Changing the control panel in Windows XP
Here is a way with which you can remove applets, hide items, hide specific tabs or make the control panel completely off limits to certain users of the computer.
You can take control of the Control panel by using the Group Policy Editor. You can prohibit access to the control panel, hide or show only certain control; panel applets and even force the Classic Control Panel style. Exploring further, you can completely personalize the the Display Properties dialog box by hiding specific items such as the Desktop tab, the appearance and the Themes tab, the screen saver tab, and more. To make to the control panel, follow these steps:
- Click on “Start” and then “Run”.
- Type ” gpedit.msc “
- Expand “User Configuration” and then double click on “Administrative templates”.
- Now click on “Control Panel”. The control panel options will appear on right pane.
- To enable any option, just double click on it and choose “Enable”. To disable it, just click on “Disable”.
- Under the control panel options, select “Display”.
- Double click on “Remove display from control panel” and in the dialog box, choose “Enabled”. Click on “OK”
- Close the group policy editor.
Now, make the desired changes in it and after closing the screen, Open your control panel and see what you have done to it!! 
