I want to be able to adjust the presentation of the individual programs
listed when I access All Programs on the Start Menu.
For example, I want to add an entry that says "CD Rom programs" from which I
can then have a submenu with all the CD Roms installed (or perhaps group
these too and have multi-layered submenus). I could have another entry
called "Media players" from which submenus would open individual media
players installed on my computer.
Is there a utility which would do this easily for me?
How could I do it without a utility? Presumably it involves changes in the
registry? How would I do it? Perhaps someone could recommend a helpful link
or three?
Thanks
James

(E-Mail Removed),
James Weston <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> I want to be able to adjust the presentation of the
> individual programs listed when I access All Programs on the
> Start Menu. For example, I want to add an entry that says "CD
> Rom
> programs" from which I can then have a submenu with all the
> CD Roms installed (or perhaps group these too and have
> multi-layered submenus). I could have another entry called
> "Media players" from which submenus would open individual
> media players installed on my computer. Is there a utility
> which would do this easily for me?
> How could I do it without a utility? Presumably it involves
> changes in the registry? How would I do it? Perhaps someone
> could recommend a helpful link or three?
> Thanks
> James

What you see displayed when you click on All Programs is the
contents of these two folders:

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu
C:\Documents and Settings\YOURACCOUNT\Start Menu

You can organize this folder just like you would any other
folder on your computer. Here's how:
Go to the Start Menu and right click All Programs.
Select Explore All Users from the menu.
Note: You can choose Open All Users if want.
You should now see an Explorer window opened to the All
Users\Start Menu folder.
In the left hand column, click on Programs.
In the right hand pane, right click an open spot and select
New -> Folder from the menu.
Name the folder Media Players.
Hit the enter key.
You can now drag any programs you want into this new folder.
Keep in mind that you can create new folders at any level.
I've found that it's usually a good idea while you're
organizing your programs to hit the Start button every so
often. That way you'll see if your actions are yielding the
results you want.

Good luck

Nepatsfan

You're welcome.

Nepatsfan

(E-Mail Removed),
James Weston <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> YES!!!
> Superb advise.
> Many thanks, not being able to sort this out has been
> driving me up the wall lately.
> Cheers
> James
>
> "Nepatsfan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:2OKdnV1fI-P43WLeRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> (E-Mail Removed),
>> James Weston <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>> I want to be able to adjust the presentation of the
>>> individual programs listed when I access All Programs on
>>> the Start Menu. For example, I want to add an entry that
>>> says
>>> "CD Rom programs" from which I can then have a submenu
>>> with all the CD Roms installed (or perhaps group these too
>>> and have
>>> multi-layered submenus). I could have another entry called
>>> "Media players" from which submenus would open individual
>>> media players installed on my computer. Is there a utility
>>> which would do this easily for me?
>>> How could I do it without a utility? Presumably it involves
>>> changes in the registry? How would I do it? Perhaps someone
>>> could recommend a helpful link or three?
>>> Thanks
>>> James
>>
>> What you see displayed when you click on All Programs is
>> the contents of these two folders:
>>
>> C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu
>> C:\Documents and Settings\YOURACCOUNT\Start Menu
>>
>> You can organize this folder just like you would any other
>> folder on your computer. Here's how:
>> Go to the Start Menu and right click All Programs.
>> Select Explore All Users from the menu.
>> Note: You can choose Open All Users if want.
>> You should now see an Explorer window opened to the All
>> Users\Start Menu folder.
>> In the left hand column, click on Programs.
>> In the right hand pane, right click an open spot and select
>> New -> Folder from the menu.
>> Name the folder Media Players.
>> Hit the enter key.
>> You can now drag any programs you want into this new folder.
>> Keep in mind that you can create new folders at any level.
>> I've found that it's usually a good idea while you're
>> organizing your programs to hit the Start button every so
>> often. That way you'll see if your actions are yielding the
>> results you want. Good luck
>>
>> Nepatsfan

YES!!!
Superb advise.
Many thanks, not being able to sort this out has been driving me up the wall
lately.
Cheers
James

"Nepatsfan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:2OKdnV1fI-P43WLeRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
> (E-Mail Removed),
> James Weston <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> I want to be able to adjust the presentation of the
>> individual programs listed when I access All Programs on the
>> Start Menu. For example, I want to add an entry that says "CD Rom
>> programs" from which I can then have a submenu with all the
>> CD Roms installed (or perhaps group these too and have
>> multi-layered submenus). I could have another entry called
>> "Media players" from which submenus would open individual media players
>> installed on my computer. Is there a utility which would do this easily
>> for me?
>> How could I do it without a utility? Presumably it involves
>> changes in the registry? How would I do it? Perhaps someone
>> could recommend a helpful link or three?
>> Thanks
>> James
>
> What you see displayed when you click on All Programs is the contents of
> these two folders:
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu
> C:\Documents and Settings\YOURACCOUNT\Start Menu
>
> You can organize this folder just like you would any other folder on your
> computer. Here's how:
> Go to the Start Menu and right click All Programs.
> Select Explore All Users from the menu.
> Note: You can choose Open All Users if want.
> You should now see an Explorer window opened to the All Users\Start Menu
> folder.
> In the left hand column, click on Programs.
> In the right hand pane, right click an open spot and select New -> Folder
> from the menu.
> Name the folder Media Players.
> Hit the enter key.
> You can now drag any programs you want into this new folder.
> Keep in mind that you can create new folders at any level.
> I've found that it's usually a good idea while you're organizing your
> programs to hit the Start button every so often. That way you'll see if
> your actions are yielding the results you want.
>
> Good luck
>
> Nepatsfan
>