Can't start certain programs from Start Menu

[Programatix]

Hi,

I do not know what happened but I can't start certain programs from the
Start Menu. The same thing happen if I use the search feature on the Start
Menu. So far, that include all the Microsoft Office applications and
CorelDraw Graphics Suite X3.

Anyway, I am able to start those programs if I click on Start->All Programs
and go to their appropriate folder. Opening the documents directly also will
start the appropriate programs.

I tried reinstalling those programs but it doesn't help.

Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

 

[Guest]

Have your try right clicking on program, then click on open?

 

[Programatix]

Yes. Nothing happened.

Is there anything to do with Vista caching anything? If it is, is there a
way to delete all the caches in Vista?

Btw, add Perfect Disk 8 to the list.

 

[Programatix]

Ok, I just found out that another PC which is using Vista is also having the
same problem.

 

[zachd [MSFT]]

Was Zilla Data Nuker installed to the system? That can cause this sort of
behavior...

 

[Programatix]

No... and never heard of that app.

Was Zilla Data Nuker installed to the system? That can cause this sort of
behavior...

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[Joe Grover]

If you look at the properties of the shortcut in your Start menu does it
point to the same path as the executable you browsed to and clicked on?

Joe

 

[Programatix]

Yup. They are the same. I can even right-click & drag it to the desktop
(choose copy) and double click on the shortcut and it run without problem.

 

[Programatix]

Problem solved. It turned out that some application hooked itself to the
context menu in a way that is not compatible with Vista.

For my problem, it's ATI Tray Tool. So, if you come into this problem,
better check out all the applications that ask to install itself in the
Explorer Context Menu.