On Thu, 07 May 2009 10:18:52 -0400, kraut
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>First off let me say I am an XP user and this is about the wife's
>Vista box so I may not explain it just right. Plus we are new to both
>OSs having just upgraded from 98 a couple weeks ago.
>
>In XP under Documents and Settings in Explorer there are accounts for
>Default, All and Larry (The administrator me) and a Start Menu thing
>under each.
>
>On my wifes Vista in Explorer she has an Administrator account for
>Connie (Herself) and an All Users account I believe it is. I am not
>at her system now so not sure how it is worded. The Admin Account is
>the only one set up because she is basically the only user other then
>when she asks me to look at something for her.
>
>The thing is that under the Start, Programs in the Start Menu on her
>Vista box when you go into Explorer and look in the Start Menu
>settings for both Connie and All Users there is a Programs group under
>the Start, Programs that has Office, MS Works, ETC in it. So you
>would click on Start, Programs, then Programs under Start, Programs to
>get to the installed programs. But when we click on Start on the
>taskbar there is no Programs group showing under Start, Programs.
>Could it be the names?? My XP box has a Programs groups under Start,
>Programs and it works fine. I hope I am explaining this good enough
>so someone understands me.
>
>I went to the Start Menu in Explorer for All Users and shared
>everything in the All Users Start Menu to no avail. Right now I made
>shortcuts on desktop for the programs so she can get to them but she
>does not like them there.
>
>Help.
>
>
OK I worked the problem out myself. I know I may not have explained
it too good but as I said this was on my wife's new Vista box which I
am not real familiar with.
The problem was when she clicked on Start, Programs there should have
then been a Programs group along with Games, Startup, Utilities, ETC
but it was not showing up. Thus Start, Programs, Programs which had
her Office, MS Works, ETC. Follow me so far in case someone else has
this problem?? I made a Programs group under Start, Programs which
works on my XP box.
Well while trying to figure out why it would not show up the wife said
to me "This may be a stupid question but what if having a Programs
group under Start, Programs confused it"?? The computer I guess she
meant. Well to show her that having a Programs group under Start,
Programs made no diff and to keep her happy I shortened the Programs
group name to Progs and restarted system and low and behold it
worked!!! The Progs group showed up under Start, Programs.
Evidently having a Programs group under Start, Programs did "confuse"
it. Now that is all I hear from the wife that SHE figured it out when
she knows nothing about computers and I am SUPPOSED to. My life is
going to be miserable for a while!! :-(
Just thought I would let yous know the solution in case anyone else
had this problem.
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