All Programs menu

[Mario Barozzi]

After having installed Adobe Photoshop 7.0 and
simultaneously unistalled 6.0 All Programs menu does not
display the content of C:\Documents and Settings\My
Documents\MB\Start Menu\Programs but the content of
C:\Documents and Settings\My Documents\MB
How can I set All Programs menu pointing the right
subdirectory?
Many thanks falks for your help (if any!)

 

[David Candy]

Sounds like you've been dragging folders about. Type in Start Run
regedit

Navigate to these four locations

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders

And tell me the value of Common Programs and Common Start Menu for both.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\UserShell Folders

and tell me what Start Menu and Programs says for both.

These are the location of the four folders whose contents make up All Programs.

 

[David Candy]

Right click those keys in Regedit and choose Export. Send me the 4 files.

 

[Mario Barozzi]

Dear David, apart from a little difference I can live with
(the All Programs menu displays in the upper side among
others also the Start Menu of All Users) now it works. I
am very grateful for your support. I owe you one. Ciao
from Italy

-----Original Message-----
There is an error in the entry for Programs under

HKEY_CURRENT_USERS\User Shell Folder

It is set to %userprofile%\programs but should be (unless you moved the folder)
%userprofile%\start menu\programs
[You can enter an absolute path like
C:\Documents and Settings\MB\Start Menu\Programs]

Windows uses only the user shell folder entries. The

shell folder entries are for compatability with older
programs that expect to find the info there. Absolute
paths must be used for shell folder entries.

--
http://www.g2mil.com/Apr2003.htm
http://www.sharpword.com/fascism.htm
--------------------------------------------------------- ------
David Candy
http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros
--------------------------------------------------------- ------

Done by email. Many thanks

-----Original Message-----
Right click those keys in Regedit and choose Export. Send me the 4 files.

---
------

David Candy
http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros
------------------------------------------------------

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David thanks for your support. Unfortunately after having
done the changes you suggested now the All Programs menu
displays the All Users Start Menu and its

subfolders
and

the All Users Startup. I keep relying on you precious
help!

-----Original Message-----
That is pretty close to impossible to read. Try double
spacing in future.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi

o
n\Explorer\User Shell Folders
Start Menu %USERPROFILE%

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi

o
n\Explorer\Shell Folders
Start Menu C:\Documents and Settings\MB

are the incorrect entries. The first should be
%USERPROFILE%\Start Menu

and the second
C:\Documents and Settings\MB\Start Menu

---
--- ---
--- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi

on\Explorer\Shell Folders
Common Programs C:\Documents and Settings\All
Users\Start
Menu\Programs
Common Start Menu C:\Documents and Settings\All
Users\Start Menu

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi

on\Explorer\User Shell Folders
Common Programs %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs
Common Start Menu %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersio

n\Explorer\Shell Folders
Start Menu C:\Documents and Settings\MB
Programs C:\Documents and Settings\MB\Programs

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersio

n\Explorer\User Shell Folders
Start Menu %USERPROFILE%
Programs %USERPROFILE%\Programs



-----Original Message-----
Sounds like you've been dragging folders about. Type
in
Start Run
regedit

Navigate to these four locations

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVers

ion\Explorer\Shell Folders

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVers

ion\Explorer\User Shell Folders

And tell me the value of Common Programs and Common
Start Menu for both.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi

on\Explorer\Shell Folders

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi

on\Explorer\User Shell Folders

and tell me what Start Menu and Programs says for
both.

These are the location of the four folders whose
contents make up All Programs.

---
---

---

---
---

---
------
After having installed Adobe Photoshop 7.0 and
simultaneously unistalled 6.0 All Programs menu
does
not
display the content of C:\Documents and Settings\My
Documents\MB\Start Menu\Programs but the

content
of

C:\Documents and Settings\My Documents\MB
How can I set All Programs menu pointing the right
subdirectory?
Many thanks falks for your help (if any!)

.


.


.

.

 

[Mario Barozzi]

Dear David, last question. I uninstalled Norton Antivirus
Corporate Edition o install Norton Systemworks 2003 Pro.
While installing the latter it tells me to uninstall
Norton Antivirus Corporate Edition, that I already did.
Since I do not have any other Symantec application
installed is it enough to delete from
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Symantec all the entries ?

-----Original Message-----
There is an error in the entry for Programs under

HKEY_CURRENT_USERS\User Shell Folder

It is set to %userprofile%\programs but should be (unless you moved the folder)
%userprofile%\start menu\programs
[You can enter an absolute path like
C:\Documents and Settings\MB\Start Menu\Programs]

Windows uses only the user shell folder entries. The

shell folder entries are for compatability with older
programs that expect to find the info there. Absolute
paths must be used for shell folder entries.

--
http://www.g2mil.com/Apr2003.htm
http://www.sharpword.com/fascism.htm
--------------------------------------------------------- ------
David Candy
http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros
--------------------------------------------------------- ------

Done by email. Many thanks

-----Original Message-----
Right click those keys in Regedit and choose Export. Send me the 4 files.

---
------

David Candy
http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros
------------------------------------------------------

---
------

David thanks for your support. Unfortunately after having
done the changes you suggested now the All Programs menu
displays the All Users Start Menu and its

subfolders
and

the All Users Startup. I keep relying on you precious
help!

-----Original Message-----
That is pretty close to impossible to read. Try double
spacing in future.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi

o
n\Explorer\User Shell Folders
Start Menu %USERPROFILE%

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi

o
n\Explorer\Shell Folders
Start Menu C:\Documents and Settings\MB

are the incorrect entries. The first should be
%USERPROFILE%\Start Menu

and the second
C:\Documents and Settings\MB\Start Menu

---
--- ---
--- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi

on\Explorer\Shell Folders
Common Programs C:\Documents and Settings\All
Users\Start
Menu\Programs
Common Start Menu C:\Documents and Settings\All
Users\Start Menu

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi

on\Explorer\User Shell Folders
Common Programs %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs
Common Start Menu %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersio

n\Explorer\Shell Folders
Start Menu C:\Documents and Settings\MB
Programs C:\Documents and Settings\MB\Programs

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersio

n\Explorer\User Shell Folders
Start Menu %USERPROFILE%
Programs %USERPROFILE%\Programs



-----Original Message-----
Sounds like you've been dragging folders about. Type
in
Start Run
regedit

Navigate to these four locations

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVers

ion\Explorer\Shell Folders

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVers

ion\Explorer\User Shell Folders

And tell me the value of Common Programs and Common
Start Menu for both.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi

on\Explorer\Shell Folders

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi

on\Explorer\User Shell Folders

and tell me what Start Menu and Programs says for
both.

These are the location of the four folders whose
contents make up All Programs.

---
---

---

---
---

---
------
After having installed Adobe Photoshop 7.0 and
simultaneously unistalled 6.0 All Programs menu
does
not
display the content of C:\Documents and Settings\My
Documents\MB\Start Menu\Programs but the

content
of

C:\Documents and Settings\My Documents\MB
How can I set All Programs menu pointing the right
subdirectory?
Many thanks falks for your help (if any!)

.


.


.

.

 

[David Candy]

It's certainly safe, though it may not help.

--
http://www.g2mil.com/Apr2003.htm
http://www.sharpword.com/fascism.htm
---------------------------------------------------------------
David Candy
http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros
---------------------------------------------------------------

Dear David, last question. I uninstalled Norton Antivirus
Corporate Edition o install Norton Systemworks 2003 Pro.
While installing the latter it tells me to uninstall
Norton Antivirus Corporate Edition, that I already did.
Since I do not have any other Symantec application
installed is it enough to delete from
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Symantec all the entries ?

-----Original Message-----
There is an error in the entry for Programs under

HKEY_CURRENT_USERS\User Shell Folder

It is set to %userprofile%\programs but should be (unless you moved the folder)
%userprofile%\start menu\programs
[You can enter an absolute path like
C:\Documents and Settings\MB\Start Menu\Programs]

Windows uses only the user shell folder entries. The

shell folder entries are for compatability with older
programs that expect to find the info there. Absolute
paths must be used for shell folder entries.

--
http://www.g2mil.com/Apr2003.htm
http://www.sharpword.com/fascism.htm
--------------------------------------------------------- ------
David Candy
http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros
--------------------------------------------------------- ------


.

 

[bgeliw95]

I appoòogize to both Mr.Barozzi and Mr.Candy for replying to this post, but
I've missed the Mr.Candy's one

Dear David, apart from a little difference I can live with
(the All Programs menu displays in the upper side among
others also the Start Menu of All Users) now it works. I
am very grateful for your support. I owe you one. Ciao
from Italy
HKEY_CURRENT_USERS\User Shell Folder

Mr.Candy, are you sure there shold be 'HKEY_CURRENT_USERS\User Shell
Folder'. I guess it should, but, I DON'T HAVE that key!!!!

 

[David Candy]

Sorry, please explain further?

 

[bgeliw95]

Sorry, please explain further?

Well, I've said I missed your original post. Probbably Mr. Barozzi in his
reply has cut off the lines somehow that
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User
Shell Folders (mentioned later in the thread... and only then I've realized
that it still is where it should bee ) became HKEY_CURRENT_USERS\User
Shell Folder.

 

[David Candy]

The path is given in full in an earlier post. It is an abbreviation. There were 4 paths given with the two starting keys and two ending keys different, but the keys in between the same.

In the post you refer to I've only listed the first/last key to identify the full reg path from the earlier post.