Start Menu links

I have just lost my 'Windows' links in the start menu - y'know those to
Defender, DVD Maker, Meeting Space etc. I have tried system restore but that
didn't do anything. Apart from working through a list and having to put the
links back by hand, is there a quicker way that won't upset my PC too much.
Will a restore from the installation disk do it?

Gazza;554415 Wrote:
> I have just lost my 'Windows' links in the start menu - y'know those to
> Defender, DVD Maker, Meeting Space etc. I have tried system restore but
> that
> didn't do anything. Apart from working through a list and having to put
> the
> links back by hand, is there a quicker way that won't upset my PC too
> much.
> Will a restore from the installation disk do it?


Yes the restore fuction from the installation dvd can restore these for
you, It might be easyier to create a new user account and copy the links
from there?


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dmex

You can download the default shortcuts from here:
http://www.winhelponline.com/fixes/s..._shortcuts.zip

Unzip and extract the contents to the following folder:

"C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs"

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"Gazza" <> wrote in message news:F285AB66-720C-4736-B60F-...
I have just lost my 'Windows' links in the start menu - y'know those to
Defender, DVD Maker, Meeting Space etc. I have tried system restore but that
didn't do anything. Apart from working through a list and having to put the
links back by hand, is there a quicker way that won't upset my PC too much.
Will a restore from the installation disk do it?

Thats brilliant. Just what I was after.

Thanks.

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

> You can download the default shortcuts from here:
> http://www.winhelponline.com/fixes/s..._shortcuts.zip
>
> Unzip and extract the contents to the following folder:
>
> "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs"
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
>
>
> "Gazza" <> wrote in message news:F285AB66-720C-4736-B60F-...
> I have just lost my 'Windows' links in the start menu - y'know those to
> Defender, DVD Maker, Meeting Space etc. I have tried system restore but that
> didn't do anything. Apart from working through a list and having to put the
> links back by hand, is there a quicker way that won't upset my PC too much.
> Will a restore from the installation disk do it?
>

You're welcome!

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"Gazza" <> wrote in message news:BE9B33F1-72AD-4A77-AC17-...
Thats brilliant. Just what I was after.

Thanks.

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

> You can download the default shortcuts from here:
> http://www.winhelponline.com/fixes/s..._shortcuts.zip
>
> Unzip and extract the contents to the following folder:
>
> "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs"
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
>
>
> "Gazza" <> wrote in message news:F285AB66-720C-4736-B60F-...
> I have just lost my 'Windows' links in the start menu - y'know those to
> Defender, DVD Maker, Meeting Space etc. I have tried system restore but that
> didn't do anything. Apart from working through a list and having to put the
> links back by hand, is there a quicker way that won't upset my PC too much.
> Will a restore from the installation disk do it?
>