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	Operating Systems:
	Microsoft Windows 95
	Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95 
	Microsoft Windows 98

	Problem:
	The Stretch setting may be missing in the Display box on the 
	Background tab in Display properties. Only the Tile and Center 
	settings may be listed in the Display box. 


	Reason:
	This behavior can occur if the TweakUI tool is installed and 
	the Active Desktop is not enabled. 


	Solution:
	If you do not want to use the Active Desktop, use the following workaround: 

	1.	Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

	2.	Double-click the TweakUI icon.

	3.	Click the IE4 tab.

	4.	Click to select the Active Desktop check box.

	5.	Click Apply.

	6.	Right-click on a empty area of the desktop, and then click Properties.

	7.	Click the Background tab.

	8.	In the Display box, click Stretch, and then click OK.

	9.	In the TweakUI dialog box, click to clear the Active Desktop check box.

	10.	Click OK.


	More information:
	Microsoft Product Support Services Desktop Systems does not support the 
	installation or usage of the TweakUI program or any of its components.

	Tweak UI:
	TweakUI is included with Microsoft Windows 98 Power Toys and is located on 
	the Windows 98 CD-ROM in the Tools\Reskit\Powertoy folder. For additional 
	information about TweakUI in Windows 98, please select the Power Toys 
	readme.txt from the following Microsoft Web site: 

		http://support.microsoft.com/support/windows/readme/98/Windows_98.asp


	Information Source:
	Last Reviewed: January 25, 2000
	© 2000 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Terms of Use.
 
	Article ID: Q234156

	Provided by Microsoft Product Support Services. 

	
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SUMMARY
This article describes the purpose and usage of Control Panel (.cpl) files. 



MORE INFORMATION
Each tool in Control Panel is represented by a .cpl file in the Windows\ System folder. The .cpl files in the Windows\System folder are loaded automatically when you start Control Panel. Note that Control Panel files are sometimes loaded using entries in the [MMCPL] section of the Control.ini file. 

The following table lists the most common .cpl files, including all the .cpl files included with Windows: 



File name      Purpose
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Access.cpl     Accessibility properties
Appwiz.cpl     Add/Remove Programs properties
Desk.cpl       Display properties
FindFast.cpl   FindFast (included with Microsoft Office for Windows 95)
Inetcpl.cpl    Internet properties
Intl.cpl       Regional Settings properties
Joy.cpl        Joystick properties
Main.cpl       Mouse, Fonts, Keyboard, and Printers properties
Mlcfg32.cpl    Microsoft Exchange or Windows Messaging properties
Mmsys.cpl      Multimedia properties
Modem.cpl      Modem properties
Netcpl.cpl     Network properties
Odbccp32.cpl   Data Sources (32-bit ODBC, included w/ Microsoft Office)
Password.cpl   Password properties
Sticpl.cpl     Scanners and Cameras properties
Sysdm.cpl      System properties and Add New Hardware wizard
Themes.cpl     Desktop Themes 
TimeDate.cpl   Date/Time properties
Wgpocpl.cpl    Microsoft Mail Post Office 
Note that in Windows 98, the Desk.cpl file is named Deskw95.cpl in the compressed cabinet (.cab) file. The file is renamed to Desk.cpl in the Windows\System folder. 

Third-party software and hardware manufacturers can add Control Panel icons to provide an interface for setting configuration options for their products. An icon appears in Control Panel when the .cpl file is placed in the Windows\System folder by the program's Setup tool. 

You can create a shortcut to a Control Panel tool by dragging an icon from Control Panel to the desktop or another location, or by manually creating a shortcut and specifying the path to a .cpl file.

Note that the Sounds tool does not have its own .cpl file; it uses the Mmsys.cpl file. To create a shortcut to the Sounds tool, use the command line control mmsys.cpl sounds. 

Additional query words: 

Keywords : kbenable kbui win95 win98 
Version : WINDOWS:95 
Platform : WINDOWS 
Issue type : kbinfo 
 


Last Reviewed: June 8, 1999
© 2000 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Terms of Use.
 

  

Article ID: Q149648

Last Reviewed:
June 8, 1999 

Provided by Microsoft Product Support Services. 




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