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Or it's not where it's suppose to be.

I am trying access "my computer" But the icon is not in the "Start" menu anymore. Somebody else was using my computer and he problebly changed the settings. How do I go back to the previous settings?

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go to start menu,right click,choose properties,then start menu tab,then click the customize button,then click on advanced,go through the scroll box and check what you want and un-check what you don't want.....

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By clicking on "customize". That is when the scroll box appears. "my computer" is not in the list.

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Hey Zem

I think a quick registry edit should do it. Follow these steps:

1. launch regedit (run > "regedit" )

2. Go to the following directory/user key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\NonEnum

3. If you can't find NonEnum, create a new key (right-click on 'Policies' folder, New > Key, rename it to 'NonEnum'

4. In 'NonEnum' folder, right-click and select New > DWORD value and rename it to:
{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}

5. Set the Data value of the DWORD to 0 to show 'My Computer'

6. Reboot and cross your fingers... :)

Hope this helps.

tweakboy
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Are you sure this is the correct directory/user key?

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