.exe to .cpl

[Worf]

Hi.

How would i display an .exe as an .cpl in Control Panel?

I know there is a registry entry that can be used but can'nt find the information.

Many Thanks

Worf

[beats]

Below are the registry entries you need. This example is for CPU-Z. Keep in mind that the CLSID has to be unique. Change it to some random number, to avoid conflicts with other CPL addons and such.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; Add CPU-Z to Control Panel

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{D14ED2E1-C75B-443c-BD7C-111111111120}]
@="CPU-Z"
"InfoTip"="Shows detailed CPU and RAM information"
"{305CA226-D286-468e-B848-2B2E8E697B74} 2"=dword:00000005

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{D14ED2E1-C75B-443c-BD7C-111111111120}\DefaultIcon]
@="%SystemRoot%\\System32\\cpuz.exe"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{D14ED2E1-C75B-443c-BD7C-111111111120}\Shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{D14ED2E1-C75B-443c-BD7C-111111111120}\Shell\Open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{D14ED2E1-C75B-443c-BD7C-111111111120}\Shell\Open\command]
@="cpuz.exe"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{D14ED2E1-C75B-443c-BD7C-111111111120}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ControlPanel\NameSpace\{D14ED2E1-C75B-443c-BD7C-111111111120}]
@="Add CPU-z to Control Panel"

[Worf]

Below are the registry entries you need. This example is for CPU-Z. Keep in mind that the CLSID has to be unique. Change it to some random number, to avoid conflicts with other CPL addons and such.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; Add CPU-Z to Control Panel

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{D14ED2E1-C75B-443c-BD7C-111111111120}]
@="CPU-Z"
"InfoTip"="Shows detailed CPU and RAM information"
"{305CA226-D286-468e-B848-2B2E8E697B74} 2"=dword:00000005

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{D14ED2E1-C75B-443c-BD7C-111111111120}\DefaultIcon]
@="%SystemRoot%\\System32\\cpuz.exe"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{D14ED2E1-C75B-443c-BD7C-111111111120}\Shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{D14ED2E1-C75B-443c-BD7C-111111111120}\Shell\Open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{D14ED2E1-C75B-443c-BD7C-111111111120}\Shell\Open\command]
@="cpuz.exe"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{D14ED2E1-C75B-443c-BD7C-111111111120}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ControlPanel\NameSpace\{D14ED2E1-C75B-443c-BD7C-111111111120}]
@="Add CPU-z to Control Panel"

Thank you Beats. :thumbsup_anim:

[ricktendo]

Use guidgen to generate unique registry guid for each CPL item instead of doing it manually, also you can referance this page to see what numbers/categories you want your cpl item placed in

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/292463

Here is how you put MS Virtual CDRom in the "Printers and Other Hardware" category

[VCdRom.AddReg]

HKCR,"CLSID\{8ECC055D-047F-11D1-A537-0000F8753ED1}",,,"%VCDROM%"

HKCR,"CLSID\{8ECC055D-047F-11D1-A537-0000F8753ED1}","InfoTip",,"%VCDROM_DESC%"

HKCR,"CLSID\{8ECC055D-047F-11D1-A537-0000F8753ED1}","{305CA226-D286-468e-B848-2B2E8E697B74} 2",0x10001,2

HKCR,"CLSID\{8ECC055D-047F-11D1-A537-0000F8753ED1}\DefaultIcon",,0x20000,"%%SystemRoot%%\system32\shell32.dll,-12"

HKCR,"CLSID\{8ECC055D-047F-11D1-A537-0000F8753ED1}\Shell\Open\command",,,"vcdcontroltool"

HKCR,"CLSID\{8ECC055D-047F-11D1-A537-0000F8753ED1}\ShellFolder","Attributes",0x10001,0

HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ControlPanel\NameSpace\{8ECC055D-047F-11D1-A537-0000F8753ED1}",,,"%VCDROM%"

Here is how you put MS Timezone and Time Zone Editor in the "Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options" category

[TZEdit.AddReg]

HKCR,"CLSID\{3B337BE7-9A3E-431a-ACCA-995ADC347EE5}",,,"%TZEDIT%"

HKCR,"CLSID\{3B337BE7-9A3E-431a-ACCA-995ADC347EE5}","InfoTip",0x20000,"@%%SystemRoot%%\system32\tzedit.exe,-1"

HKCR,"CLSID\{3B337BE7-9A3E-431a-ACCA-995ADC347EE5}","{305CA226-D286-468e-B848-2B2E8E697B74} 2",0x10001,6

HKCR,"CLSID\{3B337BE7-9A3E-431a-ACCA-995ADC347EE5}","LocalizedString",0x20000,"@%%SystemRoot%%\system32\tzedit.exe,-2"

HKCR,"CLSID\{3B337BE7-9A3E-431a-ACCA-995ADC347EE5}\DefaultIcon",,0x20000,"%%SystemRoot%%\explorer.exe,-253"

HKCR,"CLSID\{3B337BE7-9A3E-431a-ACCA-995ADC347EE5}\Shell\Open\command",,,"tzedit"

HKCR,"CLSID\{3B337BE7-9A3E-431a-ACCA-995ADC347EE5}\ShellFolder","Attributes",0x10001,0

HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ControlPanel\NameSpace\{3B337BE7-9A3E-431a-ACCA-995ADC347EE5}",,,"%TZEDIT%"

[beats]

Oh, guidgen is nice. Gracias Rick!

[Worf]

Oh, guidgen is nice. Gracias Rick!

Thank you both, need this info so i can incorperate it into WSFI so that users can create there own control panel apps.