UserPasswords2/Add to Control Panel

Windows XP

 * 1. Launch/Open Notepad and copy and paste the code below in to it:

Code: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{98641F47-8C25-4936-BEE4-C2CE1298969D}] @="Users and Passwords" "InfoTip"="Starts The Windows 2000 style User Accounts dialog"
 * Adds the Windows 2000 style User Accounts dialog to Control Panel

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{98641F47-8C25-4936-BEE4-C2CE1298969D}\DefaultIcon] @="%SystemRoot%\\\\System32\\\\netplwiz.dll,-102"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{98641F47-8C25-4936-BEE4-C2CE1298969D}\Shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{98641F47-8C25-4936-BEE4-C2CE1298969D}\Shell\Open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{98641F47-8C25-4936-BEE4-C2CE1298969D}\Shell\Open\command] @="Control Userpasswords2"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ControlPanel\NameSpace\{98641F47-8C25-4936-BEE4-C2CE1298969D}] @="Add Userpasswords2 to Control Panel"


 * 2. Save the file name with .reg extension. (e.g. "AddUserPasswords2toCP.reg")
 * 3. Merge the file to your registry
 * 4. Open control panel, you’ll find ‘Users and Passwords’ there.

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How To Remove UserPasswords2 from the Control Panel

 * The original idea to do this came from Kelly’s Korner.


 * 1. Launch/Open Notepad and copy and paste the code below in to it:

Code: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{98641F47-8C25-4936-BEE4-C2CE1298969D}] @="Users and Passwords" "InfoTip"="Starts The Windows 2000 style User Accounts dialog"
 * Removes the Windows 2000 style User Accounts dialog from Control Panel

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{98641F47-8C25-4936-BEE4-C2CE1298969D}\DefaultIcon] @="%SystemRoot%\\\\System32\\\\netplwiz.dll,-102"

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{98641F47-8C25-4936-BEE4-C2CE1298969D}\Shell]

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{98641F47-8C25-4936-BEE4-C2CE1298969D}\Shell\Open]

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{98641F47-8C25-4936-BEE4-C2CE1298969D}\Shell\Open\command] @="Control Userpasswords2"

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ControlPanel\NameSpace\{98641F47-8C25-4936-BEE4-C2CE1298969D}] @="Add Userpasswords2 to Control Panel"


 * 2. Save the file name with .reg extension. (e.g. "AddUserPasswords2toCP-Remove.reg")
 * 3. Merge the file to your registry
 * 4. Open control panel, you’ll find ‘Users and Passwords’ is gone.


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