Organising Start/Prorams Menu

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I have a lot of programs on my Start/Programs menu. In
W98 I could go into the Windows/Start folder in Explorer,
create folders and tuck the programs into them. In XP
when I look in the Start/Programs folder not all the
programs seem to be in there. (This tendency to hide
things is endemic in XP). I have marked hidden folders to
be displayed. Is there any way to organise program short
cuts on the menu. Help is no help on the issue.

 

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Hi David,

It's the same thing, they're just in a new location, look under:

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs
C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Start Menu\Programs

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"David Quinn" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:cd4b01c48a7e$89613ca0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>I have a lot of programs on my Start/Programs menu. In
> W98 I could go into the Windows/Start folder in Explorer,
> create folders and tuck the programs into them. In XP
> when I look in the Start/Programs folder not all the
> programs seem to be in there. (This tendency to hide
> things is endemic in XP). I have marked hidden folders to
> be displayed. Is there any way to organise program short
> cuts on the menu. Help is no help on the issue.
>

 

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Thanks Rick. My mistake was not going to the All Users
path, but just looking at the path under my user name.
They are all in the All Users path. Thanks again.

Dave
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi David,
>
>It's the same thing, they're just in a new location,
look under:
>
>C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs
>C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Start Menu\Programs
>
>--
>Best of Luck,
>
>Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
>www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
>"David Quinn" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote in message
>news:cd4b01c48a7e$89613ca0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>>I have a lot of programs on my Start/Programs menu. In
>> W98 I could go into the Windows/Start folder in
Explorer,
>> create folders and tuck the programs into them. In XP
>> when I look in the Start/Programs folder not all the
>> programs seem to be in there. (This tendency to hide
>> things is endemic in XP). I have marked hidden folders
to
>> be displayed. Is there any way to organise program
short
>> cuts on the menu. Help is no help on the issue.
>>
>
>
>.
>