Windows 7 Control Panel

[UltimateSilence]

How do I customize the Control Panel? Or is this an error? (I do apologize for the 'stupid' question, but I'm still a little new with 7). It currently looks like this...

The "bar" on the left-hand side is missing... It was so beautiful in contrast to Vista's.

Edited April 30, 2012 by UltimateSilence

[cannie]

AFAIK the Control Panel screen doesn't allow any easy changes.

HTH

[Kelsenellenelvian]

See the top right corner where is says "View By:"?

Click that....

[cannie]

Hi Kelsenellenelvian:

I unwillingly omitted that option.

Thanks for your correction.

cannie

Edited December 24, 2011 by cannie

[UltimateSilence]

See the top right corner where is says "View By:"?

Click that....

You think I haven't tried that?

[Kelsenellenelvian]

I completly MISSED this line here:

The "bar" on the left-hand side is missing... It was so beautiful in contrast to Vista's.

Sorry

[myselfidem]

You can add this registry key to always show menus:

First option:

Menus.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"AlwaysShowMenus"=dword:00000001

2nd option:

Or browse to: Control Panel | Appearance and personalization | Folder Options | Display . And select : Always show menus

*Edit: But about the left pane color (image) like Vista...It's not the same on Windows 7!

*Edit 2: You can change the left pane image inside: %windir%\System32\shell32.dll -> Bitmap -> 632 & 633

http://www.msfn.org/...d-on-windows-7/

Edited December 25, 2011 by myselfidem

[sksinghsanjeet]

You can see "view by" the top right corner in control panel