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How can I open WinXP's Services control panel applet on the Standard tab by default?

How can I open WinXP's Services control panel applet on the Standard tab by default?

When opening the Services control panel applet it opens on the Extended tab by default. I find that tab wastes a great deal of real estate for no real value-added. All the same information is available on the Standard tab already, without the superfluous whitespace. Can anyone tell me if it's possible, and how, to tweak the UI so that the Services applet will open on the Standard tab by default. (I'm envisioning a Registry key/value, but maybe it's somewhere else, if at all?)

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bert [Entry]

"I hate that too. Here's how to fix it:

Browse to C:\Windows\System32
Right-click on services.msc, choose Author
Change to Standard mode
File menu, Save

It will default to the Standard mode from now on."