Control Panel Applets ?

This tweak does not prevent the control panel applets from running, they just do not show up in control panel any more.

Start/Run/gpedit.msc. User Configuration/Administrative Templates Folder/Control Panel Folder. Select Show only specified Control Panel Applets (right pane) properties. Select the enable button/click the Show button.

A new window will pop up that will display control panel objects that are OK to show. Items not on this list will not be displayed in control panel when this feature is enabled. Here are the Windows XP Pro Control Panel applets:

Code:

System Properties = sysdm.cpl
Network Connections = ncpa.cpl

ODBC Administrator = odbccp32.cpl
Display Properties = desk.cpl

Add or remove programs = appwiz.cpl
Internet Properties = Inetcpl.cpl

Game Controllers = joy.cpl
Phone and modem Options = telephon.cpl

Time and Date Properties = timedate.cpl
Region and Language Options = intl.cpl

Power Options = powercfg.cpl
Mouse Properties = main.cpl

Accessibility Options = access.cpl
Add Hardware Wizard = hdwwiz.cpl

Sound and Audio Devices = mmsys.cpl
User Accounts = nusrmgr.cpl
Speech Properties = sapi.cpl