Certain Control Panel icons are missing after upgrading to Windows XP Intended For Windows XP only If you upgrade an earlier version of Windows to XP, you may find that several icons are missing from Control Panel. This is caused by a bug in Windows XP where certain registry settings left over from previous versions are misinterpreted. Here's how to fix it: Run the Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE). Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Control Panel. Delete the Don't load key entirely, and close the Registry Editor. The change should take effect immediately. Written by: Annoyances.org Last updated: Monday, December 17, 2001 Care to discuss this article with other Windows users? Select your operating system here, and click Continue to post your question. - Choose your OS -Windows 7Windows VistaWindows Server 2003Windows XPWindows 2000Windows MeWindows 98Windows 95 Previous discussions about this article: (open a message to see applicable responses, if any) [Windows XP] Question about 'HDD icons are missing & show different' (ansar: Tuesday, April 9, 2002) [Windows 98] Question about 'Certain Control Panel icons are missing after upgrading to Windows XP' (dtrader: Tuesday, June 11, 2002) [Windows XP] Question about 'Certain Control Panel icons are missing after upgrading to Windows XP' (saurabh pandey: Tuesday, February 21, 2006) Return to "Troubleshooting"