windows xp start menu folders

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"Michelle" <mcshorter@netzero.com> wrote
| I just reinstalled windows xp pro onto my machine. For some reason
| when I install programs not only do I get the regular folder to appear
| in the start menu (the one that is suppose to be there) but also the
| folder where everything is stored (setup.exe, templates, .dll's,
| etc.), when I check the properties on that folder it tells me it
| located in F:/Program Files (where it should be). If I try to delete
| it from the start menu, it deletes the folder from F:/Program Files as
| well esencially uninstallign the program. How do I get it not to put
| these folders in the start menu.
|
| Windows XP Pro
| Atholon XP 2000+
| 512MB RAM
| 6GB HD (C  with windows
| DVD (D 
| CDRW (E 
| 200GB HD (F  with programs

When you install programs, ensure that you are installing the actual
program-related files to a folder on the F: drive,
-and-
that you are installing the *shortcuts* to the program in the Start menu.

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize (More info?)

"Michelle" <mcshorter@netzero.com> wrote
| I just reinstalled windows xp pro onto my machine. For some reason
| when I install programs not only do I get the regular folder to appear
| in the start menu (the one that is suppose to be there) but also the
| folder where everything is stored (setup.exe, templates, .dll's,
| etc.), when I check the properties on that folder it tells me it
| located in F:/Program Files (where it should be). If I try to delete
| it from the start menu, it deletes the folder from F:/Program Files as
| well esencially uninstallign the program. How do I get it not to put
| these folders in the start menu.
|
| Windows XP Pro
| Atholon XP 2000+
| 512MB RAM
| 6GB HD (C  with windows
| DVD (D 
| CDRW (E 
| 200GB HD (F  with programs

1. If you right-click [Start] button, then "Explore", you will see the
start-menu folder for the "current user".

2. If you right-click [Start] button, then "Explore All Users", you will
see the start-menu folder for "all users".

Does "the folder where everything is stored (setup.exe, templates,
.dll's, etc.)" appear in either of the folders that you just opened
in steps 1 and 2?