The Start Menu???

[Lyn]

I really hope that you guys can help me...
I installed a program on my vista computer and then I noticed that a lot of
my programs, for example Microsoft office were missing from my start menu. I
un-installed the program but they didn't come back, so i tried system restore
but that made no difference either.
I'm feeling really desperate here as i can no longer get onto a lot of my
programs. Does anyone know how i can go back to everything showing up on my
start menu???

thanks,

Lyn

 

[Charlie42]

I really hope that you guys can help me...
I installed a program on my vista computer and then I noticed that a lot
of
my programs, for example Microsoft office were missing from my start menu.
I
un-installed the program but they didn't come back, so i tried system
restore
but that made no difference either.
I'm feeling really desperate here as i can no longer get onto a lot of my
programs. Does anyone know how i can go back to everything showing up on
my
start menu???

Create new shortcuts to your programs in this folder (if you want them to be
available to all users):

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

or in this one (if you want them tho be available to one user only):

C:\Users\%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

These folders can be accessed by right clicking the start menu icon, then
select either Explore All Users or just Explore (user profile folder).

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/c77ac2c9-3566-4519-ad90-80f481241d0b1033.mspx
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/c45acd5d-98b5-4245-8ce6-1f7bba6547671033.mspx

Charlie42

 

[Peter Foldes]

Lyn

Which program was it that caused this issue ? You can go to Start\Settings\Taskbar and Start Menu\Start Menu\Classic Start Menu\Customize\Add and you can add back the program (s) of your choice to the Start Menu.

 

[Lyn]

It was DVD shrink. I didn't mention that in my original post because I
thought that it being the program concerned would have turned anyone off from
trying to help me. Yeah I can add them back as you say, but a lot of the
time I don't know which part of the program actually starts the program if
you know what I mean...like I don't know what part of the file to do the
sortcut to...

Lyn