Short-cuts to programs

[Marco]

When I go to:

Start >> All Programs

I get a list of my programs. The list contains a kind of folders like:
Microsoft Office and when you point your mouse to it, it expands and you
can get Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel etc.

Now my question is: How do I create such folders so that I can compact
my Adobe Programs so that they too are all self contained in one place
for me to expand when I need to.

Over the years, I bought quite a few Adobe programs separately like
Dreamweaver CS4, Dreamweaver CS5, Fireworks CS4, Firewworks CS5 etc.
All I now want is to put them under one list like Microsoft Office, so
that the main list isn't too long to make it unmanageable.

Thanks.

 

[Norm Cook]

I use Windows Explorer: Navigate to
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs

There you can create, move, delete, cut, copy, paste as you
would with any other files/folders.

 

[Harold Druss]

When I go to:

Start >> All Programs

I get a list of my programs. The list contains a kind of folders like:
Microsoft Office and when you point your mouse to it, it expands and you
can get Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel etc.

Now my question is: How do I create such folders so that I can compact my
Adobe Programs so that they too are all self contained in one place for me
to expand when I need to.

Over the years, I bought quite a few Adobe programs separately like
Dreamweaver CS4, Dreamweaver CS5, Fireworks CS4, Firewworks CS5 etc. All I
now want is to put them under one list like Microsoft Office, so that the
main list isn't too long to make it unmanageable.

Thanks.

Hi Marco
Right click on "Start" and select open.
Double click the Progams folder.
From there you can create a new folder.
Add shortcuts to the programs you want in the new folder.
Harold

 

[Tim Meddick]

Just to add to the perfectly admirable replies by both "Norm Cook" and
"Harold Druss" I would just like to add that there are *two* different
"Start Menu" folders and both are "mapped" into what is displayed when you
click on the "Start" button...

The two folders are [usually] located at :


"C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu"

"C:\Documents and Settings\%USERNAME%\Start Menu"


....(where you would replace %USERNAME% for your User-Name)

The difference only becomes important when you are using more than one
profile (users) on a PC where shortcuts & folder under the "All Users"
directory "Start Menu" folder will appear on ALL profiles and ALL users
will be able to see them.

But shortcuts & folder under the "%USERNAME% directory "Start Menu" folder
will *only* appear on your own "Start Menu" and other profiles (users) will
not see them.

Also, any folder-names that are repeated in both (respective) sets of
folders will *not* show twice, however any shortcuts created with the same
name in the same (respective) folders in both location *will* show up
twice.

Try locating both folders ("Start Menu" under "All Users" and "%USERNAME%")
and experiment creating new folders then see the result in the actual
"Start Menu".

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Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London.