start menu has nothing in!

When i open my start menu and click on 'All Programs' there are only a few
options there, but before it was normal with every program on my laptop in
the menu,

how do i get it back so that i can see every program when i click 'All
programs' on the start menu??

im on vista home premium

Look at what you have in:
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu
It's possible you have deleted those shortcuts somehow. Any shortcut can be
dragged into that set of folders as you like.

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"toddy" <> wrote in message
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> When i open my start menu and click on 'All Programs' there are only a few
> options there, but before it was normal with every program on my laptop in
> the menu,
>
> how do i get it back so that i can see every program when i click 'All
> programs' on the start menu??
>
> im on vista home premium

If you want to promote youtself here with pushing people to ""Yes" for YOU,
not the newsgroup, you had better put in a disclaimer for giving WRONG advice.

You get my thoughts now?

"Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:

> Look at what you have in:
> C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu
> It's possible you have deleted those shortcuts somehow. Any shortcut can be
> dragged into that set of folders as you like.
>
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> interface.
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>
> Mark L. Ferguson
>
> .
> "toddy" <> wrote in message
> news:F0865C42-CDE1-423D-98E0-...
> > When i open my start menu and click on 'All Programs' there are only a few
> > options there, but before it was normal with every program on my laptop in
> > the menu,
> >
> > how do i get it back so that i can see every program when i click 'All
> > programs' on the start menu??
> >
> > im on vista home premium
>

No, I don't get your thoughts. No declaimer ever worked as intended. As far
as wrong advice goes, the peer to peer relationship carries no inherent
guarantee of correctness. If this were 'paid professional to client' I might
agree.
Actually, in the light of all the spam you see here, considering these
children as subject to liability is a bit silly. I'm sure your comment is
well intentioned, I just have to admit I'm not that worried that some poster
is going to sue. "Blood from a stone" comes to mind :/

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"Mick Murphy" <> wrote in message
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> If you want to promote youtself here with pushing people to ""Yes" for
> YOU,
> not the newsgroup, you had better put in a disclaimer for giving WRONG
> advice.
>
> You get my thoughts now?
>
> "Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:
>
>> Look at what you have in:
>> C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu
>> It's possible you have deleted those shortcuts somehow. Any shortcut can
>> be
>> dragged into that set of folders as you like.
>>
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>> interface.
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>>
>> Mark L. Ferguson
>>
>> .
>> "toddy" <> wrote in message
>> news:F0865C42-CDE1-423D-98E0-...
>> > When i open my start menu and click on 'All Programs' there are only a
>> > few
>> > options there, but before it was normal with every program on my laptop
>> > in
>> > the menu,
>> >
>> > how do i get it back so that i can see every program when i click 'All
>> > programs' on the start menu??
>> >
>> > im on vista home premium
>>

Exactly what "wrong advice" are you refering to mick murphy? Or do you
simply enjoy being unhelpful?

YOU get my thoughts now?


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