Hi Dan, I don't know if you caught my other post a couple of days ago but, if you are talking about the start menu that you open using the windows key, these are not programs but, shortcuts to the programs. Below are steps on how to put your shortcuts back into the start menu.
Normally the items in the start menu are not programs but, shortcuts to the programs. If you want to put the shortcuts back try the following; 1. Go to the start menu folder in My Computer / Local Disk C / Documents & Settings / Your Name folder / Start Menu. 2. Find the Programs folder & press enter. 3. Highlight the program you would like to create a start menu shortcut for. With the program highlighted press the applications / context menu key. 4. Arrow down to, Send To, & press enter or, just the letter, N, after opening the context menu. 5. With context menu / Send to open, arrow down to desktop create shortcut & press enter. 6. Now go to the shortcut you have on your desktop. If you have to rename it, with the shortcut highlighted, press the F2 key, this will open an edit field so you can alter / change the name, & press enter to save your changes & close the edit field. 7. With the shortcut highlighted, press the applications key, press the letter, N, for, Send to, arrow down to start menu, & press enter. The shortcut will be in your start menu & you can delete the shortcut from the desktop. 8. After you get all the things added to your start menu you want to add, press the windows key to open the start menu, press the applications key, arrow up to sort by name, & press enter. This arranges everything except folders in alphabetical order. The folders will be at the top & shortcuts will be below the folders. Hope this helps. Take care. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: Nikolay Todorov To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2011 12:28 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Programs Disappearing from Start Menu Hi Dan, and last try if you will please. 1. Go to start menu and than select "run" 2. On the combobox type %userprofile% that is the environment variable that will guide you to your home folder in "documents and settings" 3. Here select the "start menu" folder 4. And here select the "programs" folder. Now you see the structure of your "programs" submenu displayed by explorer in a folder and file way where the folders are submenus and the files the shortcuts to your programs. If you have not find the desired programs here, that means that they are really gone. To make sure you see the entire content of your "programs" folder I'd advice that you temporarely unhide your hidden folders so you miss nothing. In case you don't know how it is done please say it and I will write it in a seperate email. Kind regards, Nikolay ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Kerstetter" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 7:32 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Programs Disappearing from Start Menu >I used to be able to arrow down through the programs menu and unused > programs would show up. Now, however, this is not the case. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nikolay > Todorov > Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 2:49 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Programs Disappearing from Start Menu > > Hello Dan, > > Is there any chanse that your Windows shows up the recentlly used programs > firstly. I mean that if you go to > Start -> Programs, at first the most used programs show up? However if > that > is the case, by pressing the down arrow key, your submenu will show all > programs. > > Nikolay > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dan Kerstetter" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 11:18 PM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Programs Disappearing from Start Menu > > >>I have the start menu set to classic view and many programs are missing. >> They are however, showing in the control panel. I tried changing the >> start >> menu to the XP view and some are still missing. I have no Microsoft >> Office >> items and some others which I'm not even sure about. >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gerald Levy >> Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 2:20 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Programs Disappearing from Start Menu >> >> >> Are the missing programs listed under All Programs? Are they also listed >> under Add/Remove Programs on the Control Panel? >> >> Gerald >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Dan Kerstetter" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 1:12 PM >> Subject: [Blind-Computing] Programs Disappearing from Start Menu >> >> >>> I'm running XP Home. Normally I use desktop shortcuts to open programs; >>> but >>> I happened to check my start menu and noticed that several programs are >>> missing. I've check in both the control panel and in documents and >>> settings >>> to make sure everything is where it's supposed to be. I tried a system >>> restore in safe mode but the programs are still missing from the start >>> menu. >>> >>> >>> >>> I would appreciate any help or suggestions for fixing this. >>> >>> >>> >>> Dan >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >> >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >> >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
