XP Home editing start menu

[tns1]

On Win98, I could do advanced editing of the start menu under
Start>Tasks>StartMenu>Advanced (or similar). I can't find this same
editing ability on XP Home SP1. I am using the classic desktop & folder
views.
I see I can do simple edits from the start menu itself, and I see a
start menu folder in the file manager, but this only shows a few of my
start menu items. Shouldn't the Start Menu folder and the menu itself
agree exactly?
thanks

 

[Rifleman]

On Win98, I could do advanced editing of the start menu under
Start>Tasks>StartMenu>Advanced (or similar). I can't find this same
editing ability on XP Home SP1. I am using the classic desktop & folder
views.
I see I can do simple edits from the start menu itself, and I see a
start menu folder in the file manager, but this only shows a few of my
start menu items. Shouldn't the Start Menu folder and the menu itself
agree exactly?
thanks

No because a lot of the Startup items are started as Services.

Log on as Administrator and go to Start-Run and type in "services.msc"
(without the quotes).
If you want some help on this try here:

http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm

 

[Yves Leclerc]

The Start Menu is generated from several locations. Not only do each of
your users have there own Start Menu, there is a 'Common" Start Menu under
"All Users".

Y.

 

[-xiray-]

The Start Menu is generated from several locations. Not only do each of
your users have there own Start Menu, there is a 'Common" Start Menu under
"All Users".

Y.

Just my two cents, but that is a real pain in the ass. When you
install XP there should be an option that sets up a single user system
and then all that convoluted startup crap should get placed in one
spot. What the hell where they thinking?

 

[tns1]

Found it. Right click on 'start menu', then open all users.

I still don't see why the Start Menu folder in file manager does not
show all the programs that appear on the start menu. My account is
administrator so it shouldn't be a permissions thing.