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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.

• Windows XP SP3. Space above the start menu is empty, some programems wont shortcuts or all programs.

  Recently installed Office 2010, but need technical assistance. Tech has created a new user account 'my computer', but on my screen to connect normal admin, space in the start menu above all rest programs empty. In addition, some desk top of page shortcuts will not run, no programs will work directly from the main menu.  Additionally, Windows update will not work. Outlook will start the new screen of the computer user, but not my normal log on screen.  I tried a number of alternative, none succeeded.  It seems that the fundamental problem is the connection to my main user on screen log has somehow been disconnected and I'm unable to re-establish the connection. Any advice would be much appreciated. Thank you.

  Desmond

  Hello

  Method 1.
  The FixIt in the article below automatically detect and fix common maintenance problems such as broken desktop shortcuts, unused icons, disk volume errors.
  Difficulty of broken desktop shortcuts and common system maintenance tasks
  http://support.Microsoft.com/mats/system_maintenance_for_windows/en-us

  Method 2.
  If still the problem persists you can consult the steps outlined in the article below and check.
  Cannot open files with extensions such as.exe, .com, and.lnk on a Windows XP-based computer
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/923077

  Method 3.
  To configure the settings of the list of programs, follow these steps:
  a. right click on an empty area of the start menu, and then select Properties.
  b. click on customize.
  c. change the value of the number of programs on the start menu.
  d. click Ok and apply and then Ok.

  Reference: customize the Start Menu
  http://www.Microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/accessibility/customizestartmenu.mspx

  I hope this helps.

  Thank you, and in what concerns:
  Shekhar S - Microsoft technical support.

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

  After installing a program, the program on the start menu folder is empty. Here is my problem for the last 3 months, I got a problem with the installation of programs on my newest PC is Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2. After Installation the problem is that when I go to start and all programs folder menus and switch to this folder the last installed Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2, the program shows as empty folder. I can't run anything in the menu start all programs. Other small programs that I installed, I was able to start the program to find the exe to start and worked with it by starting the program example start.exe start. When I start sqlservr.exe manually from C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\Binn it comes up with a black screen and a small window which I don't know that I do not get the appropriate permissions on the files it needs to run. C: Program Files and c: data files have corrupted permissions or other files are corrupt is there a way to reset these permissions back to their original condition or what else is happening here? Any suggestions or solutions would be greatly appreciated thank you in advance. Here is the link to the file error.log on installing SQL Server, I hope this helps. https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=B230D50BE87FE76E! 103 & authkey =! ADolb-9ezWKwNsE

  Thanks Randy

  Hello
  The question you posted would be better suited to the TechNet community. Please visit the link below to find a community that will provide the support you want.
   
  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/category/SQLServer
  Hope this information is useful.

• The Start Menu program folder is empty

  I was trying to organize my folders in the program file in the start menu. In my effort to move some of the files, a new appeared folder also named 'Programmes', which seemed to be a duplicate in the program file, so I removed it. When I did the menu is empty, so I tried to restore it from the Recycle Bin. He restored some of the files and folders, but none that were originally on the computer, such as the Solitaire and file administration tools. Essentially, I want to clean the computer and reinstall all programs and files that have been on it the day I bought the computer. However, I don't have a CD to do this.

  How to restore my Start menu list?

  How to get Vista recovery Media and/or to use the Vista recovery Partition on your computer.

  There is no Vista free download legal available.

  Contact your computer manufacturer and ask them to send a recovery disk/s Vista set.

  Normally, they do this for a cost of $ small.

  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  In addition, ask them if you have a recovery Partition on your computer/laptop to restore it to factory settings.

  See if a manual provided with the computer or go to the manufacturer's website, email or you can call for information on how to make a recovery.

  Normally, you have to press F10 or F11 at startup to start the recovery process...

  Another way I've seen on some models is press F8 and go to a list of startup options, and launch a recovery of standards of plant with it, by selecting the repair option.

  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  Ask them if you can also make recovery disk/s for the recovery Partition in case of a system Crash or hard drive failure.

  They will tell you how to do this.

  Every computer manufacturer has their own way of making recovery disk/s.

  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  Or borrow a good Microsoft Vista DVD (not Dell, HP, etc).
  A good Vista DVD contains all versions of Vista.
  The product key determines which version of Vista is installed.

  There are 2 disks of Vista: one for 32-bit operating system, and one for 64-bit operating system.

  If install a cleaning is required with a good DVD of Vista (not HP, Dell recovery disks):

  Go to your Bios/Setup, or the Boot Menu at startup and change the Boot order to make the DVD/CD drive 1st in the boot order, then reboot with the disk in the drive.

  At the startup/power on you should see at the bottom of the screen either F2 or DELETE, go to Setup/Bios or F12 for the Boot Menu

  http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/918884

  MS advice on the conduct of clean install.

  http://www.theeldergeekvista.com/vista_clean_installation.htm

  A tutorial on the use of a clean install

  http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_install_03.asp

  Super Guide Windows Vista Installation

  After installation > go to the website of the manufacturer of your computer/notebook > drivers and downloads Section > key in your model number > get latest Vista drivers for it > download/install them.

  Save all data, because it will be lost during a clean installation.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• 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?

• Windows XP two entries in the start menu. I followed the program from one to the other files?

  More of a problem of operating systems XP and how to bind the program files for the new version

  My system was not properly initialize (continulally reseting) to repair the fault that I had to make a form of repair of the windows installation CD. I now have version 2 of the windows XP operating system (host1 and windows 2) on my computer. Windows 2 is the version that works (constantly does not restart) ok, but all my program files, documents, etc. are still linked to the old version (windows 1) and therefore do not apear in the start menu. Is it possible to have these appear in the windows start menu 2, so I don't need to reload all my programs and also allow me to remove this old version that has been corrupted and not lose my files and applications. Thanks in advance.

  Bill

  Hi Bill,

  It seems that you have reinstalled Windows XP on a different partition. In this case, you will not be able to use the installer on another.

  You will need to reinstall all the programs on the new facility and also, redo the settings.

  You can follow the below mentioned article to remove the invalid entry in the start menu.

  How to edit the Boot.ini file in Windows XP

• Why some programs in the folder program files do not have appear in the start menu

  Hello
  I've scanned my laptop (vista home premium) with antivirus, then I lost a few menu start programs
  but they are in the folder c:\program files and they run right.
  they do not have appear in the start menu
  How can I solve this problem

  Click Start - All Programs - Accessories - System Tools - run (or press the Windows key + R). Type the following command

  menu start shell: common

  Shell programs: common

  start of the shell: common

  Shell: Start menu

  Shell: programs

  start of the interpreter:

  Each folder open in a place in your folders on the start menu.

  Start menu

  -Programs

  -The boot

• Computer laptop Windows 7 can see other wired PC via a wireless connection by specifying the box "search programs and files" drive letter in the start menu, but not in the network screen

  My laptop with Windows 7 (64-bit) can not see the other desktop PC running Windows XP via a wireless connection, except if it is plugged into my laptop so only I can see them on the network.
  I checked all the working groups to ensure that all are the same.

  However, when my laptop into Wi - Fi, I could see the other wired desktop PC by specifying the network path in "search programs and files" to the start menu in the Windows 7 laptop, I was able to add network folder by specifying the drive letter for the connection and file I want to connect via a right click on the network to connect a network drive...

  Then, finally I can access any other desktop pc wired to shared folder via the Wi - Fi by this method.

  But I still don't see them on eventhrough network I can access by this method. Please help me solve this problem.

  Hi Hkway,

  • You are able to see the Windows 7 machine Windows XP computer when connected through wireless and if it is accessible through network?

  First of all, check if the NetBIOS protocol is installed on your Windows XP computer. To install the NetBIOS Protocol, follow these steps:

  1. click on start, click on Control Panel and then double-click network connections.

  2. right click on the card that you want to add NetBEUI to and then click Properties.

  3. on the general tab, click on install.

  4. click on Protocol and then click Add.

  5. Click to select NetBIOS protocol in the list, and then click OK.

  6. restart your computer.

  Also make sure that NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled in the Windows XP computer. To do this, follow these steps.

  Turn on NetBIOS over TCP/IP

  1. click onStart, click on Control Paneland then click on network connections and Internet.

  2. click onnetwork connections.

  3. right click onLocal area connectionand then click Properties.

  4. click onInternet Protocol (TCP/IP)and then click Properties.

  5. click on the tabgeneral and then click Advanced.

  6. click on theWINS tab.

  7. underNetBIOS setting, click Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP, and then clickOK twice.

  8. click onclose to close the local area network connection properties dialog box.

  9. close the network connections window.

   

  After following the above steps, check if you can access the computer Windows XP of Windows 7 computer using the wireless connection.

  I hope this helps. Let us know the results.

  Thank you and best regards,

  Srinivas R

  Microsoft technical support.

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• How to get removed from the start menu programs?

  Hello

  I stupidly deleted my file of all programs on the start menu (by chance).
  He emptied the folder programs on the start menu through Explorer windows as well.

  I still have access to all of my programs seeking for them or through the program files. How can I rebuild my Start menu to the original WITHOUT reinstalling windows or something like that.

  Unfortunately, I can't do a restore because it is configured to do a clean up of all old restore points, and he did it about 5 minutes before the problem occurred.

  PLEASE HELP ME!

  Tom

  Go to my computer
  There, you have to choose the system partition.
  Then *-> Document and settings of-> username you-> start Menu programs *.

  Need to create shortcuts to the programs and applications that you want in the start menu.

  Concerning

• 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.

• Unable to view files in a folder in the Start Menu

  Recently cleaned a virus on my computer. Now, all the folders in the start menu appear empty. I know that the beginning is in documents and settings, all users. When I try to view the files in her lying to start on another computer on the network from this computer they appear as empty. When I check the folder to start the other computer I can see all the files. What keeps me to see the files in the startup on the infected computer folder before. I can see the files in all folders except those in Documents and Settings.

  Hi Steve9nan,

  1. You have security software installed on the computer?
  2. You are able to view the programs installed on the computer from the start menu?

  Method 1

  First check and make sure that the computer is free from any type of infections.

  Computer viruses: description, prevention, and recovery

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/129972

  Method 2

  If the previous step fails, then check if the problem persists in the safe mode and after return the result.

  A description of the options to start in Windows XP Mode

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/315222

• Windows Live Mail does not present as an option for default programs or in the Start Menu.

  Something happened this week. I can't identify enough exactly when so I can't say with certainty whether or not it is the new update of 2011.

  I use Windows Live Mail (desktop application) for the mail. It is installed and since I built the machine first. I've recently updated for 2011 through Windows Update. In the Start Menu, the default e-mail link no longer works. If I go to customize, I have the options of Windows Mail, Windows Live Mail, and Outlook. If I select Windows Live Mail, it launches a web browser to go to live.com and use Hotmail (which I don't use).

  Now, if I choose Windows Mail, and then re - open Windows Live Mail manually, I can set it by default. In this case, when I go back into the Start Menu, the link is there but empty and you get a message that "the selected item is not available. It might have been moved, renamed, or deleted. You want to remove from the list? "I can't get around that. Under "Default programs" in the Control Panel, Windows Live Mail is not yet there. It's as if she is not yet installed, and whatever the shortcut points to (wherever it may be) is apparently nothing. In the registry, under HKLM/Software/customers/Mail, there is no key for 'DLLPath' and "LocalizedString" as there are other programs.

  I must point out that repair installation does not help and neither does file and reinstalling.

  I managed to solve the problem.  I received an email from another user and I'm sorry to say, I do not remember what were the instructions in the email.  The answer to (y) our problem used to exist on the web, until Microsoft has removed the old answers live site, or something like that.

  IIRC, I believe that it was fixing the misdirected registry keys.

  This might help: http://www.vistax64.com/live-mail/130368-re-cant-set-windows-live-email-outlook-default-email-program.html

• Unable to get to my files 'images' or 'documents' in the start menu.

  I can't have my 'images' or 'documents folders in the start menu. I can't select a photo from my photo folder in the start menu. And finally, empty document files appear on my desk at random. I am running Vista Home premium.

  Hi Paul,.

  1. don't you make changes to the computer before the show?
  2. what happens when you try to access 'photos', or ' documents folders in the start menu?
  3. what happens when you select a picture in my photo folder in the start menu?
  4. do you get the error message?

  Method 1
  Step 1: I suggest to start the computer in safe mode and check if the problem persists.

  Startup options (including safe mode)
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/advanced-startup-options-including-safe-mode

  Step 2: If the problem is solved in safe mode, then I suggest you perform the clean boot and remove the program that is causing the problem.

  How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135

  Note: Follow step 7 clean boot KB929135 article to reset the computer in normal mode.

  Method 2
  I suggest you run virus scan online by using the Microsoft safety scanner.

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

  Note: when you do an antivirus online, you will lose data that are affected by the virus. Microsoft is not responsible for the loss of this data.

• Satellite L630 - how to rename files or folder in the Start Menu

  I used to rename files and folders by clicking the right button of the mouse or touchpad set and choose Rename.
  With my new Satellite L630, if I click on the right button, the menu with the options does not appear.

  It does not appear when I right-click on ay other file or folder, but not in the start menu. I can also drag an item any within the start menu.
  So I can not at all to customize (already tried with F2, does not or)

  What should I do to rename, drag the items from the start menu?

  Thank you for your kind contributions,
  Walter

  Hi mate

  I assume you are using Win7. Right?

  Cannot rename files (programs) that appear in the Start Menu.

  You can ONLY rename folders.
  If you click on all programs, then you should also see some folders there.
  Right click on the folder and you should see the option rename.
  Choose this option and then you should be able to rename the folder

• After the removal of recovery of Windows Trojan, now unable to see the files on the Start Menu

  After hitting him with the recovery of windows Trojan (which I think I deleted) using Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and advance care system. Then I tried the unhide files which some became visible. Now although when I go to the start menu and click on a folder that they are empty, but if I go into my computer the files are there in the files. any help from anyone who has had the same problem would very be appriceated

  Thank you

  Stuart Austin

  Hi StuartAustin,

  Method 1
  Troy was not completely removed from your computer, I suggest you to scan virus online at the following link

  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/scanner/

  Method 2
  I suggest to create a new user account and see if that helps, the following link you will help to create the new user account.

  Create a user account
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/create-a-user-account
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/create-a-user-account
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/279783

  If everything works well in the new user account, I suggest you try the steps from the following link to transfer files and settings to the new user account.

  Difficulty of a corrupted user profile
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/fix-a-corrupted-user-profile
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/fix-a-corrupted-user-profile
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/811151