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Martin
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      02-22-2008
When I click on the start orb I get a message saying 'some start menu items
cannot be displayed'

How can I correct the issue and prevent this message from being displayed?
 
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Mark L. Ferguson
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      02-22-2008
It would depend on what you find 'missing' from this new start menu. There
may be some shortcuts on it that point at folders that no longer permit
access. Usually it's an old app that has 'hardwired' a path to '/Documents
and Settings' (instead of "/Users"). You can rewrite the path using an
environmental variable. ( like %userprofile%/Documents/ or whatever)

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> When I click on the start orb I get a message saying 'some start menu
> items
> cannot be displayed'
>
> How can I correct the issue and prevent this message from being displayed?


 
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Cal Bear '66
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      02-22-2008
Right click the Start Orb. Select Properties. On the Start Menu tab, press the
Customize button. Set the "Number of recent..." spinner to a smaller number
until the message goes away when you press the Start Orb.


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> When I click on the start orb I get a message saying 'some start menu items
> cannot be displayed'
>
> How can I correct the issue and prevent this message from being displayed?



 
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Cal Bear '66
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      02-22-2008
Your answer has nothing to do with that message.

It is a simple Start Menu properties tweak.


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"Mark L. Ferguson" <> wrote in message
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> It would depend on what you find 'missing' from this new start menu. There may
> be some shortcuts on it that point at folders that no longer permit access.
> Usually it's an old app that has 'hardwired' a path to '/Documents and
> Settings' (instead of "/Users"). You can rewrite the path using an
> environmental variable. ( like %userprofile%/Documents/ or whatever)
>
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> interface. http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales....htm#RateAPost
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> Mark L. Ferguson
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> "Martin" <> wrote in message
> news:1D874678-48F8-4B05-B756-...
>> When I click on the start orb I get a message saying 'some start menu items
>> cannot be displayed'
>>
>> How can I correct the issue and prevent this message from being displayed?

>



 
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