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• All my shortcuts on the desktop and start menu - all programs are showing up with blank windows pages icon.

  Original title: broken shortcut

  ALL my shortcuts on the desktop and start menu - all programs are showing up with blank windows pages icon and the name of the file and .lnk I uninstalled something and it happened that I tried system recovery and everything else that I uninstalled the States are back but this how can I solve this?

  Hello

  1. what changes have been made to your computer before the problem?

  Follow these steps and check if they help.

  Step 1:

  I would say you rebuild the icon cache and check if the problem persists.

  a. press the keyboard Windows logo key combination + R to bring up the Run dialog box.
  b. type cmd and press ENTER to open the command prompt window.
  c. in the command prompt window, type the following commands pressing ENTER after each line:
  Taskkill /f /im explorer.exe
  attrib-h "%userprofile%\Local Settings\Application Data\IconCache.db.
  del "%userprofile%\Local Settings\Application Data\IconCache.db.
  Explorer.exe

  d. this restart Windows Explorer and rebuild the cache icons as needed.

  Step 2:

  Test the issue in a new user account.

• Cannot access Word or Powerpoint in my Start Menu "all programs"?

  I downloaded and paid for microsoft office 2010 student. I have a sony vaio notebook, and it works with windows 7. However after that I downloaded and then entered my product key, everything was working fine, but recently, Microsoft Word and Microsoft Powerpoint have not shown in the section programs ALL in my Start menu. I know that both programs are still on my computer, because I can still access the files that use these programs to run, and the programs, then perform perfectly well. It's just that I can't access these programs without having to open a previously saved document, then move and clicking new blank document. In addition, microsoft exel works quite well and it is in my Start menu and I can access it easily, but the other two, word and powerpoint, aren't there, HELP PLEASE?

  Start button > all programs > scroll down to find Microsoft Office, click on it > now find them?
  If Yes, you can do one or both the following:

  1. right click on the word > Pin to the Start Menu
  2. right click on the word > Send to > desktop (create shortcut)

  Do the same with PowerPoint.

  For the benefits of others looking for answers, please mark as answer suggestion if it solves your problem.

• All program files and shortcuts from the "Start" menu disappeared

  I use Windows Vista Home Premium (SP2) (64-bit).  Two days back, I've updated my windows.  After restarting the PC, all program files and shortcuts in Start menu disappeared.  The shortcuts that I myself had added manually do not work.

  Have you tried to do the restore of the system in SafeMode as stated in my answer 1 to you?

  If it doesn't/does not work:

  If you do not want to repost in the Windows Update Forum (they are the specialists it for the best advice regarding your problem), make this disc Bootable startup repair and use it to do a system restore or uninstall the updates by using the method 2nd in my 1st reply:

  Download the ISO on the link provided and make a record of repair time it starts.

  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.

  When you have changed that, insert the Bootable disk you did in the drive and reboot.

  http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial148.html

  Link above shows what the process looks like and a manual, it load the repair options.

  NeoSmart containing the content of the Windows Vista DVD 'Recovery Centre', as we refer to him. It cannot be used to install or reinstall Windows Vista, and is just a Windows PE interface to recovering your PC. Technically, we could re-create this installation with downloadable media media freely from Microsoft (namely the Microsoft WAIK, several gigabyte download); but it is pretty darn decent of Microsoft to present Windows users who might not be able to create such a thing on their own.

  Read all the info on the website on how to create and use:

  http://NeoSmart.net/blog/2008/Windows-Vista-recovery-disc-download/

  ISO Burner:http://www.snapfiles.com/get/active-isoburner.html

  It's a very good Vista startup repair disk.

  You can do a system restart tool, system, etc it restore.

  It is NOT a disc of resettlement.

  And the 32-bit is what normally comes on a computer, unless 64-bit.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• Missing files to user in Start menu - > all programs

  I recently found a folder "Programs" in my "All programs" folder in my Start menu. This folder contained essentially all my custom folders as well as the default folders and icons to the start menu. Because I thought it was a duplicate, I decided to remove it and then realized what he deleted all files recently opened and all my custom folders (apps, games, programming etc.).

  I still all files windows vista Home premium and icons, but nothing else. I searched the Internet and tried all of the suggestions that I could find (check the registry, restoring files, searching for missing files, ensuring that the Program Files folders are not hidden from program data/Menu start) and nothing seems to have solved the problem. Is there a way I can back my folder structure for programs on the start menu? I checked the system restore, but I have not activated. Unfortunately, I did this in the middle of the tent to free as much space as possible so I deleted shadow copies of my drive, as well as everything in the trash.

  Is there any chance of the folder structure is always on the PC but just inaccessible? I'd rather spend on it from this angle instead of having to reinstall all applications in order to hand over the files of shortcut in the Start Menu-> all programs.

  Here is the procedure; http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/79571-start-menu-shortcuts.html.  Do this for all users.  Note that this will only restore the shortcuts.  If the programs themselves have been deleted, they will have to be resettled.

  I hope this helps.

  Good luck.

  Lorien - MCSA/MCSE/network + / has + - if this post solves your problem, please click the 'Mark as answer' or 'Useful' button at the top of this message. Marking a post as answer, or relatively useful, you help others find the answer more quickly.

• Elimination of the 1 of 2 users. At all programs, files, etc., transferred to another user.

  Good evening

  I have XP Professional.

  How can I eliminate the 1 of 2 users and have all the programs, files, etc. for use by the user remaining.

  In other words when I log on, there is only one user (myself) and all programs, files, etc. from the old user can be accessed by me

  I hope that this request is understood.

  Thanks for the quick response.

  Programs are generally available in the world (to all users of the system) until they were initially installed for all users. Regarding data (documents, photos, music, etc.), simply copy the files from one user account to the other. Using Windows Explorer (my computer), go to C:\Windows\Documents and Settings\nom A\My Documents and copy what you want C:\Windows\Documents and Settings\nom B\My Documents. Etc.

  If this isn't what you wanted to know, please clarify your situation.

  MS - MVP - Elephant Boy computers - don't panic!

• Start menu, "All programs" empty?

  Original title: Windows Search

  All my programs are gone. When I go to all programs it says (empty)

  Hello

  Follow this link and check.
   
  When you point to "Programs" on a Windows XP-based computer, the program list does not appear, or the list of programs is empty
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/941248
   
   
   
  Thank you

• Start button all program list

  How can I add folders to the list of "All programs" under the Start button when they are not displayed, but are in the list of program files in Windows Explorer on the hard drive?

  Google or Bing

  http://us.yhs4.search.Yahoo.com/YHS/search?FR=AltaVista&ITAG=ody&q=how+do+I+add+folders+to+the+%22All+programs%22+list+under+the+Start+button&kgs=1&KLS=0

• Program icons missing on the Vista Start Menu, all programs there, but the icons are hidden

  I use a PC running Vista 32.

  When you click on the start icon (circle of windows) I see a lot of white space (where the icons should be) then at the bottom it says all programs with an arrow. When I click on this all programs with arrow icons appear, but I normally click here to see the show. Do not know what happened...
  Appreciate any help.
  I should mention I tried to go to properties to customize the start menu and clicked on default settings, but it does not work.
  Thank you.

  Hello

  I suggest you to follow the steps in this link and check if it helps:

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/windows_vista-desktop/program-icons-missing-from-start-menu/45730f04-DCA4-4075-8E1B-62af7ef23395

  Check if that helps.

• Where should I go in Windows 7 to find all programs, files that I have on my machine?

  I use to be able to find them on XP. Don't know where to go in Windows 7.

  Usually, you can access your program via the Start Menu. When they are actually stored (i.e. the directory) will depend on the program and possibly where you want to install. If you have Windows 7 32 - Bit, you will find a good number of them in C:\Program Files\ . However, if you have Windows 7 64 bit, they can be in one of the two of these files C:\Program Files\ or C:\Program Files (x 86) \ where the old one is for 64-bit programs and the last is for 32 - Bit upper air.

  Somewhere else, you will find programs is C:\Windows\System32\ (and C:\Windows\SysWoW64\ if you have Windows 7 64-Bit). Among loads of other things, you will find the executable files for things like Paint (MSPaint.exe) and the tool captures (SnippingTool.exe) here. They are very important files system so Don ' t mess here unless you know what you're doing.

  The foregoing is not in the list.

  With regard to the personal data files (documents, videos, photos, music, etc.), it should be kept in the libraries. Here's a simple way to keep these files organized and separated from the system and program files. For more information about libraries, see:

  http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows7/products/features/libraries .

• After that the following windows help & support only computer suggestion starts, but all programs are disabled. Can not even you can reach the help & support,

  I had a few actingweird and slow start up programs.  Windows Help & support suggested that I "click here" to start my computer with only the Basic programs necessary for the performance of the computer.  I did, now I can't access anything whatsoever.  NET - cannot be found. Even my audio icon is x'd out.  I can't have developed Windowsnhelp to know how to solve this problem.

  Hello

  1 did you change on your computer?

  2 did you receive an error message?

  3. that all troubleshooting steps did you try?

  Method 1:

  I suggest you perform the clean boot and check.

  How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135

  Note: After a repair, be sure to set the computer to start as usual as mentioned in step 7 in the above article.

  Method 2:

  I also suggest to run the system restore to the date where everything worked well.

  System Restore: frequently asked questions

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/system-restore-frequently-asked-questions

  I suggest also provide information to the event log.

  What are the information contained in the logs of the event (Event Viewer)?

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/what-information-appears-in-event-logs-Event-Viewer

• 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.

• Destop icons not visible all hidden and programs deleted from start (all programs)?

  Almost the same thing as Tojodavis: 09:30 this morning, I opened a Web page on gardening, in virus 1.3 sec. started download and removed 97% of all the desktop icons and have also no programs showing on start under "all programs"? Do you have the beginning upward in SafeMode... nothing, have already run malware/antivirus 2-3times programs and had one on when this Trojan horse made his way through (sure that his party now) even tried to bring back to the week last start before all this... .new no icons or programs... have surfed the Web for answers everywhere and tried almost all the suggestions... Did someone know what is the virus and where it puts the data? Stayed at it for 16 1/2 hrs

  Hi Liz12,

  ·          You have security software installed on the computer?

  First consult the below Microsoft article and try the steps mentioned to that he not there no virus infection remains on the computer and check if that helps.

  Computer viruses: description, prevention, and recovery

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

  Once you have followed the steps mentioned in the above article and then check it out if you can activate the icons on the desktop on the computer.

  How to restore icons that have been removed from the desktop in Windows XP

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/279769

  Your desktop icons are missing in Windows XP

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/330170

• Applications not no projection in all PROGRAMS on the start of Vista after the virus.

  Hello

  My portable computer with windows Vista has recently been infected with a virus that I have now deleted.
  But all my application to 'All programs' files have been deleted.  I managed to download a zip file of the links standard for Vista Home Premium which is my OS and pasted these in the start menu for all users in the C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu.  However, I don't know how to do to back up all my personal applications.
  I really can not re - install all the, they are too many and I am not sure that I have even all disks and downloads at hand to do. The task would be enormous.  Is there a way to solve this in the registry? or any other method? Can someone direct me please?
  I tried to use system restore, but I have nothing but the most recent restore points, and it did not work.  I am also concerned about restoring the registry entries virus files.
  Please can you let me know if something can be done to solve this problem.  I am a user experienced and confident enough in taking a challenge complicated if you are available.
  Look forward to a response, thanks a lot
  John

  Forget the junction points.  They are only for backwards compatibility (and are not called points of junction of the system, only in the documentation of the system).  I don't think that the Start Menu, Documents and Settings folder (the point of junction for your profile among others) will seek to replace the one right that should be there.  I might try it if it was me, but it's not worth the risk for you (it could cause more damage than it solves - and I'm not going to try it just to see if it works).

  It's a shame to system restore because this would probably solve the problem quickly and efficiently.  Perhaps you should consider maintaining that a few points spread over time even if they do not place - you are short of space that you need to restore space?  I didn't know you had only a very current restore point or I have suggested the procedure.

  If you're short on space, here are some suggestions:

  A great many things affect speed and performance, and the amount of space available on your system - especially the existence of various files and which is loaded on the system.  There are ways to handle this in Vista (and that you follow all the suggestions) - and of course the amount and type of RAM and the speed of your processor and motherboard (but I'll just discuss here the software solutions - you can go to your supplier/manufacturer of computers for hardware solutions, if some are available (I) for example, am maxed out at 2 GB of RAM in my motherboard and there is no motherboard better available for my laptop model).

  To enhance your speed, to using Disk Cleanup: http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/76073-disk-cleanup.html.

  Also do optimization: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Optimize-Windows-Vista-for-better-performance.

  Go to start / search options and type msconfig and enter and then double-click on the program icon that appears.  Go to the Startup tab and uncheck any program that you don't need from start.  This will probably be the majority of the items here - otherwise most of them (some are needed as the AV program but more are there to make open source programs more quickly and make you believe that they are more effective).  This will free up a lot of RAM and a great help to make your system faster (but maybe not as long as you'll be able to see the difference - but maybe according to how many useless stuff loads at startup).

  You can perform some of these tasks (and more that aren't entirely related) using http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm (which also seeks the malware).  I do it on a monthly basis only as part of normal maintenance, and I suggest you do the same.  Make sure that you select a full analysis - it will take a few hours (mine can take about 5-6) but can works in the background so start when he has enough time to complete.

  You also want to have good AV programs and HAVE on your system (so no malware running in the background drain resources).  Windows Defender is a good PROGRAM.  The new, free Microsoft Security Essentials http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/default.aspx is a great AV / AM program that has one of the least impacts on resources and the performance of the system, according to reliable sources and it does the job very well.  If you are using MSE, you don't need really Defender (but you would with any other AV program).  I suggest also download http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php and it works every month to catch anything that might miss MSE/Defender.

  If you follow these tips, and do this regularly (at least monthly), then I think that you will have faster to a machine as it is able to give material.

  Perhaps one of the recovery programs will work (try Recuva if you have not already - this is a very good).  It is possible that this only works with the data files and not with files system (which would explain why you're having without success) because I never used them to recover before system folders (I have always used the system restore).

  Good luck! Lorien - a - MCSE/MCSA/network + / A +.

• Cleaning of all programs on the start menu

  I'm going from XP to 7. In the start menu > all programs listing all downloaded programs is listed. Under XP I could go to "documents and settings", create folders and put the files listed in all programs into separate folders. It resulted in very few files containing the downloaded files. For example, I got the files listed as 'Business', 'Security', 'Internet' etc. How to do this in 7 so that my ALL PROGRAMS list is first files and downloaded programs. I hope I have made myself clear...  Thank you

  There are two places where the start menu programs .

  For a particular user where where programs installed to be used by this user look in:

  C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

  For all users look in:

  C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start start\program

  NOTE: AppData and ProgramData are hidden files.