Strange Desktop / Start Menu redirection problem

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• Moving icons from the desktop Start Menu

  I was unable to move the Internet Explorer icon in my desktop Start menu.  Does anyone know how to do this?

  Thank you

  You should be able to simply click on start > click and hold the left mouse button and drag the icon on your desktop. If it does not, click Start > run > paste C:\Program may Explorer > click ok. Locate the IE icon > right click and choose "send to" > Desktop.

• Downloaded Acrobat Reader - Widows 7 OS.  Adobe has taken over several of my desktop/start menu icons.   Adobe, I cannot open the original programs.

  Downloaded Acrobat Reader - Widows 7 OS.  Adobe has taken over several of my desktop/start menu icons.   Adobe, I cannot open the original programs.

  This can be useful: Application, file icons change in Acrobat/Reader icon

• Start menu are become virgins and desktop icons & shortcuts are gone, need help to restore them if possible

  I contracted a virus of webroot, and although it has not crashed my pc completely, he has managed to erase my Start menu and 'all' of my icons/shortcuts office. And most importantly, I lost the Internet Explorer icon, even if I always still have and can use it through other options like my email provider when I receive mail or messages which sucks because I'm use to just clicking on my provider internet icon and it takes me right to it. It's another thing my provieder icon went too which allows you to be on my desk, so I wonder if there is a way to restore my icons on the desktop & Start menu. When their shattered virus he left me with a black screen but my toolbar was still there, I also bought the Norton 360 and installed because it all happened due to my previous expired anti-virus software. Norton 360 has helped and supported & stored all my folders and files that have been analyzed and are good, but I have no idea on how to get them back where they belong. Help! I guess I need hooked on Phonics or something... lolol

  Hello

  Next article thread may be useful:

  A blank desktop may appear when you log on to a Windows XP-based computer
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/948277

• Results of the selection of the files or programs of the office or start menu in view this file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action.

  I am running Windows XP.  My deleted security a software threatens malware a few days before and since any file or program I select in the desktop, start menu or results of the status bar in a notice that "this file doesn't have a program associated with it for performing this action.  Create an association in the folder options panel.  Nothing I've tried has worked!  Help!

  Run the EXE File Association Fix http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm
  You probably also need to run the LNK (shortcut) file Association problem from the same site.

  Be sure to read the instructions at the top of the page.

• Right-click in the start (menu) menu options not available for live tile, why?

  When I right click on a tile that is active in the desktop Start Menu, it's see the check mark on the tile, but I'm not some options provided below on the apps taskbar i.e, 'Run as administrator', 'open file location', and there is no resizing.   I don't see "detach from the beginning ', 'uninstall', 'large' and"disable live tiles. "  What are the options and how to do for their active and visible in the taskbar of the apps?

  Store apps have no locations, you can navigate to (under normal circumstances).

  In addition, Store apps cannot run as "Administrator" because they are sandboxed in a virtual machine, so that they are extremely safe and can be virus.  This is also why you cannot use apps if you do not have UAC enabled: Virtualization provided by the UAC security model is required or the platform cannot even initialize an app in the first place.

• Intel Pentium 4 CPU: my problem is in my Start menu when I go to open a program, he said that "the parameter is incorrect."

  He said: "The problem with the shortcut" do not know how this happen or why and do not know how to fix it.    Help, please.

  SclafaniK

  Hello;
  
  Let me welcome you on the HP forums!
  
  I read your post on Start menu problems launching apps and wanted to help.

  As test, open one of the shortcuts on the desktop by right-clicking on it and choosing Properties.

  There is a box of the target, and there you will see the full path to the program file.  The file name must end with ".exe" write the full path to the bottom.

  Then open Windows Explorer, and using the information that you noted, navigate to the folder that contains this file.

  When you find the file, double click it and see if it starts.

  If so, the shortcut is "broken" and you need to replace it.  To do this, a right-click on the same file again and you should be the ability to create a shortcut.  Once created, drag that shortcut to your desktop.

  If the file does not launch, it probably means that it is corrupt.

  Try this with several other files.  If all fail, it means that you have file system corruption.

  And I think at this point there would be that your hard drive has failed - due to age and wear.

  Because it is almost impossible to find even XP these days, you will have to seriously consider replacing this PC with something more recent.

  Sorry, but the PC does not last forever.
  
  Good luck
  
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• Two problems: 1: there is no Mozilla or Firefox folder in the start menu;. 2: when I said 4 FF to return by default, I had all the features of FF 3 instead. I reinstalled the browser, but that has not helped. Advice would be much appreciated.

  Two problems:

  1. when I said Firefox 4 to return to the default toolbar, he returned to v. 3. I reinstalled v. 4, but that did not help.

  2. I tried to open it in safe mode and discovered that there is no Mozilla or Firefox folder in my Start menu.

  I'm the home runnint Windows 7, 64-bit.

  1.
  
  The orange Firefox button appears when the menu bar is hidden. Turn off Bar Menu item in view > toolbars or from the context menu for toolbars.

  2.
  
  You can open the Firefox 4.0 SafeMode pressing the SHIFT key when you use the desktop Firefox or shortcut in the start menu.
  
  Or use the Help menu option, click restart with the disabled... modules while Firefox is running.
  
  To exit safe mode of Firefox, simply close Firefox and wait a few seconds before using the shortcut of Firefox to open it again.

• Trojan horse? items disappeared from the start menu and shortcuts of desktop do not work

  original title: Trojan horse?

  items disappeared from the start menu and desktop shortcuts do not work. I can't open any file I download cannot use the system restore and do not have cd to install what can do to solve this problem?

  Get protection for example: -.

  http://www.Microsoft.com/en-GB/security_essentials/default.aspx

  -or: -.

  http://www.Malwarebytes.org/

  There are many other products in addition to the above there are on the market.

  If my comments have helped please vote too useful.

  Thank you.

  PS You must also make sure that you have a firewall and it's on.

• 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

• 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.

• How to make all my desktop icons back they have dissappeared from my desktop and start menu

  my desktop icons have disappeared from my desktop and start menu, that I can't right click at all, I have no idea of what happens if someone could please help me that would be great

  Hi Rehman,

  ·         Did you change to the computer?

  ·         What is the antivirus installed on the computer program?

  ·         The start menu is empty?

  ·         Other user accounts have the same problem?

  Check to see if the following is useful.

  Method 1: You can run the Microsoft Safety Scanner to check the infection by the virus. Check out the following link to do so.

  Microsoft Safety Scanner - free online tool for PC health and safety

  Method 2: Check to see if this article helps you to the question of the desktop icons.

  Your desktop icons are missing in Windows XP

  Method 3: Log on to another user account and check for the issue. If you do not have another user account and then create a and look for the same thing.

• Right-click to problems in the start menu

  I try to send a shortcut icon "command prompt" on my desktop. When I click on 'Start', point on "all programs", "Accessories", & right click on the command prompt "" nothing happens. ?????????? I tried right click on other programs and the same result.

  Using XP SP3

  Help!

  Hello

  To resolve this problem, enable the Option 'Enable drag and drop' in your Start menu properties.
  Follow these steps:
  I. for the Start Menu classic
  a. Taskbar do a right click, properties, Start Menu tab, choose Customize
  b. activate the option 'enable drag and drop '.
  c. click on apply and then OK.

  II. for the new Start Menu
  a. Taskbar do a right click, properties, Start Menu tab, choose Customize
  b. click on the "Advanced" tab and enable the option 'enable drag and drop '.
  c. click on apply and then OK.

  I hope this helps.

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

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• The menu icons and desktop start missing after the start of the desktop computer

  Original title: I do not see my bar of tasks or deskop

  When I start windows xp, I don't see the start menu or the desktop icons, only the desktop wallpaper. I was able to access the internet Explorer via windows Task Manager...

  Help me please! :))

  Hi Daannii,

  1. don't you make changes before the show?

  Try the following steps to start a process of the Windows Explorer and check the result.
  a. start your computer and boot to the desktop.
  b. press CTRL + ALT + DELETE, and then click Manager tasks.
  c. click on the file menu, click New task (run...).
  d. type % windir%\explorer.exe, and then click ok.
  e. restart the computer and check if the problem persists.

  For additional troubleshooting steps, see the following article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318027

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• Vista Start Menu problems

  This is similar to the problems of others on the Vista Start Menu and the taskbar. I looked at the answer, tried to do, but it is already on the "'Start Menu" look, with the "Classic Start Menu" unchecked. "

  He remains in the classic style. Even the scrollbars, windows and Microsoft Paint Program file have a look outdated. In fact, everything, but my Google Chrome browser is outdated, even if the scroll bar is white and square.

  I love my computer and what she looked like before. This has happened after that my laptop has suffered a systematic update. I leave my laptop rest and waited to reconnect. The first I noticed was the Start Menu obsolete, white square and unpleasant. Another thing I noticed, it was a bubble of a word on a system event Notification. I don't know if it plays a role in this dilemma.

  I want just the Start Menu of Vista to look like a Vista Start menu.

  Hi MLD1990,

  Step 1: start by checking the event notification to know what could have happened.

  See the links below:

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

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/open-Event-Viewer

  Step 2: this could also be a problem with the themes, you can try to change to a different theme (Vista's Aero theme) and then check out.

  For more information, see the links below:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/change-desktop-theme

  Step 3: you can also check the recently installed updates to know what could be the cause.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/see-which-Windows-updates-are-installed

  Hope this information is useful.

  Jeremy K
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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