Nothing Happens When You Open Display Properties
Article ID: 192194
Article Last Modified on 11/15/2006
APPLIES TO
This article was previously published under Q192194
SYMPTOMS
When you right-click the desktop and then click Properties, or double-click Display in Control Panel, nothing may happen.
CAUSE
This behavior can occur if the Deskcp16.dll or Desk.cpl file is missing,
damaged, or is the wrong version.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, extract a new copy of the Deskcp16.dll or Desk.cpl
file from your original Windows 95 disks or CD-ROM to the Windows\System
folder.
For information about how to extract original compressed Windows files,
please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
129605 How to Extract Original Compressed Windows Files
NOTE: For Win98, extract Deskw95.cpl and rename to Desk.cpl.
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