Start Menu Headache

I can't make heads or tales out of the Start Menus.
For instance, I want to use the new start menu but all my start menu folders
aren't
under the Programs folder. So, when I click All Programs the folders
display but they don't open when I click or double click them.
Do I need to drag all these menus to Programs or is there a way
around this??
Also, When I dragged a menu folder to the Programs menu folder in
Classic Start Menu and then switched to the new start menu many
of the links were gone from the menu. Now I'm gun-shy and don't
want to drag and drop in fear of losing links. The menu items displayed when
I 'Open All Users' is different than what is being displayed in the start
menu.
There has to be an easier way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Is there 1 place I can go to that will reflect all items I see in the start
menu?????
Please don't tell this is a leanring curve, this is getting frustrating.

James

-----Original message-----
From: JamesJ [mailto:jjy@adelphia_darwin.net]
Sent: 16. oktober 2007 13:12
Sent to: microsoft.public.windows.vista.general
Discussion: Start Menu Headache
Subject: Start Menu Headache

"JamesJ" wrote in news message:

> Is there 1 place I can go to that will reflect all items
> I see in the start menu?????

Actually, there are two places you'll have to visit.

You can edit the Start menu by manipulating the shortcuts and subfolders
you find here:

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
C:\Users\%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\W indows\Start
Menu\Programs

The first folder contains Start menu items all users can see, the second
one contains elements only available to the specified user account. In
order to edit the first folder, you will have to run as administrator.

Charlie42

The thing that bugs me is
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
don't contain items that are in
C:\Users\%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\W indows\Start
Menu\Programs and visa versa.
Is there a way I might combine these two so they reflect the same items??

Thanks
James


"Charlie42" <> wrote in message
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> -----Original message-----
> From: JamesJ [mailto:jjy@adelphia_darwin.net]
> Sent: 16. oktober 2007 13:12
> Sent to: microsoft.public.windows.vista.general
> Discussion: Start Menu Headache
> Subject: Start Menu Headache
>
> "JamesJ" wrote in news message:
>
>> Is there 1 place I can go to that will reflect all items
>> I see in the start menu?????
>
> Actually, there are two places you'll have to visit.
>
> You can edit the Start menu by manipulating the shortcuts and subfolders
> you find here:
>
> C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
> C:\Users\%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\W indows\Start
> Menu\Programs
>
> The first folder contains Start menu items all users can see, the second
> one contains elements only available to the specified user account. In
> order to edit the first folder, you will have to run as administrator.
>
> Charlie42
>

-----Original message-----
From: JamesJ [mailto:jjy@adelphia_darwin.net]
Sent: 16. oktober 2007 15:42
Sent to: microsoft.public.windows.vista.general
Discussion: Start Menu Headache
Subject: Re: Start Menu Headache

The thing that bugs me is
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
don't contain items that are in
C:\Users\%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\W indows\Start
Menu\Programs and visa versa.
Is there a way I might combine these two so they reflect the same
items??

You can move all shortcuts and folders in %UserProfile%\... to the
corresponding folders in ProgramData\... This will leave the folder in
%UserProfile% empty, and all your programs will be available in the
Start menu for any user of the computer.

Charlie42



"Charlie42" <> wrote in message
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> -----Original message-----
> From: JamesJ [mailto:jjy@adelphia_darwin.net]
> Sent: 16. oktober 2007 13:12
> Sent to: microsoft.public.windows.vista.general
> Discussion: Start Menu Headache
> Subject: Start Menu Headache
>
> "JamesJ" wrote in news message:
>
>> Is there 1 place I can go to that will reflect all items
>> I see in the start menu?????
>
> Actually, there are two places you'll have to visit.
>
> You can edit the Start menu by manipulating the shortcuts and
subfolders
> you find here:
>
> C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
> C:\Users\%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\W indows\Start
> Menu\Programs
>
> The first folder contains Start menu items all users can see, the
second
> one contains elements only available to the specified user account. In
> order to edit the first folder, you will have to run as administrator.
>
> Charlie42
>

I'll give it a shot.

Thanks much,
James

"Charlie42" <> wrote in message
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> -----Original message-----
> From: JamesJ [mailto:jjy@adelphia_darwin.net]
> Sent: 16. oktober 2007 15:42
> Sent to: microsoft.public.windows.vista.general
> Discussion: Start Menu Headache
> Subject: Re: Start Menu Headache
>
> The thing that bugs me is
> C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
> don't contain items that are in
> C:\Users\%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\W indows\Start
> Menu\Programs and visa versa.
> Is there a way I might combine these two so they reflect the same
> items??
>
> You can move all shortcuts and folders in %UserProfile%\... to the
> corresponding folders in ProgramData\... This will leave the folder in
> %UserProfile% empty, and all your programs will be available in the
> Start menu for any user of the computer.
>
> Charlie42
>
>
>
> "Charlie42" <> wrote in message
> news:441CD10BFFC34D1CBB01B009686B702A@ACER5DF9DF16 3F...
>> -----Original message-----
>> From: JamesJ [mailto:jjy@adelphia_darwin.net]
>> Sent: 16. oktober 2007 13:12
>> Sent to: microsoft.public.windows.vista.general
>> Discussion: Start Menu Headache
>> Subject: Start Menu Headache
>>
>> "JamesJ" wrote in news message:
>>
>>> Is there 1 place I can go to that will reflect all items
>>> I see in the start menu?????
>>
>> Actually, there are two places you'll have to visit.
>>
>> You can edit the Start menu by manipulating the shortcuts and
> subfolders
>> you find here:
>>
>> C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
>> C:\Users\%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\W indows\Start
>> Menu\Programs
>>
>> The first folder contains Start menu items all users can see, the
> second
>> one contains elements only available to the specified user account. In
>> order to edit the first folder, you will have to run as administrator.
>>
>> Charlie42
>>
>