Why are most of my grayed out icons and my programs do not appear in all programs on the start menu?

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  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?

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  Of http://sbctooling.com/how-to-automagically-remove-programs-that-are-pinned-to-the-start-menu/

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