Missing Accessories

[Shaba]

Hello

This is a fairly new installation of XP Pro. Today I went to use
the Command Prompt. START>All Programs and there was no Accessories
showing at the top of the All Programs list?????

It was there yesterday as I used WordPad and the Command Prompt.

Any ideas?

Thanks
Shaba

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

This utility restores the missing shortcuts to
the Start Menu Accessories group:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Accessories.htm

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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| Hello
|
| This is a fairly new installation of XP Pro. Today I went to use
| the Command Prompt. START>All Programs and there was no Accessories
| showing at the top of the All Programs list?????
|
| It was there yesterday as I used WordPad and the Command Prompt.
|
| Any ideas?
|
| Thanks
| Shaba

 

[Shaba]

This utility restores the missing shortcuts to
the Start Menu Accessories group:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Accessories.htm

Thanks for that, Carey....but....it's not the shortcuts IN the
Accessories it's the actual shortcut TO Accessories that's missing.

Shaba

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Open your Control Panel and open the Add or Remove
Programs applet, click on Add/Remove Windows Components
and place a check next to Accessories and Utilities,
then click Next.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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| Thanks for that, Carey....but....it's not the shortcuts IN the
| Accessories it's the actual shortcut TO Accessories that's missing.
|
| Shaba

 

[Shaba]

Open your Control Panel and open the Add or Remove
Programs applet, click on Add/Remove Windows Components
and place a check next to Accessories and Utilities,
then click Next.

This is getting weirder my the minute....it was already checked but I
clicked on Next anyways. It did it's thing but when I clicked
START>ALL PROGRAMS Accessories was still missing?!

I have an Admin level account but just to be sure I I logged off and
logged on as Admin....it's the same there also.

HELP!

Shaba

 

[Shaba]

This is getting weirder my the minute....it was already checked but I
clicked on Next anyways. It did it's thing but when I clicked
START>ALL PROGRAMS Accessories was still missing?!

I have an Admin level account but just to be sure I I logged off and
logged on as Admin....it's the same there also.

HELP!

Shaba

Ok....my wife's account shows the Accessories! So Admin doesn't and my
account doesn't but her's does.

Anyone have any ideas????

Shaba

 

[Steve N.]

Ok....my wife's account shows the Accessories! So Admin doesn't and my
account doesn't but her's does.

Anyone have any ideas????

Shaba

Possibly corrupt user profiles.

support.microsoft.com/?kbid=811151

Make sure you login to the new profile one time first before copying
from the old.

Steve N.

 

[Shaba]

Possibly corrupt user profiles.

support.microsoft.com/?kbid=811151

Make sure you login to the new profile one time first before copying
from the old.

Steve N.

Thanks for that, Steve....I'll give that a try when I get home.

 

[Steve N.]

Thanks for that, Steve....I'll give that a try when I get home.

You're welcome. An after-thought... if all that is missing or wrong with
the accounts you might be able to fix it by simply copying the Start
Menu folder from your wife's account to yours rather than creating a new
profile, etc.

Good luck and keep up posted.

Steve N.

 

[Shaba]

Possibly corrupt user profiles.

support.microsoft.com/?kbid=811151

Make sure you login to the new profile one time first before copying
from the old.

Steve N.

Oh my my.....I think I found a clue to the problem.

When I logged on as Admin NotePad popped up with this.

[.ShellClassInfo]
LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21787


What the heck is that?????

Shaba

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Notepad Starts With "[.ShellClassInfo] LocalizedResourceName=
@%SystemRoot%\System32\Shell32.dll,-21787" When You Start Your Computer
http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?id=330132

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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| Oh my my.....I think I found a clue to the problem.
|
| When I logged on as Admin NotePad popped up with this.
|
| [.ShellClassInfo]
| LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21787
|
|
| What the heck is that?????
|
| Shaba

 

[Shaba]

You're welcome. An after-thought... if all that is missing or wrong with
the accounts you might be able to fix it by simply copying the Start
Menu folder from your wife's account to yours rather than creating a new
profile, etc.

Good luck and keep up posted.

Steve N.

As I was about to do just what you said I noticed the Docs & Settings
folder was shown as hidden....I unchecked the Hidden box...hit Apply
and OK. It asked me about This folder and all sub folders....I set it
and hit OK.....everything shows now.

I just don't understand how things got set to Hidden????

BIG thanks!

Shaba

 

[Shaba]

Notepad Starts With "[.ShellClassInfo] LocalizedResourceName=
@%SystemRoot%\System32\Shell32.dll,-21787" When You Start Your Computer
http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?id=330132

Worked perfectly, Carey, thanks.

Don't know if this is related to the other problem but as I said in my
message to Steve all seems well now but how did this all happen???

Thanks again!
Shaba