JSI Tip 5012. Common Windows XP Control Panel Applets

Most Control Panel applets are .cpl files in the System32 folder.

The common applets are:

File name	Purpose
Access.cpl	Accessibility properties
Appwiz.cpl	Add/Remove Programs properties
Desk.cpl	Display properties
Hdwwiz.cpl	Add Hardware properties
Inetcpl.cpl	Internet properties
Intl.cpl	Regional Settings properties
Irprops.cpl	Infrared Port properties (located in C:\Windows\Driver cache\I386\Driver.cab until you install an infrared device)
Joy.cpl	Joystick properties
Main.cpl	Mouse properties
Mmsys.cpl	Multimedia properties
Ncpa.cpl	Network Connections properties
Nusrmgr.cpl	User Accounts properties
Nwc.cpl	Gateway Services for NetWare properties
Odbccp32.cpl	Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) Data Source Administrator properties
Powercfg.cpl	Power Options properties
Sapi.cpl	Speech Properties (located in C:\Program files\Common files\Microsoft Shared\Speech)
Sysdm.cpl	System properties
Telephon.cpl	Phone and Modem Options properties
Timedate.cpl	Time and Date properties

To run an individual applet, see tip 2095.