Making my own START Menu

[Xaos]

You know when you click START>PROGRAMS, you get a list of all the
programs that are on your computer. Then if you move the mouse over one
of the folders, like MICROSOFT, you'll see WORD, OUTLOOK, ACCESS etc....

Is there a way for me to create my own menus like that. I want to click
START, and them have a folder that has ADOBE,MICROSOFT, SYMANTEC,
ETC.... so that when I want to run one of those programs, I don't have
to do a lot of searching. There should be a way for me to do that
easily, right?

Thanks in advance for your help!

Chaz

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

You know when you click START>PROGRAMS, you get a list of all the
programs that are on your computer. Then if you move the mouse over one
of the folders, like MICROSOFT, you'll see WORD, OUTLOOK, ACCESS etc....

Is there a way for me to create my own menus like that.

Sure.


I want to click
START, and them have a folder that has ADOBE,MICROSOFT, SYMANTEC,
ETC.... so that when I want to run one of those programs, I don't have
to do a lot of searching. There should be a way for me to do that
easily, right?

Yes. Go to
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users|Start Menu\Programs

Create a new folder there, and call it by whatever name you want to
appear on Start | Programs. Then put shortcuts to whatever programs
you want within it. You can can also put subfolders in it and put the
shortcuts in the subfolders.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

You know when you click START>PROGRAMS, you get a list of all the programs
that are on your computer. Then if you move the mouse over one of the
folders, like MICROSOFT, you'll see WORD, OUTLOOK, ACCESS etc....

Is there a way for me to create my own menus like that. I want to click
START, and them have a folder that has ADOBE,MICROSOFT, SYMANTEC, ETC....
so that when I want to run one of those programs, I don't have to do a lot
of searching. There should be a way for me to do that easily, right?

Thanks in advance for your help!

Chaz

Sure - just create one of the following folders and populate it with your
items:

c:\documents and settings\all users\start menu\chaz or
c:\documents and settings\all users\chaz\chaz
(if your logon account is "chaz").

 

[dobey]

You know when you click START>PROGRAMS, you get a list of all the programs
that are on your computer. Then if you move the mouse over one of the
folders, like MICROSOFT, you'll see WORD, OUTLOOK, ACCESS etc....

Is there a way for me to create my own menus like that. I want to click
START, and them have a folder that has ADOBE,MICROSOFT, SYMANTEC, ETC....
so that when I want to run one of those programs, I don't have to do a lot
of searching. There should be a way for me to do that easily, right?

Thanks in advance for your help!

Chaz

Go to Start right click and choose "explore". Drap, drop create folder how
you like.

If you want the menus to apply to all users, choose "explore all users".

 

[Xaos]

Great! That worked perfectly!

I know I'm pressing my luck, but is there any way to get this to show up
on the start menu, right above the programs I use the most?

Thanks again!

Chaz

 

[dobey]

Select and hold down left mouse button on the link you want and just drag
the folder/program there.

Great! That worked perfectly!

I know I'm pressing my luck, but is there any way to get this to show up
on the start menu, right above the programs I use the most?

Thanks again!

Chaz

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[Elmo]

Great! That worked perfectly!

I know I'm pressing my luck, but is there any way to get this to show up
on the start menu, right above the programs I use the most?

Thanks again!

Chaz

Like "Right-click, click Pin to Start Menu.".. No, that won't work.
You could place the folder on the Taskbar as a toolbar.. Right-click
the Taskbar, click Toolbars, New Toolbar, browse to the folder.