Rename Start Menu Item?

This question is actually in Win7, it maybe the same in Vista, I'm not sure.
Previous versions of Windows would let you right-click on a Start Menu item
and rename it. I do not see this option in Win7. How can I do it? I use
Live Mail only for newsgroups. I would like the menu item to say Newsgroups
rather than Live Mail.

Thanks in advance... Bob

In vista you *can* right click the start menu items to rename them.

Maybe you need to right click the orb/start button and select "explore",
find the short cut for the item (e.g. Live Mail) and rename it there.

I don't know why MS would have removed such a handy option for renaming the
menu items in Win 7.


"Bob Newman" <> wrote in message
news:a79Xm.35624$...
> This question is actually in Win7, it maybe the same in Vista, I'm not
> sure.
> Previous versions of Windows would let you right-click on a Start Menu
> item and rename it. I do not see this option in Win7. How can I do it?
> I use Live Mail only for newsgroups. I would like the menu item to say
> Newsgroups rather than Live Mail.
>
> Thanks in advance... Bob

Right clicking on the start menu item gives me the option to rename in Win 7
64 bit. I don't know why yours does not???

"Andrew Murray" <> wrote in message
news:Oi17$...
> In vista you *can* right click the start menu items to rename them.
>
> Maybe you need to right click the orb/start button and select "explore",
> find the short cut for the item (e.g. Live Mail) and rename it there.
>
> I don't know why MS would have removed such a handy option for renaming
> the menu items in Win 7.
>
>
> "Bob Newman" <> wrote in message
> news:a79Xm.35624$...
>> This question is actually in Win7, it maybe the same in Vista, I'm not
>> sure.
>> Previous versions of Windows would let you right-click on a Start Menu
>> item and rename it. I do not see this option in Win7. How can I do it?
>> I use Live Mail only for newsgroups. I would like the menu item to say
>> Newsgroups rather than Live Mail.
>>
>> Thanks in advance... Bob
>

In Vista you cannot rename the default email entry. Solution is to hide it
and create a pin a normal shortcut.

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"Merle" <> wrote in message
news:3B4FE162-2581-4235-AD4B-...
> Right clicking on the start menu item gives me the option to rename in Win
> 7 64 bit. I don't know why yours does not???
>
> "Andrew Murray" <> wrote in message
> news:Oi17$...
>> In vista you *can* right click the start menu items to rename them.
>>
>> Maybe you need to right click the orb/start button and select "explore",
>> find the short cut for the item (e.g. Live Mail) and rename it there.
>>
>> I don't know why MS would have removed such a handy option for renaming
>> the menu items in Win 7.
>>
>>
>> "Bob Newman" <> wrote in message
>> news:a79Xm.35624$...
>>> This question is actually in Win7, it maybe the same in Vista, I'm not
>>> sure.
>>> Previous versions of Windows would let you right-click on a Start Menu
>>> item and rename it. I do not see this option in Win7. How can I do it?
>>> I use Live Mail only for newsgroups. I would like the menu item to say
>>> Newsgroups rather than Live Mail.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance... Bob
>>