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Accessing the Control Panel in Safe Mode under Windows Vista

By default, Control Panel items are not shown when Windows Vista is run in safe mode. To allow a new Control Panel item to be viewed in safe mode, registry values appropriate to the item type can be set. The values are interpreted as follows:

Value Meaning
1 The item should appear in minimal safe mode only.
2 The item should appear in safe mode only if networking is enabled.
3 The item should always appear in any form of safe mode.

This example shows the entries required for an item implemented as a .cpl or .dll file. It specifies that the item should appear in safe mode with networking.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

Software

Microsoft

Windows

CurrentVersion

Control Panel

ExtendedProperties

  • System.ControlPanel.EnableInSafeMode

This example shows the entries required for an item implemented as a .exe file. It specifies that the item should appear in any form of safe mode.

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT

CLSID

  • {0052D9FC-6764-4D29-A66F-2F3BD9E2BB40}