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• I get all the programs listed under my program menu on the start menu, but they all show empty and all my programs are in c/programs as it should.

  My computer was infested with viruses, Trojans and so had all digitized and clean, but all my programs listed in the start menu there are the EMPTY list.

  I have downloaded and run the Microsoft Fixer ( http://support.microsoft.com/kb/886549 ) and everything is the same.

  Any help will be much appreciated.

  Thank you!

  Jorge.

  Hi DandyBaron,

  ·         You are not able to access these programs at all, or simply not start menu?

  Follow these methods in the order and see if the problem is resolved.

  Method 1: Follow the steps and check out them.

  a. open an Admin command prompt window. To open an administrator (high) prompt, click Start, click programs, accessories principally made, right click Guest and then click Run as administrator.

  b. in the command prompt window, type the following command and press ENTER:

  regsvr32 msxml3.dll

  c. closing session and you connect again to your user account and see if the menu items are displaying correctly.

  Method 2:

  Step 1:

  I suggest you analyze your computer Microsoft Safety Scanner, it will help us to get rid of viruses, spyware and other malware

  The Microsoft Security Scanner is a downloadable security tool for free which allows analysis at the application and helps remove viruses, spyware and other malware. It works with your current antivirus software.

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

  Note: The Microsoft Safety Scanner ends 10 days after being downloaded. To restart a scan with the latest definitions of anti-malware, download and run the Microsoft Safety Scanner again.

  Step 2: try the SFC (System File Checker) scan on the computer.

  How to use the System File Checker tool to fix the system files missing or corrupted on Windows Vista or Windows 7

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929833

  Hope this information helps.

• Something has happened to the "programs" list when I click on 'start '.

  Lasst Saturday when I was on the computer, I must have done something - I have no idea what - but all my icons disappeared and when I click on start and then all programs - all programs that have been missing there. I tried everything I can thru & assistance. It doesn't let me do a "System Restore" back in the day where the night before, he started. Any suggestions are appreciated!

  Hi KimBrusenhan,
   
  -What exactly happens when you try to perform the system restore? You receive an error message or error code? If Yes, indicate the same.
  -What version of Service Pack of Windows XP you are using?
   
  These problems occur if the value of the Start Menu common registry entry is inaccessible or if the value is not valid. In this case, Windows XP cannot initialize the shell program.
   
  Method 1: Try this method and check if it helps to fix the problem:
  Connection to an account administrator and do the following:
   
  a. Click Start. Click run.
  b. type the following command and press ENTER:
  regsvr32 /i shell32.dll
   
  Regsvr32
   
  Method 2: If you use the version of Windows XP Service Pack 2, then download and install the hotfix from the link below and see if the problem is resolved.
   
  When you point to "Programs" on a Windows XP-based computer, the program list does not appear, or the list of programs is empty
   
  If you use the version of Windows XP Service Pack 1 or 2, I recommend you to upgrade to Windows XP Service Pack 3 version that will improve the reliability of Windows by installing the software - new drivers for hardware updates and much more.

• Customize the "Programs" list in the start menu which will be held in the way I want

  On the Start Menu, under the "All programs" list, I want to be able to organize where shortcuts are stored and how they are organized.  I found out how switch to Classic view and do the old-fashioned way.  That took me so far. To illustrate, I don't want the set of displayed utilities kitchen sink.  This is absurd.  So I created folders that go something like this: Office-graphic tools, security tools, tools of money, Web tools, tools, etc.  Then the first time I put for example, Adobe Reader 8 under Web tools. I put Norton under Tools-security, etc.  This means that I don't have to sort through a Visual equivalent of a pile of linen on the floor to find what I need.  It is logically. (When I was finished, I went back in the menu "Classic start", in the Vista Start menu).  It was working fine.

  But that is the problem.  Classics view let me do it once, but now that I've updated programs, like I did just for Adobe Reader 9, he puts the shortcut at the top of the list, and he won't let me not drag in the folder I want, or customize any other way.  (Why not?  Users should be able to easily organize their own computer screen. For me, customization is not just by clicking on a list about whether or not he should display something. "It is to logically organize the way you want).  When I return to the classic menu, it does not show the Adobe Reader 9, or some of the other utilties that have been added to the list of programs and to show up when I go to "All programs" but are not where when I return to the option of classic menu-customize-Advanced to customize folders.

  Please advise me on how to customize the display, ideally in the version of Vista's Start Menu, instead of having to go back to the classic view, which now does not display the new shortcuts.  Thank you.

  Hi ibydesign,

  I know what you mean. Everyone has their own way of organizing and you should be able to logically group things where you want. Whose computer is anyway? There IS a way to organize your own stuff in Vista. If you right click on the button to start, then click on explore all users, it will open Windows Explorer in the (hidden) program data folder. Under Microsoft\Windows\Start Démarrer\Programmes you should see all the files and programs that you want to work with.
  See the following link for more details:

  http://www.Vistax64.com/general-discussion/177822-start-menu-program-folders.html

  Dave Dave D D
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

• Start the list of all menu Programs - folder accidentally moved to the desktop

  I just got a new computer with Windows 7.  I accidentally dragged a folder in the "all programs" list in the start menu on the desktop.  I just wanted to create a shortcut, but accidentally moved the folder instead.  How do I restore the folder to the list of "all programs"?

  Hello

  That is not a problem and it is easy to retrieve.  You are going to want to go where the files and folders are stored in your Start menu and the best way to do this is to open your Start menu, go to all programs and on another folder with the right mouse button and choose explore.  This will put you in the location wherever the folders and shortcuts are stored.  From there, just move up a level and move the backrest to the workstation and you should be good.

  For more information, there are 2 folders that make up what you see in the menu start, a common (or public) and a private.  Both get merged to give a smooth.

  The common (public), one is to C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start start\program

  and the private sector, one is C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

  Files above are below hidden folders so you will need to first enable the option to view hidden folders and files, but the right click Explore method is the best way to get there anyway.

  Finally, if you want to create a shortcut to a folder on the start menu, find it and then right click and choose "send to".  Under this menu, you will see an option to create a shortcut on the desktop.

  I hope this helps.

  Good luck & enjoy Windows 7
  Jon

  http://www.insidetheregistry.com

  PS - For future notes, if you make mistakes like that, just press CTRL + Z and it should undo what you did everything in the majority of cases.
  If this message was useful and allowed, please consider the vote and it offers as a response...

• 'main' arguments when starting program - how does communicate requests for file to Windows programs?

  Someone know what Windows up or sends to a program when it is first started? I don't know yet what to look under. In particular, if I double click on a document (say a data file that I generated with my LabWindows/CVI program) and I have my default program for this file under Windows, how is my program knows it when it starts? (I.e. a double-click on a Word document starts Word and opens this document.) In addition, what happens if my program is already running? No doubt, Windows sends a message to the programs telling them that the user has requested to open a file of the appropriate type.

  Windows passes the name of the file you clicked on the application as a command line parameter: the attached program lists simply all the command line arguments received in order to check how it works. I did a few tests by creating a '. '. XYZ"file and then associate this program with it. Then, I created a new operation 'Print', defined in this way:

  

  and received the correct settings, I simply double click on the file and when I click right on it and choose 'print '.

  (Note: argv [0] is always the name of the program itself: command line options, if any, starts at index 1).

  I can't say anything about your second question: I know that the CVI has a way to see if another instance of the application is running (see the CheckForDuplicateAppInstance command in the utility library), but I don't know how it is implemented.

• How do repopulate you the Start/Programs tab after a windows xp recovery virus attack

  After having used StopZilla to remove malware everyhthing seems to work ok except for repopulating the START/PROGRAMS.  Looking for help to get all my programs listed under programs.

  Hello

  ·         What operating system is installed on your system?

  If you are using Windows XP and programs are not listed when you click Start, and then you can perform the scan SFC to solve the problem.

  SFC/scannow is a very useful command that you can use in any version of Windows. When the SFC (System File Checker) command is used with the/scannow switch, the tool analyzes all the important files of Windows on your computer and replace if necessary.

  Missing and the corruption of the operating system (like many DLLs) files are probably the main cause of the major problems of Windows. In view of this, plus the fact that the SFC /scannnow is completely automatic and very easy to use, the tool should be usually one of your top not troubleshooting.

  Description of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 System File Checker (Sfc.exe)

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/310747

• Programs list is empty.

  I got a bad virus that took on my computer saying that the hard drive was bad. I return my computer finally after downloading avast and Windows security. The only problem is my program in the start menu list is empty (with the exception of Avast and Google Chrome I downloaded after disabled infection). The programs are always there, just not listed. To use them, I have to go through the help to find auto icons. Any help would be appreciated.

  Hello

  You can check this link:

  Incorrectly, Add/Remove Programs tool displays installed programs

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/266668

• "All programs" list empty

  Yesterday, I noticed that when I click on "All programs" in the Start Menu, there are all the programs listed. I can still access all of C:\Program Files, so I know that I've accidentally deleted all the programs. Is it possible to restore them to "all programs"? Attached is a link to my "All programs" list look like now.

  Hi LisaEB,

  1. you remember to make changes to the computer before this problem?

  It seems that if you have something close to 70 or more shortcuts/folders in the all users folders & Start Menu/user combined program, the list of all programs will eventually be empty or empty. Check the number of recent programs that can be displayed in the Start Menu.

  Method 1:

  a. click Windows orb to open the Start Menu.

  b. right-click on all programs, and then select open.

  c. double-click the folder programs. There should be a list of folders.

  d. create a new folder.

  e. Select a bunch of files in the folder programs and drag the folders to the new folder.

  f. restart your computer and check if the programs are shown when you click on start > all programs.

  g repeat the above steps until the list is displayed in all programs.

  Method 2:

  You can also try the following steps and check if it helps...

  Important: This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems can occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you proceed with caution. For added protection, back up the registry before you edit it. Then you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following windows Help article.

  Back up the registry

  a. Click Start and type regedit.exe.

  b. Select regedit in the search list.

  c. now, navigate to the following keys:-
  HKEY CURRENT USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders

  d. the value of Start Menu to "%USERPROFILE%\Start Menu".

  e. go to HKEY LOCAL MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders.

  f. common value Start Menu to "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu.

  g. close the registry editor and restart the machine.

  Hope this information is useful.

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