How to Add a Control Panel Tool to a Category : Tips on customizing categories

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Have You noticed the new view of control panel in XP. Well as its says,its a view and You can switch to a classic view anytime. But if You like the view but want to customize the categories, there is again a good article on How to do this : How to Add a Control Panel Tool to a Category (Q292463). You can get complete details by visiting the site but in brief a control Panel tool can be included in a particular category by adding a registry DWORD entry for the tool in the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Extended Properties\{305CA226-D286-468e-B848-2B2E8E697B74} 2Value category ids are:0x00000000 : Other Control Panel Options (any tool that does not specify a category ID is placed in this category) 0x00000001 : Appearance and Themes 0x00000002 : Printers and Other Hardware 0x00000003 : Network and Internet Connections 0x00000004 : Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices 0x00000005 : Performance and Maintenance 0x00000006 : Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options 0x00000007 : Accessibility Options 0xFFFFFFFF : Do not put the tool in any category (for special tools such as Add/Remove Programs which only start directly)