Can you add a standard exe file so that it is accessible from Contol Panel?

[vaderag]

Is there a way to take a program, and make it accessible from the control panel?

Ive googled, and cant seem to find any way, just hoping someone else may know?

Cheers,

Andy

[RobDickinson]

I'm sure the files are all still just executables renamed .cpl and in win/system32, but I guess you need to add them to the registry somewhere, dont know where.

ahh...

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/shellcc/platform/shell/programmersguide/shell_adv/conpanel.asp?frame=true#Creating_Control_Pan

[vaderag]

isnt that only if you are writing a program?

[Vex]

From that link it means that the application has to be built specifically to be a control panel app. I.e. you can't just stick any app in there.

[vaderag]

how annoying...