Start->Program Menu

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"Janice" <no@mail.com> wrote:

>In my Start->Program menu, many application shortcuts including MSDOS prompt
>disappeared. The applications are still there, and they can be executed by
>double clicking the icon in the Windows explorer. Which system files contain
>the information about the shortcut in Start->Program menu? How to fix it?

The Start Menu consists of the folders C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\ALL
USERS\START MENU and C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\{username}\START MENU.

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Janice wrote:

> Then how can I restore those shortcuts to the Start Program menu?
> Thanx
> "Thorsten Matzner" <tmatzner@gmx.net>
> ???????:uLrB$z0eFHA.616@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> "Janice" <no@mail.com> wrote:
>>
>> >In my Start->Program menu, many application shortcuts including
>> >MSDOS
> prompt
>> >disappeared. The applications are still there, and they can be
>> >executed
> by
>> >double clicking the icon in the Windows explorer. Which system files
> contain
>> >the information about the shortcut in Start->Program menu? How to
>> >fix it?
>>
>> The Start Menu consists of the folders C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\ALL
>> USERS\START MENU and C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\{username}\START MENU.

Right-click on the Start button and choose "Explore All Users". Now you
will be able to work with the Start menus for all the user accounts on
the system. Right-click and drag shortcuts to where you want them,
choosing "Copy". If a shortcut is missing, find the executable and
create a shortcut to the Start menu where you want it.

Malke
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