Hi Stewart,
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup - this opened an empty
folder
That's fine, it just means that there aren't any program shortcuts in that
folder that would start when Windows starts. Nothing wrong with that.
On to the cmd prompt tasks, those all look OK to me.
Paste the following line into the Start | Run box and click OK...
%USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs
That will open the C:\Documents and Settings\W. Smith\Start Menu\Programs
folder, look around at the program shortcuts that are there, those should
show up on your Start Menu.
Paste the following line into the Start | Run box and click OK...
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu
That will open the C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu folder,
look around at the program shortcuts that are there, those should also show
up on your Start Menu.
And you don't see any of those on your Start Menu?
Try this.
Right click the Start button, select Properties, the Start menu tab should
be open.
Click next to Classic Start menu to place a dot in the little radio button,
click Apply and then click OK.
Now open your Start Menu again and point to Programs. Do you get a bunch of
programs now?
Right click the Start button, select Properties, the Start menu tab should
be open.
Click next to Start menu to place a dot in the little radio button, click
Apply and then click OK.
Now open your Start Menu again and point to All Programs. Do your programs
show now?
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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Stewart said:
All the other run commands opened up the correct (i think folders)
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup - this opened an empty
folder
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On to the cmd prompt tasks (which i see must have takena long time - thank
you)
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\Documents and Settings\W. Smith>REG QUERY
"HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Cu
rrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders
! REG.EXE VERSION 3.0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell
Folde
rs
AppData REG_SZ C:\Documents and Settings\W. Smith\Application
Data Cookies REG_SZ C:\Documents and Settings\W. Smith\Cookies
Desktop REG_SZ C:\Documents and Settings\W. Smith\Desktop
Favorites REG_SZ C:\Documents and Settings\W. Smith\Favorites
NetHood REG_SZ C:\Documents and Settings\W. Smith\NetHood
Personal REG_SZ C:\Documents and Settings\W. Smith\My Documents
PrintHood REG_SZ C:\Documents and Settings\W. Smith\PrintHood
Recent REG_SZ C:\Documents and Settings\W. Smith\Recent
SendTo REG_SZ C:\Documents and Settings\W. Smith\SendTo
Start Menu REG_SZ C:\Documents and Settings\W. Smith\Start Menu
Templates REG_SZ C:\Documents and Settings\W. Smith\Templates
Programs REG_SZ C:\Documents and Settings\W. Smith\Start
Menu\Programs\S
tartup
Startup REG_SZ C:\Documents and Settings\W. Smith\Start
Menu\Programs\S
tartup
Local Settings REG_SZ C:\Documents and Settings\W. Smith\Local
Setting
s
Local AppData REG_SZ C:\Documents and Settings\W. Smith\Local
Setting
s\Application Data
Cache REG_SZ C:\Documents and Settings\W. Smith\Local
Settings\Tempor
ary Internet Files
History REG_SZ C:\Documents and Settings\W. Smith\Local
Settings\Histor
y
My Pictures REG_SZ C:\Documents and Settings\W. Smith\My Documents\My
Pictu
res
Fonts REG_SZ C:\WINDOWS\Fonts
My Music REG_SZ C:\Documents and Settings\W. Smith\My Documents\My
Music
Administrative Tools REG_SZ C:\Documents and Settings\W.
Smith\Start
Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools
CD Burning REG_SZ C:\Documents and Settings\W. Smith\Local
Settings\Applic
ation Data\Microsoft\CD Burning
My Video REG_SZ C:\Documents and Settings\W. Smith\My Documents\My
Video
s
C:\Documents and Settings\W. Smith>
C:\Documents and Settings\W. Smith>
C:\Documents and Settings\W. Smith>REG QUERY
"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Cu
rrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders"
! REG.EXE VERSION 3.0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User
Shell
Folders
Common Desktop REG_EXPAND_SZ %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Desktop
Common Start Menu REG_EXPAND_SZ %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu
Common Programs REG_EXPAND_SZ %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start
Menu\Programs Common Startup REG_EXPAND_SZ
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start
Menu\Programs\St
artup
Common AppData REG_EXPAND_SZ %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data
Common Templates REG_EXPAND_SZ %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Templates
Common Favorites REG_EXPAND_SZ %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Favorites
Common Documents REG_EXPAND_SZ %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Documents
C:\Documents and Settings\W. Smith>
Hope this makes sense to you! - It doesnt to me!
Thanks in advance
Stewart