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Harmon Koeltz
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 Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 3:21 pm Post subject: Programs missing from start menu-But not all of them |
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Hi
I have a problem with most, but not all, of my programs being missing from
the "All Programs" part of the start menu. Start brings up the start menu
with some recently used programs in the left pane and My Docs, My computer,
etc in the right pane. Clicking on All Programs brings up a new pane wit a
small number of the programs on the notebook. But it never expands to show
the rest. I can find the programs by exploring the C drive-Program files and
can get to the executable to launch them.
MS would not help as Windows came pre installed and Gateway responded with
"try system restore". System Restore does not work. I choose a date that is
bold and try to proceed but after the reboot get an error message that
System Restore can't restore to xx date and no changes have been made. Have
tried different dates to no avail
I am running Win XP Home SP2 with all updates current
Norton Internet Security 2006
All of this started on a cold boot.
TIA
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Ken Blake, MVP
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| Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 5:09 pm Post subject: Re: Programs missing from start menu-But not all of them |
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On Sun, 12 Aug 2007 11:21:57 -0400, "Harmon Koeltz"
<koeltzh@spammenotbellsouth.net> wrote:
| Quote: | Hi
I have a problem with most, but not all, of my programs being missing from
the "All Programs" part of the start menu. Start brings up the start menu
with some recently used programs in the left pane and My Docs, My computer,
etc in the right pane. Clicking on All Programs brings up a new pane wit a
small number of the programs on the notebook. But it never expands to show
the rest. I can find the programs by exploring the C drive-Program files and
can get to the executable to launch them.
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Add shortcuts to the missing programs to the folder
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users|Start Menu\Programs
| Quote: | MS would not help as Windows came pre installed and Gateway responded with
"try system restore". System Restore does not work. I choose a date that is
bold and try to proceed but after the reboot get an error message that
System Restore can't restore to xx date and no changes have been made. Have
tried different dates to no avail
I am running Win XP Home SP2 with all updates current
Norton Internet Security 2006
All of this started on a cold boot.
TIA
Harmon
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Gerry
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| Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 9:35 pm Post subject: Re: Programs missing from start menu-But not all of them |
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Harmon
The System Restore failure is most likely down to Norton Internet
Security 2006.
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/symantecdoc1.html
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Hope this helps.
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Harmon Koeltz wrote:
| Quote: | Hi
I have a problem with most, but not all, of my programs being missing
from the "All Programs" part of the start menu. Start brings up the
start menu with some recently used programs in the left pane and My
Docs, My computer, etc in the right pane. Clicking on All Programs
brings up a new pane wit a small number of the programs on the
notebook. But it never expands to show the rest. I can find the
programs by exploring the C drive-Program files and can get to the
executable to launch them.
MS would not help as Windows came pre installed and Gateway responded
with "try system restore". System Restore does not work. I choose a
date that is bold and try to proceed but after the reboot get an
error message that System Restore can't restore to xx date and no
changes have been made. Have tried different dates to no avail
I am running Win XP Home SP2 with all updates current
Norton Internet Security 2006
All of this started on a cold boot.
TIA
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