This is useful for uncluttering your Control Panel and removing unused functions:
1. Open Regedit and go to: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\]
2. Add a key named Don't Load
3. Next add String values within the "don't load" Key. You will use one String value for each control panel applet you want removed. For example, if If you want to remove the System applet Make a string value with the name sysdm.cpl and no value set and the System applet will no longer be available under the Control Panel.
4. To restore a full control Panel to default just delete the "don't load" key.
Here are the Windows XP Pro Control Panel applets:
*System Properties = sysdm.cpl
*Network Connections = ncpa.cpl
*ODBC Administrator = odbccp32.cpl
*Display Properties = desk.cpl
*Add or remove programs = appwiz.cpl
*Internet Properties = Inetcpl.cpl
*Game Controllers = joy.cpl
*Phone and modem Options = telephon.cpl
*Time and Date Properties = timedate.cpl
*Region and Language Options = intl.cpl
*Power Options = powercfg.cpl
*Mouse Properties = main.cpl
*Accessibility Options = access.cpl
*Add Hardware Wizard = hdwwiz.cpl
*Sound and Audio Devices = mmsys.cpl
*User Accounts = nusrmgr.cpl
*Speech Properties = sapi.cpl
