Windows 7 Media Center does not start from the icon...

If I right click on a .avi file, I can choose Media Center and it works fine, but if I choose the icon Media Center, Media Center does not open. It's as if the shortcut has no where to go. The multimedia center in the Start Menu icon is a white icon (no picture). I can choose to start Media Center when Windows starts and it works fine. The shortcuts will perhaps in the wrong place...

My PC;

HP Pavilion dm-4

2.5 Ghz processor, 6 GB of Ram, AMD Radeon Display, 1 TB harddrive...

Dual Boot OS: Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 and Windows 8 Pro

BTW, this laptop is Dual Boot with Windows 7 ultimate and Windows 8 Pro. The Win 8 Pro Media Center works great.

This problem with Win7 Media Center which happened BEFORE I installed the Dual Boot.

right click on the menu icon, then the shortcut, and then in properties, paste into
 
%windir%\ehome\ehshell.exe
 
 
Barb
 
MVP - Windows/entertainment and connected home
 
 
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