After installing a program, the program on the start menu folder is empty.

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• The Start Menu folder is on the desktop, how to get away from this?

  I use Windows Vista, packs latest.

  Somehow, my start folder Menu has been linked directly to do my office.  There is a folder (Start Menu) on the desktop which cannot be deleted and can be moved to any other place, other than just another post on the desktop itself.

  I have the program set to the Classic Style button and Start Menu now appears above the horizontal line that separates the programs, Documents, etc., other links.  I want her to be out there, as this seems to be a kind of vicious circle.

  I have absolutely no idea of what I can pushed have obtained this file where it is.  What should I do?

  Thank you.

  You know what?  After playing with him for a while, I just jumped start "real" of the Classic Mode to normal mode (for Vista), and then he jumped to classic.  Solved the problem.  I do not know how, why, I didn't even do it intentionally.

  I am completely free of malware, etc.

  Thanks for the help, however.

• My link to Documents in the Start Menu folder is slow to load

  I use Windows XP SP3. When I click on the My Documents folder in my menu start, it takes 20 seconds for the windows Explorer window to load. If I use the shortcut on the desktop, it loads immediately.

  • My Documents is redirected to a network folder.
  • If I click on my drive that is mapped to that folder in my computer, it opens also immediately.
  • When I put the My Documents folder to its default location, it will open immediately.
  • All documents I opened the folder my documents, if I use the shortcut to get them or not, to take 10 seconds or more to open.
  • All records on shared drives network open immediately.
  • All documents, I opened those shared drive records however also take 10 seconds or longer to load.
  • All users of the network are working properly.

  Any suggestions?
  GroppleGirl

  I ended up coming back and restore my computer to an earlier point in time and that fixed the issue. Thanks for your reply.

• some of my (links) shortcut in the start menu programs are "empty". How can I fix the problem? Ron

  Links to programs on the start menu appear as "empty" when I run the mouse over them.  I've recreated some of them, but it's not the biggest problem of why it happened in the first place.  Help, please.  Win XP Pro SP3 IE 8.0 Dell Dimension 2400.

  Hi RonaldPease,

  ·         Did you do changes on the computer before the show?

  ·         What do you mean by "links to programs on the start menu appear as"empty"when I run the mouse over them"?

  ·         You are able to launch programs by clicking on them?

  Perform a system restore and check if the problem persists.

  How to restore Windows XP to a previous state

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/306084

  Post a screenshot as well:

  How i: post a screen shot on this forum?

• Post-it Note, Snipping Tool, Sound Recorder etc missing from the Start Menu

  Some integrated programs have suddenly disappeared in the folder 'Accessories' in the Start Menu, including sticky notes, Snipping Tool, Sound Recorder, and record Tablet PC Tools was empty too and maybe even more than programs that I do not know. (I don't know why this happened, the only reason why I can think of is maybe I fell a development of my antivirus program).

  I looked online for solutions, I tried:

  -Option unchecking and rechecked the "Tablet PC Tools' of the 'Turn Windows has or not', which bought only the programs in the Tablet PC Tools in the Start Menu folder, but not the Post-it Notes and other

  -Restore to an earlier point, but did not work

  -Enter sfc/scannow in the command prompt but it has said is that Windows has no problems of integrity or something after scanning and solves nothing

  The programs are always there, I found 3 of them in C:/Windows/System32 as exe files and they work from there, but they just will not be displayed in the Start Menu or when I do a search. I don't know what else is missing. Is it possible to bring them back in the start menu? Would be fixed it with a factory reset? - but I don't really want to do a factory reset, unless I am out of options.

  Help would be much appreciated!

  A factory reset would, but that's certainly an exaggeration just to restore shortcuts.

  A colleague MVP of my friends has released a download of all the default shortcuts in Windows 7 and has instructions on how to retrieve it here:

  http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/135246-start-menu-all-programs-Windows-7-restore-default-shortcuts.html

• Why they provide a compression of the start menu?

  I would really like to know this because I love the way the start menu works on Windows XP.
  Since Windows Vista, and now with Windows 7, when I go to "all programs" all my program items are listed in a 1 list under each other and considered as nested when I click on a folder. I always have a certain programs installed that use the start menu and it really clutters the list. Of course, everything is sorted, but which is not what I mean. I would like to see "all programs" fold on display again as the classic Start menu or how it worked in Windows XP. It worked simple and effective. Now I need to find a great list of applications, I installed and sometimes to open a file that makes the list even longer.

  Now I use 3rd party applications which changes the start menu to do these things, but these programs are often not free and when they do they have other problems that I won't discuss here for obvious reasons. ;)

  So my question is simple: is it still re-create they way manipulated XP style 'all programs' expansion? As it is now it greatly reduced my experience with Windows. All the guys at the office think also that it is quite a problem.

  I hope that I have explained the situation well otherwise I try to answer your questions. :)

  Thanks in advance.

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• When I right click the tab recent items on the start menu, the option to clear recent does not appear.

  When I right click on the RECENT ITEMS tab on the right on the display of the menu pane START, the option CLEAR the RECENT ITEMS LIST does not appear.

  How can I restore it?
  original title: restoration CLEARLY the RECENT POSTS

  Hello

  This occurs if the file desktop.ini in the recent folder is deleted.

  a. Click Start, type "% AppData%\Microsoft\Windows" and press {ENTER}

  b. right click on the folder named recent, then choose Delete. Click Yes when you are prompted.

  c. now, type the command "shell: recent" in the start - menu search box, and then press {ENTER}.

  Note: The command above recreates the recent folder, as well as a new desktop.ini file and opens the file.

  d. disconnect and return connection. You should now see the context menu list of recent items clear when you right click on the recent items on the start menu folder.

• Article "Desktop" (different from the "Show Desktop") in the Start - Menu accidentally deleted

  I accidentally deleted an item in the Start Menu on a Windows Vista-based computer, owned by a friend.   She wants new, BUT - I can't find a way to restore it.  (I can't use system restore - he would like to say again too many other changes since.)

  The element called "Desktop".  I have this marking, thinking it was "Show Desktop": but, apparently, it was completely different.  He opened a column with the icons scroll, in alphabetical order of the name, all display on the desktop.  It wasn't a normal Windows Explorer view - more like all the right-hand panel of the window of Windows Explorer, restricetd on width of an icon.

  My friend has found very useful (indeed, I would like to have on all the computers I work with).  I would be extremely grateful if someone could tell me how to get it back.

  Joe Grant

  I know of a menu "desktop" like that, but it is on the taskbar.

  to access, right-click on the icon in the start menu or an empty area of the taskbar, and then choose Properties. Click on the Toolbars tab. check the box next to "Desktop". Click on apply. Is that what you meant?

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• After you install the updates, programs disappeared from the start menu, internet connection fails after leaving "sleep" mode and the system restore disappeared.

  Original title: most of the programs have disappeared from the start menu.

  Family Vista using premium, updates of Windows installed 10/8 then found that most of the programs has disappeared from the start, internet menu connection fails after that out 'sleep' mode and restore Sytstem disappeared.

  Help please

  Hello

  Please see below for a possible solution:

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/Windows_7-system/programs-missing-from-start-menu-in-Windows-7/507709ad-EDBB-46e7-AF44-11a64d36b854

  Also, please create a new user profile and see if the problem is there again. If this is not the case, see the following:

  Difficulty of a corrupted user profile

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/troubleshoot-problems-with-installing-updates

• Hi, I have a question. After installing this program in my (brand Asus k 4 table) the icon of my program its very small and I can not see all of the icons...

  Hi, I have a question. After installing this program in my (brand Asus k 4 table) the icon of my program its very small and I can not see all of the icons...

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• Add a program installed in the Start Menu

  The Kindle for PC application appears pinned at the top of the Start Menu, but not in the menu below.

  I would like to "unpin" it but want to be able to access it from the Start Menu.

  The help file is no help.

  Sorry, there is a misunderstanding: you can put a program in the menu all programs.  I thought that you wanted to put in the box above that.

  If you want to put in the menu all programs, here's how:

  1. Click all programs and choose open
  2. Drag the icon into the folder that appears (as you say, it's like Windows 95/98)

  It should put there when the program is installed, but the Setup program takes this decision, some programs do not, others give the user a choice.

  For email alerts, can you check your profile page (here) and see if there is e-mail address listed correctly?

• After you restore rundll32.exe, I restarted my computer all the icons on my desktop and all programs in the start menu disappeared

  Every thing seems to have returned to normal, but when I restarted my computer all the icons on my desktop and all programs in the start menu disappeared, and yet, all programs are always in: Control Panel > add/REMOVE programs.   I can still connect to the internet by going to-Start > my computer > view > go to the desktop. How to get back all the icons on my desktop. I tried a click right, but in vain. I also ran a scan complete antivirus. any help would be appreciated.

  Thank you Joel S. Before I could put your advice into practice a friend recommended a friend who advised me to do a system restore, which he said he would be happy to do it for me. So look like an easy option, I agreed. It seems to have solved the problem (fingers crossed), but now it seems that I need to format the hard drive. If you have any tips on formatting hard drive I'm all ears. Thank you Owen

• Cannot access Internet and all programs on the start menu. How to get rid of a virus on windows xp

  I was recently given a hand computer (compaq I tthink) so I'm not clear about all the fancy stuff to the extent of the ect CPU... but I know it has windows xp pro. in any case, a friend used my computer and for some reason any felt the need to download a program called 7-zip. Now, my computer is screwed... In the start menu > all programs, everything has disappeared! And I can access the system restore in normal boot and safe mode, but the window remains empty, we never really gave me the opportunity to use it. Oh and I can't get online in normal or safe boot mod either, what can I do?

  Original title: how to get rid of a virus on windows xp proremove a virus from windows xp pro

  Hello

  1. Why do you think that the computer is infected with the virus? See you pop - unwanted ups or odd behavior of all programs?

  2 have you made any changes to the computer before the show?

  3. did you run any online scanners to remove infections?

  4. What is the antivirus installed on the computer program?

  Method 1: Run a scan antivirus on your computer.

  www.Microsoft.com/Security/Scanner

  Note: If infections are detected during the scan, there is a risk of data loss because infected files will be deleted.

  Method 2: Safe mode with networking

   

  Step 1: Check if you can browse the Internet with success in Mode safe mode with networking.

  Networking Mode safe mode starts Windows in mode safe mode and includes the network drivers and services needed to access the Internet or other computers on your network.

  A description of the options to start in Windows XP Mode

   

  Step 2: Put the computer in a State of boot is a way to know which application is causing this problem.

  To help resolve the error and other messages, you can start Windows by using a minimal set of drivers and startup programs. This type of boot is known as a "clean boot". A clean boot helps eliminate software conflicts.

  Put your boot system helps determine if third-party applications or startup items are causing the problem. If so, you need to maybe contact the manufacturer of the program for updates or uninstall and reinstall the program.

  Step 1: Follow the steps in the link below to do the same thing:

  How to configure Windows XP to start in a "clean boot" State

  Note: After troubleshooting, be sure to set the computer to start as usual as shown here:

  Step 2: To configure Windows to use a Normal startup state

  After you have used the boot is a way to solve your problem, you can follow these steps to configure Windows XP to start normally.

  1. Click Start and then click Run.
  2. Type msconfig and click OK. The System Configuration Utility dialog box appears.
  3. Click the general tab, click Normal Startup - load all services and device drivers and then click OK.
  4. When you are prompted, click on restart to restart the computer.

  Method 3:

  Create a new user account and verify if you are able to access the program in the start menu.

  Try to connect with a different user has administrator rights account and then create a new user account.

  For more information, see these links:

  How to create and configure user accounts in Windows XP

  How to copy data from a corrupted to a new profile in Windows XP user profile

  I hope this helps.

• recently programs do not appear on the start menu?

  I checked in properties in the start menu, but do not see anything wrong with it and I need to know how to put the 'programs' recently back to the list in the menu start? At the moment it is all areas even after opening certain programs and check again, yet show blanks. The pinned programs above are correct.

  I think it was caused by the update of Advanced SystemCare version, but I don't know, I have tried to use the system restore to go back before I installed this update, he told me that it can not be restored to the point. I have attempted to coupls of days prior to the date of update installed no success at all.

  I enjoyed everyone show me how do

  Hi Dave xp,.

  I would suggest trying the following steps and check if it helps:

  Step 1:

  a. Click Start.

  b. right click on an empty area of the start menu, and then click Properties.

  c. click Customize.

  d. ensure that in programs 'Number of programs on the start menu' is not set to 0 (zero).

  Reference link: Description of the Start Menu in Windows XP

  Step 2:

  Create a new user account and test the question. If the problem does not occur in the new user account and then, you can fix the corrupted user.

  How to create and configure user accounts in Windows XP

  How to copy data from a corrupted to a new profile in Windows XP user profile

  I hope this helps.

• Names of programs highlighted in the Start Menu

  As of yesterday, a lot of programs appears when I open the Start Menu of Vista Home Premium are highlighted in yellow. I recently had to analyze and fix my PC after you receive a system message that my computer was restarted after the installation of updates, but "by mistake." Please help... Thank you.

  Hello man of the desert.

  1. what happens when you try to open the program, you are able to open programs?

  2. have you had a virus infection on your computer?

  I suggest that you try the methods below to resolve this issue.

  Method 1:

  Scanner security running on your computer. You can follow the link below to launch the scanner:

  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx

  Method 2:

  a. right-click on the Start Menu ORB in Windows 7 and select Properties.

  b. click the Customize Start Menu tab.

  c. scroll down and uncheck the box programs Highlight newly installed.

  d. click OK to save the settings.

  Thank you
  Irfan H, Engineer Support Microsoft Answers.