How to remove program shortcuts from Start menu?

  • Thread starter Thread starter Vision
  • Start date Start date
V

Vision

How to remove program shortcuts from Start menu correctly? (program was
designed as single executable which not required installation, but place all
its file in windows Start directory, and create shortcuts there to launch
program). According to removal instruction, its necessary navigate program
folders from Start menu to remove it. Done, but program name and second
level submenu still remains in Start menu. I removed third level submenu
folders.

thanks
 
Hi

If you just want to remove the shortcut, right click on the icon and select
'Delete'.

--


Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
Please reply to the News Groups
 
Vision said:
How to remove program shortcuts from Start menu correctly? (program
was designed as single executable which not required installation,
but place all its file in windows Start directory, and create shortcuts
there to launch program). According to removal instruction,
its necessary navigate program folders from Start menu to remove it. Done,
but program name and second level submenu still remains in
Start menu. I removed third level submenu folders.
Click to expand...


You can delete individual shortcuts, second-level folders, third-level
folders, etc. as you wish. It's entirely your choice.
 
Right-click on the Start button and choose "Explore All Users". That
will give you the familiar two-paned Explorer window. From there you
can delete, copy, move, etc. any of the Start Menu items you like.

Malke
 
Malke said:
Right-click on the Start button and choose "Explore All Users". That
will give you the familiar two-paned Explorer window. From there you
can delete, copy, move, etc. any of the Start Menu items you like.

Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
Click to expand...
 
Program subfolders and folders where located in C:\Documents and
Settings\User\Start Menu\Programs\Program name\First subfolder\
I removed it. Is this correct?
Click to expand...

I really don't know without looking at your machine. I've never heard of
a program that installed its executable in a Start folder and ran from
there. Normally the Start folder only holds shortcuts, as does the
Start Menu.

You should probably contact the program's tech support for
clarification.

Malke
 
Vision said:
----------------------------------------

Program subfolders and folders where located in C:\Documents and
Settings\User\Start Menu\Programs\Program name\First subfolder\
I removed it. Is this correct?
Click to expand...

Yes

if this somehow doesn't uninstall it properly. You can reinstall it and
then uninstall it as they recommend.
 
Malke said:
I really don't know without looking at your machine. I've never heard of
a program that installed its executable in a Start folder and ran from
there. Normally the Start folder only holds shortcuts, as does the
Start Menu.

You should probably contact the program's tech support for
clarification.

Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
Click to expand...
 
Back
Top