Items In The Start Menu Appearing Twice

[Guest]

For some reason recently the programs in the section above the most used
programs in the Start Menu (where usually Email and Internet are) have
started appearing twice in the list. Usually going into start menu properties
fixes it but it rehappens a while later although not a major problem it is
annoying...

Image explains better...

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/4706/startmenuvm5.jpg

*** most used programs blackened out for privacy - not part of problem ***

Any idea what could cause this and how it can be fixed

All help apreciated

 

[Guest]

You can try this to restore taskbar & start menu default functionally.
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/xp_taskbar_desktop_fixall.vbs

 

[NewScience]

Have your tried right-click on each item and select Unpin from Start Menu?

 

[Guest]

Have your tried right-click on each item and select Unpin from Start Menu?

If i do unpin both items disappear so its still one entry but for some
reason its showin up 2 times

 

[Wesley Vogel]

You have something screwed up in the registry relating to

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
and/or
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders

See this...

Reset the Shell Folders paths to defaults
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/usershellfolders.htm

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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