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Accessing control panel etc when setup as shell..

Posted: 07.01.2009, 05:17
by hornetster
OS = Vista Business SP1
Have installed Free Commander and set it up as the shell as per another post in this forum (can't link..)
My problem is that I can now not open (by double clicking etc) most control panel/network type windows... The screen flicks (something is trying to open) but nothing appears.. If I Right-Click a control panel icon and choose explore, works fine.
Have only just installed (thanks to an article in Australian Personal Computer...) and so far am very impressed!
Thanks, John.

Posted: 09.01.2009, 10:27
by clanman
Welcome hornetster

What I expect is happening is the control panel is really a explorer window looking at a bunch of files with a CPL extension. When the start menu calls this, what is actually happening is it is starting FC.

Have you tried the Control Panel icon in FC?