Adobe Version Cue CS4 > Server > bin
And renamed:
Also tried restarting after making the changes too - I wish at least the Program Uninstall cpl would open just to get rid of VersionCue altogether (the CS4 installer won't do uninstalls).
Program Files (x86) > Common Files > Adobe > Adobe Version Cue CS4 > Server > bin
And renamed:
- VersionCueCS4Tray.exe > VersionCueCS4Tray_old.exe
- VersionCueCS4.cpl > VersionCueCS4.cpl
- VersionCueCS4.cpl.manifest > VersionCueCS4_old.cpl.manifest
Also tried restarting after making the changes too - I wish at least the Program Uninstall cpl would open just to get rid of VersionCue altogether (the CS4 installer won't do uninstalls).
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K - this is what I see
- I am using Directory Opus, and can see all the hidden files
- I see about 21 .cpl files (none are VersionCue cpl, but now I realize that's in the Commons folder)
- Clicking on the Control.exe didn't open the panel
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