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To customize each user's start menu and desktop, place shortcuts in each
individual user's directory as above for the start menu and in documents and
settings|*user name*|desktop for the desktop. Keep in mind that shortcuts in
the all users directory will also appear for individual users so move or
delete icons from there as desired.
"RickyPhD" <RickyPhD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2B8B203F-F056-4517-B31A-F3CEF57393BC@microsoft.com...
>A similar question: When I moved an icon from one of the "All Programs"
> directories onto the desktop in one users account, XP deleted those icons
> from the "All Programs" list in ALL the users accounts. However, whe I
> try
> to move it back into "All Programs," it won't go back in the other users
> accounts.
>
> More generally, how can one user customize the "all programs" directories
> and the desktop without changing things for other users.
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
>
> "Jason Haynes" wrote:
>
>> The all programs list is derived from two different directories:
>> documents and settings\all users\start menu\programs and
>> documents and settings\*user name*\start menu\programs
>> Arrange folders and shortcuts as desired in those two directories to
>> customize the all programs list.
>>
>> "flamefan" <flamefan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:CC5CA135-81CD-4F88-816D-E017212159F9@microsoft.com...
>> >I used to be able to customize my start menu by creating folders and
>> >clicking
>> > on it, holding down shift and dropping the program into the newly
>> > created
>> > folder, that doesn't work anymore. How do I make it so my start menu is
>> > shorter and neater? Also how do I install programs into each users
>> > start
>> > menu, I don't want some of their programs and they don't want mine.
>> > Thanks
>>
>>
>>
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