No Administrative Tools

[JamesJ]

When I double click Administrative Tools either from the control panel or
the start menu it brings up explorer and the folder is empty. How can I
get to these settings and tools??

Thanks,
James

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Hi James,

Are the shortcuts for various admin tools present in the following folder?

"C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools"

If the shortcuts are missing, you can download them from here:

http://www.winhelponline.com/fixes/vista_ultimate_admintools.zip

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


When I double click Administrative Tools either from the control panel or
the start menu it brings up explorer and the folder is empty. How can I
get to these settings and tools??

Thanks,
James

 

[JamesJ]

The links are now back in the folder, thanks much. Although I don't know
how or why they became missing.

Thanks again,
James

Hi James,

Are the shortcuts for various admin tools present in the following folder?

"C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools"

If the shortcuts are missing, you can download them from here:

http://www.winhelponline.com/fixes/vista_ultimate_admintools.zip

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


When I double click Administrative Tools either from the control panel or
the start menu it brings up explorer and the folder is empty. How can I
get to these settings and tools??

Thanks,
James

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Thanks for the feedback, James. Did you run a third-party cleaner or a tweak program recently?

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


The links are now back in the folder, thanks much. Although I don't know
how or why they became missing.

Thanks again,
James

Hi James,

Are the shortcuts for various admin tools present in the following folder?

"C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools"

If the shortcuts are missing, you can download them from here:

http://www.winhelponline.com/fixes/vista_ultimate_admintools.zip

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


When I double click Administrative Tools either from the control panel or
the start menu it brings up explorer and the folder is empty. How can I
get to these settings and tools??

Thanks,
James

 

[JamesJ]

Actually I did. I have TweakVI installed. 3 cleaners I've tried over
the past week or so - One Click Cleanup, CClean, and Ace Utilities.
I can't imagine a 3rd party cleaner thinking the shortcuts in the
Administrative Tools folder are broken shortcuts, junk or unneeded files.
I'll start paying a little more attention to what these programs are
removing.

James

Thanks for the feedback, James. Did you run a third-party cleaner or a tweak
program recently?

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


The links are now back in the folder, thanks much. Although I don't know
how or why they became missing.

Thanks again,
James

Hi James,

Are the shortcuts for various admin tools present in the following folder?

"C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools"

If the shortcuts are missing, you can download them from here:

http://www.winhelponline.com/fixes/vista_ultimate_admintools.zip

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


When I double click Administrative Tools either from the control panel or
the start menu it brings up explorer and the folder is empty. How can I
get to these settings and tools??

Thanks,
James

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Must be caused by one of those cleaner programs, James. This is the 2nd time I'm seeing this issue in the newsgroups.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Actually I did. I have TweakVI installed. 3 cleaners I've tried over
the past week or so - One Click Cleanup, CClean, and Ace Utilities.
I can't imagine a 3rd party cleaner thinking the shortcuts in the
Administrative Tools folder are broken shortcuts, junk or unneeded files.
I'll start paying a little more attention to what these programs are
removing.

James

Thanks for the feedback, James. Did you run a third-party cleaner or a tweak
program recently?

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


The links are now back in the folder, thanks much. Although I don't know
how or why they became missing.

Thanks again,
James

Hi James,

Are the shortcuts for various admin tools present in the following folder?

"C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools"

If the shortcuts are missing, you can download them from here:

http://www.winhelponline.com/fixes/vista_ultimate_admintools.zip

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


When I double click Administrative Tools either from the control panel or
the start menu it brings up explorer and the folder is empty. How can I
get to these settings and tools??

Thanks,
James

 

[JamesJ]

Odd, they're all nice programs.

Thanks much,
James

Must be caused by one of those cleaner programs, James. This is the 2nd time
I'm seeing this issue in the newsgroups.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Actually I did. I have TweakVI installed. 3 cleaners I've tried over
the past week or so - One Click Cleanup, CClean, and Ace Utilities.
I can't imagine a 3rd party cleaner thinking the shortcuts in the
Administrative Tools folder are broken shortcuts, junk or unneeded files.
I'll start paying a little more attention to what these programs are
removing.

James

Thanks for the feedback, James. Did you run a third-party cleaner or a tweak
program recently?

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


The links are now back in the folder, thanks much. Although I don't know
how or why they became missing.

Thanks again,
James

Hi James,

Are the shortcuts for various admin tools present in the following folder?

"C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools"

If the shortcuts are missing, you can download them from here:

http://www.winhelponline.com/fixes/vista_ultimate_admintools.zip

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


When I double click Administrative Tools either from the control panel or
the start menu it brings up explorer and the folder is empty. How can I
get to these settings and tools??

Thanks,
James

 

[Steve Urbach]

Odd, they're all nice programs.

*NOT* if one is making a basic mistake like this :/
S

Thanks much,
James

Must be caused by one of those cleaner programs, James. This is the 2nd time
I'm seeing this issue in the newsgroups.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Actually I did. I have TweakVI installed. 3 cleaners I've tried over
the past week or so - One Click Cleanup, CClean, and Ace Utilities.
I can't imagine a 3rd party cleaner thinking the shortcuts in the
Administrative Tools folder are broken shortcuts, junk or unneeded files.
I'll start paying a little more attention to what these programs are
removing.

James

Thanks for the feedback, James. Did you run a third-party cleaner or a tweak
program recently?

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


The links are now back in the folder, thanks much. Although I don't know
how or why they became missing.

Thanks again,
James

Hi James,

Are the shortcuts for various admin tools present in the following folder?

"C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools"

If the shortcuts are missing, you can download them from here:

http://www.winhelponline.com/fixes/vista_ultimate_admintools.zip

 

[Paul Randall]

Hi James,

If the shortcuts are missing, you can download them from here:

http://www.winhelponline.com/fixes/vista_ultimate_admintools.zip

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

Hi, Ramesh
Many of these Vista shortcuts work equally well on WXP. The following ones
do not: work on my WxpProSP2 stytem. I assume some or all of them are
available through a different shortcut or perhaps require a download from
Microsoft. Can you help?
I successfully changed the system configuration shortcut to point to
C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries\msconfig.exe

1) iSCSI Initiator - %SystemRoot%\system32\iscsicpl.exe
2) Memory Diagnostics Tool - %SystemRoot%\system32\MdSched.exe
3) Print Management - %systemroot%\system32\printmanagement.msc
4) Task Scheduler - %SystemRoot%\system32\taskschd.msc /s
5) Windows Firewall with Advanced Security - %SystemRoot%\system32\WF.msc

 

[JamesJ]

Just being nice.

Odd, they're all nice programs.

*NOT* if one is making a basic mistake like this :/
S

Thanks much,
James

Must be caused by one of those cleaner programs, James. This is the 2nd
time
I'm seeing this issue in the newsgroups.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Actually I did. I have TweakVI installed. 3 cleaners I've tried over
the past week or so - One Click Cleanup, CClean, and Ace Utilities.
I can't imagine a 3rd party cleaner thinking the shortcuts in the
Administrative Tools folder are broken shortcuts, junk or unneeded files.
I'll start paying a little more attention to what these programs are
removing.

James

Thanks for the feedback, James. Did you run a third-party cleaner or a
tweak
program recently?

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


The links are now back in the folder, thanks much. Although I don't know
how or why they became missing.

Thanks again,
James

Hi James,

Are the shortcuts for various admin tools present in the following folder?

"C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative
Tools"

If the shortcuts are missing, you can download them from here:

http://www.winhelponline.com/fixes/vista_ultimate_admintools.zip

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Paul,

None of the 5 MMC consoles exist in Windows XP.

1) iSCSI Initiator - %SystemRoot%\system32\iscsicpl.exe
2) Memory Diagnostics Tool - %SystemRoot%\system32\MdSched.exe
3) Print Management - %systemroot%\system32\printmanagement.msc
4) Task Scheduler - %SystemRoot%\system32\taskschd.msc /s
5) Windows Firewall with Advanced Security - %SystemRoot%\system32\WF.msc

You can create a shortcut for:

#3 "control.exe printers" (Printers folder)
#4 "control.exe schedtasks" (Task Scheduler)
#5 "control.exe firewall.cpl" (Windows Firewall)

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com



Hi James,

If the shortcuts are missing, you can download them from here:

http://www.winhelponline.com/fixes/vista_ultimate_admintools.zip

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

Hi, Ramesh
Many of these Vista shortcuts work equally well on WXP. The following ones
do not: work on my WxpProSP2 stytem. I assume some or all of them are
available through a different shortcut or perhaps require a download from
Microsoft. Can you help?
I successfully changed the system configuration shortcut to point to
C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries\msconfig.exe

1) iSCSI Initiator - %SystemRoot%\system32\iscsicpl.exe
2) Memory Diagnostics Tool - %SystemRoot%\system32\MdSched.exe
3) Print Management - %systemroot%\system32\printmanagement.msc
4) Task Scheduler - %SystemRoot%\system32\taskschd.msc /s
5) Windows Firewall with Advanced Security - %SystemRoot%\system32\WF.msc

 

[Paul Randall]

Thank you.
-Paul Randall

Paul,

None of the 5 MMC consoles exist in Windows XP.

1) iSCSI Initiator - %SystemRoot%\system32\iscsicpl.exe
2) Memory Diagnostics Tool - %SystemRoot%\system32\MdSched.exe
3) Print Management - %systemroot%\system32\printmanagement.msc
4) Task Scheduler - %SystemRoot%\system32\taskschd.msc /s
5) Windows Firewall with Advanced Security - %SystemRoot%\system32\WF.msc

You can create a shortcut for:

#3 "control.exe printers" (Printers folder)
#4 "control.exe schedtasks" (Task Scheduler)
#5 "control.exe firewall.cpl" (Windows Firewall)

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com



Hi James,

If the shortcuts are missing, you can download them from here:

http://www.winhelponline.com/fixes/vista_ultimate_admintools.zip

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

Hi, Ramesh
Many of these Vista shortcuts work equally well on WXP. The following ones
do not: work on my WxpProSP2 stytem. I assume some or all of them are
available through a different shortcut or perhaps require a download from
Microsoft. Can you help?
I successfully changed the system configuration shortcut to point to
C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries\msconfig.exe

1) iSCSI Initiator - %SystemRoot%\system32\iscsicpl.exe
2) Memory Diagnostics Tool - %SystemRoot%\system32\MdSched.exe
3) Print Management - %systemroot%\system32\printmanagement.msc
4) Task Scheduler - %SystemRoot%\system32\taskschd.msc /s
5) Windows Firewall with Advanced Security - %SystemRoot%\system32\WF.msc