Here is a reg file that will add Windows Sidebar Properties to XP Control Panel just like it is in vista.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{37efd44d-ef8d-41b1-940d-96973a50e9e0}]@="Windows Sidebar Properties""InfoTip"=hex(2):40,00,25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,\  69,00,6c,00,65,00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,\  00,20,00,53,00,69,00,64,00,65,00,62,00,61,00,72,00,5c,00,73,00,69,00,64,00,\  65,00,62,00,61,00,72,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,2c,00,2d,00,31,00,31,00,30,\  00,30,00,32,00,00,00"{305CA226-D286-468e-B848-2B2E8E697B74} 2"=dword:00000001"LocalizedString"=hex(2):40,00,25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,\  46,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,\  00,73,00,20,00,53,00,69,00,64,00,65,00,62,00,61,00,72,00,5c,00,73,00,69,00,\  64,00,65,00,62,00,61,00,72,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,2c,00,2d,00,31,00,31,\  00,30,00,30,00,33,00,00,00[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{37efd44d-ef8d-41b1-940d-96973a50e9e0}\DefaultIcon]@=hex(2):25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,00,65,\  00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,20,00,53,00,\  69,00,64,00,65,00,62,00,61,00,72,00,5c,00,73,00,69,00,64,00,65,00,62,00,61,\  00,72,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,2c,00,2d,00,31,00,30,00,30,00,00,00[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{37efd44d-ef8d-41b1-940d-96973a50e9e0}\Shell][HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{37efd44d-ef8d-41b1-940d-96973a50e9e0}\Shell\Open][HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{37efd44d-ef8d-41b1-940d-96973a50e9e0}\Shell\Open\Command]@=hex(2):25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,00,65,\  00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,20,00,53,00,\  69,00,64,00,65,00,62,00,61,00,72,00,5c,00,73,00,69,00,64,00,65,00,62,00,61,\  00,72,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,2f,00,63,00,70,00,6c,00,00,00[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{37efd44d-ef8d-41b1-940d-96973a50e9e0}\ShellFolder]"Attributes"=dword:00000000[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ControlPanel\NameSpace\{37efd44d-ef8d-41b1-940d-96973a50e9e0}]@="Windows Sidebar Properties"

Thanks for sharing. Working fine on windows xp turkish with turkish sidebar.

Gracias SoKoOLz

Thanks Rick for the hack.

Thanx Rick...going to add this now :thumbsup_anim: