Re: start menu

"andy d" <andy d@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I have two user accounts set up on the computer (xp) one account is using
the
> start menu for that account the other is for some reason using the 'all
user'
> setting. This means that I cannot 'tweak' my own start menu without
affecting
> the other user! any ideas

The "All Users" folder is ***always*** visible to all
users - this is its purpose!

If you have shortcuts that should be specific to your
own account then you must move them from the
All Users folder to the AndyD folder.

- What do you see when you launch "My Computer" and create
a new icon in your own "Start Menu" folder?
- How do you determine which is your own "Start Menu" folder?


"andy d" <andyd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:819289CC-7D7D-48B0-B417-DBCE64399C1A@microsoft.com...
> you misunderstood. In the one user account if you click start, programs
then
> right click any program in the start menu then properties it says
documents &
> settings/all users/start menu.... (that's mine) the other user account if
you
> do the same 'all users' is replaced with the account name. This means that
if
> I copy & paste a short cut on the second user (that is named) into the
'start
> up' folder on those settings the program starts when logged on. On my
> settings if I do the same in my doc's & settings my start menu doesn't
'see'
> it cos it is using the all users settings
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
>
> >
> > "andy d" <andy d@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:8872811D-51B0-4DDB-9754-10893B2D030D@microsoft.com...
> > > I have two user accounts set up on the computer (xp) one account is
using
> > the
> > > start menu for that account the other is for some reason using the
'all
> > user'
> > > setting. This means that I cannot 'tweak' my own start menu without
> > affecting
> > > the other user! any ideas
> >
> > The "All Users" folder is ***always*** visible to all
> > users - this is its purpose!
> >
> > If you have shortcuts that should be specific to your
> > own account then you must move them from the
> > All Users folder to the AndyD folder.
> >
> >
> >

my settings are 'named' Andy If I open my computer and locate C:\Documents
and Settings\Andy\Start Menu\Programs & click on the programs folder the
programs list is different to the one that I actually see when I click on the
start button. If I click on the start button select programs then right click
any program in the menu select properties it tells me that my 'andy' setting
is using the 'all users' settings ie if I open my computer and locate
C:\Documents and Settings\all users\Start Menu\Programs the list is the same
as the one that 'andy' is using. Unlike the 'sarah' setting which if I locate
C:\Documents and Settings\sarah\Start Menu\Programs the list is the same as
the one when you click on the start button select programs then right click
any program in the menu select properties
"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

> - What do you see when you launch "My Computer" and create
> a new icon in your own "Start Menu" folder?
> - How do you determine which is your own "Start Menu" folder?
>
>
> "andy d" <andyd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:819289CC-7D7D-48B0-B417-DBCE64399C1A@microsoft.com...
> > you misunderstood. In the one user account if you click start, programs
> then
> > right click any program in the start menu then properties it says
> documents &
> > settings/all users/start menu.... (that's mine) the other user account if
> you
> > do the same 'all users' is replaced with the account name. This means that
> if
> > I copy & paste a short cut on the second user (that is named) into the
> 'start
> > up' folder on those settings the program starts when logged on. On my
> > settings if I do the same in my doc's & settings my start menu doesn't
> 'see'
> > it cos it is using the all users settings
> >
> > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > "andy d" <andy d@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:8872811D-51B0-4DDB-9754-10893B2D030D@microsoft.com...
> > > > I have two user accounts set up on the computer (xp) one account is
> using
> > > the
> > > > start menu for that account the other is for some reason using the
> 'all
> > > user'
> > > > setting. This means that I cannot 'tweak' my own start menu without
> > > affecting
> > > > the other user! any ideas
> > >
> > > The "All Users" folder is ***always*** visible to all
> > > users - this is its purpose!
> > >
> > > If you have shortcuts that should be specific to your
> > > own account then you must move them from the
> > > All Users folder to the AndyD folder.
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>
>

You did not actually answer either of my questions:

- I don't think you created an icon in your own Start Menu folder.
- You wrote that your profile name is "Andy" but you did not say
how you determined this.

Having this information is important for trouble-shooting. In the
absence of further details I recommend that you do a clean
installation of Windows XP.

"andy d" <andyd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6513C5C9-B582-4023-A58E-EB22AE9834A4@microsoft.com...
> my settings are 'named' Andy If I open my computer and locate C:\Documents
> and Settings\Andy\Start Menu\Programs & click on the programs folder the
> programs list is different to the one that I actually see when I click on
the
> start button. If I click on the start button select programs then right
click
> any program in the menu select properties it tells me that my 'andy'
setting
> is using the 'all users' settings ie if I open my computer and locate
> C:\Documents and Settings\all users\Start Menu\Programs the list is the
same
> as the one that 'andy' is using. Unlike the 'sarah' setting which if I
locate
> C:\Documents and Settings\sarah\Start Menu\Programs the list is the same
as
> the one when you click on the start button select programs then right
click
> any program in the menu select properties
> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
>
> > - What do you see when you launch "My Computer" and create
> > a new icon in your own "Start Menu" folder?
> > - How do you determine which is your own "Start Menu" folder?
> >
> >
> > "andy d" <andyd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:819289CC-7D7D-48B0-B417-DBCE64399C1A@microsoft.com...
> > > you misunderstood. In the one user account if you click start,
programs
> > then
> > > right click any program in the start menu then properties it says
> > documents &
> > > settings/all users/start menu.... (that's mine) the other user account
if
> > you
> > > do the same 'all users' is replaced with the account name. This means
that
> > if
> > > I copy & paste a short cut on the second user (that is named) into the
> > 'start
> > > up' folder on those settings the program starts when logged on. On my
> > > settings if I do the same in my doc's & settings my start menu doesn't
> > 'see'
> > > it cos it is using the all users settings
> > >
> > > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > "andy d" <andy d@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:8872811D-51B0-4DDB-9754-10893B2D030D@microsoft.com...
> > > > > I have two user accounts set up on the computer (xp) one account
is
> > using
> > > > the
> > > > > start menu for that account the other is for some reason using the
> > 'all
> > > > user'
> > > > > setting. This means that I cannot 'tweak' my own start menu
without
> > > > affecting
> > > > > the other user! any ideas
> > > >
> > > > The "All Users" folder is ***always*** visible to all
> > > > users - this is its purpose!
> > > >
> > > > If you have shortcuts that should be specific to your
> > > > own account then you must move them from the
> > > > All Users folder to the AndyD folder.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
> >