short Start menu
Vista Home premium 32 bit SP1, WM/WLM Once a while when I clicked on Start button, a SHORT start menu popped up. I had ...
File>NEW menu does not work with certain permissions - Bug?
A user account has the following permissions in a folder off the root that does not inherit permissions:Read & exec...
Edit Windows Start Menu Items?
I want to reorganize some of the items on the Windows Start menu to make it more streamlined and functional. I am righ...
Sart Menu Iten Icon
I have a program (.exe) that I pinned to the start menu but it displays a generic icon and not the one that it shows in ...
Change the default menu image in DVD Maker?
Windows DVD Maker should work fine for a small project I have. However, I don't like the fact that it picks an image f...
Extra "Programs" subfolder in start menu
I am using vista business.In my start menu, I have the normal "Programs" at the bottom of the start menu. Wh...
Menu in Explorer
How do I make the menu (File Edit View Tools Help) appear in the Explorer window?Jan...
Start Menu Icons
Greetings,I just noticed that the Start menu icons for Music and Favorites on my computer are just generic folders, but...
Hide Start Menu on Vista
I only want to hide start menu of Vista. here is my code.// get taskbar window IntPtr taskBarWnd = FindWindow("Shel...
Intelli Type pull down menu
Hey guys....Does anyone know where and how MS Intellitype Pro stores the details (program link) for the short cut key d...
Increase size of Start menu?
Is there any way to increase the size of the piddling little menu that hangs off the Start button in Vista so that I do...
Disappearing Icons on start menu
Hi,Can anyone offer a solution as to how to get my application icons back so that I can see them in the "All Progr...
Gadget and menu Vista problems I can't solve
I don't have the side bar but have the gadgets on the desktop on the right of my screen. Every time I turn on the PC the...
Why won't shortcuts pinned to start menu launch?
Hello -I upgraded my WindowsXP Pro installation to Windows Vista Ultimate. There are a few things that don't appear to...
Startup menu in Windows7
Hi, where di I find the Startup menu in Windows 7?-- Thank you for your help, ErikW7 x64...
Adding a folder to the start menu
Hello. I access a subfolder of the Documents folder very frequently. How could I add this folder to the start menu. Whe...
Start --> All Programs (Menu Order Problem)
I searched many other previous threads regarding the particular problem in question, but I never did see that anyone rea...
'Select All' - Right click menu
I process hundreds of photographs daily, and adding 'Select All' to the right click menu would be a wonderful time save...
Disappearing menu bar items
Sometime today, the Send and Receive drop down menu disappeared from the menu bar. It is still in the Tools menu. Other ...
Where is the Tool menu in Windows Explorer?
My library offers audio books over the 'net, but the other day I had a problem with the software. The tech people told m...
Strange Behaviour for Menu Items
hello, i have ms windows vista home premium x64 sp1. sometimes when i start my windows session, the right menu items are...
Start-up Menu
How do I put something in the Start-up menu? I want to run PC Pitstop everytime the system reboots....
Context Menu
Why does it take so long for the context menu to come up when I right click? Is there something I can do to speed it up...
IE menu extention under Vista
Are there any known restrictions to use the IE menu extention under Vista?HKEY_CURRENT_USER, "Software\Microsoft\In...
Start Menu button in Vista doesn't work
My start button in Vista doesn't work!I've had a look through the forums and tried the things suggested to other people ...
classic versus new menu
In XP, you could click on start run, and start typing, it will let you complete the command. In vista you have to swtic...
Help Please - Start Menu Programs Not Displayed
I have several Start menu program groups (Accessories being one) that do not show in my list of Programs when I click t...
Re: MS Office programs wont load from "Start Menu"
Yes I did it was not shown as an option - In any event, I have now downloaded installed the Windows 7 beta and it wor...
Office start menu shortcuts don't work
A minor problem but an annoying one...When I first got my Vista PC, I installed Office 2000 on it, but about a week lat...
Start Menu subfolders not visible for restricted users
All that about vista 32bits business installation.All users have to be permitted to access some folder in the start menu...
Clean up "new" section, context menu
When I click on a blank area of a directory Explorer window, and choose "New", I get these choices: * Folder...
Customize start menu
Hi All,Im running with vista business and trying to add internet explorer and windows mail to appear on my start menu, b...
Standard program // context menu
I have some wierd thing going on.. when i try right click a file open as.. i pick program.. then nothing happends it doe...
Missing shutdown, restart, hibernate and sleep in start menu
Hi all :shock:. This is my problem, when i open start menu and click on white arrow, the options shutdown, restart, hibe...
Start menu question
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...
Control of Windows 7 Start menu
In XP I could use Classic menus and put the programs I wanted into my start menu and launch them by pressing the Start ...
Vista Menu Speed adjustment
How do you tweak the registry to speed up the start menu pop ups, i forgot what key it is. Thanks...
context menu on desktop
I seem to have lost the ability to right click on my desktop and bring up the context menu. It is ok when I right click...
How to change Recent Items from Start menu
The list of Recent Items displayed from the Start menu always shows the results alphabetically without regard to how RE...
Suddenly name change (localized) in Start Menu
Hello,I've got a problem with my 'Start menu'. Suddenly the name of my 'Ontspanning' -folder, named in dutch, is changed...
a two parter...'search' has gone missing from the start menu
Recently, I went to the start menu to search for a file, and found (or rather, did not find...) that 'search' had gone ...
Windows Fax and Scan does not appear in the Start menu
I'm using Vista Home Premium and want to (a) send faxes via a local fax modem, and (b) scan docs from a local scanner. ...
No program folders at all in start menu
No program folders at all in start menu. Noticed about a week ago they disappeared. Yet when you right click on the st...
Making a standard Start menu?
Under XP I could copy application shortcuts to a menu that you would see above programs when you first click start. I w...
Cant click group similar task bar items in start menu random
I have this problem under Vista x64 sp1 with all the latest updates.. it happens radomly and only a reboot fixes the iss...
Correct spelling in menu & dialog boxes.
Is there any way to get Windows Vista Ultimate to use correct Australian spelling in its menu's and dialog boxes??Like ...
CD Drive "Eject" menu option ... but no "Close" option ...
Why is there only "Eject" on the "CD Drive" option list but no "Close" option ?? I'm awar...
Program Menu
Can someone tell me how I can get my programs on the program menu so I don't have to have shortcuts all over my desktop...
Start menu problem
When I hit start button, the menu shows fine, no problem there.First problem ... In 60% of the times it crashes on mouse...
Left panel on start menu blank?
I do not know why all the items on left panel on start menu missing, it is blank. My OS Vista U +SP1, thank you. -- yxq...
Customizing Start Menu
I've recently helped a friend set up his laptop with 64-bit Vista Home Premium. Since the Programs menu (classic start m...
Windows Mail Menu Bar
My menu bar is not there any more. How do I get it back? Thanks to anyone who can help, MJ...
Windows Update disappeared from start menu
All of a sudden the Windows Update which was pinned to the start menu at install has disappeared.How do I restore it to...
Windows Start Menu
Hi there, accidently I think I recently selected most of my hard drive to be hidden. I un did it soon as I realised tha...
Can't Change Start Menu Item Icon
I tried to change a start menu item icon several times and even rebooted but the icon remains the sameAny ideas? James...
Start menu items disappearing
This has now happened to me twice, and it's pretty annoying. All the shortcut items in the root of the Start menu have ...
Help and Support in the start menu
When I click on Help and Support in the start menu, Help is started, but I get a message like this:The topic you are lo...
Lost Start menu functions
After one of the automatic updates for Windows I noticed that now all I can access from my start menu are Open Explore ...
Problem displaying games explorer as a menu item
Ok first of sorry if I have posted in the wrong spot!Anyway here is my problem, i like to have games explorer show as a ...
How to remove entries in Windows Explorer right-click menu?
I have a lot of entries in my right-click menu in Windows Explorer. Is there a way to edit this menu to take out the ite...
Start menu slow to fill in
Sometimes when I open a submenu of the start menu (e.g. Programs) the empty menu frame pops up almost instantly, but th...
context menu for current folder in explorer?
Hi,in all prior Windows versions, there was an folder icon in the topleft corner of the explorer. When you right click ...
Problem with right click 'open with' menu and images
Hi,I just wondered if anyone could help me with a problem I have when using the right click menu on images in 32 bit Vis...
Start Menu Issue
I have Vista 64 (Home Premium).When I install some games, the directory and /or icons are not created in the start menu....
start menu adn desktop icons will not load
i have a problem,when i switch my pc on if i go to start menu after that i can not load desktop icons,then if i load des...
Start Menu won't show
My start menu won't show unless I select Classic view. How can I fix this?...
Start Menu (Right side) Broken Link (Pictures) VISTA
I recently discovered that when I go to my start menu, on the right side, of vista, the Pictures link will not work any...
How to customize the menu “new”
Hi, a question for you!! How can I customize the menu “new” that I find when I press right button on desktop or in a fol...
Start menu does not work
Clicking on an item in the Start menu (favorite, program, settings item, etc.) just closes the menu and nothing else. A...
Send to is not showing in right-click menu in Windows Vista
Dear Sir/Madam, The Send To options in the context menu is not showing in Windows Vista Ultimate. I would be so apprici...
Documents menu fails!!
I am a Vista newbie but I know more than my neighbour who has deleted something and now the Documents icon on the Start...
Any workaround for accessing All Users\Start Menu folders?
I realize a lot of folders in Documents and Settings in XP are now in Users in Vista. But there are shortcut arrows tha...
TOOLS menu MISSING from windows
Hi,Was helping a friend today to delouse his virus infested PC's. One is a Windows Vista Home Premium installation, a...
Customize power button (Both of start menu and pc) to logof
Is it possible in Vista to customize the power button ( both the one on the start menu and the one on the pc ) to logof...
Easy tool to register a program into a Programs Menu?
When I download some small utilities, they don't have installers. Most of them can be run right at the very place they w...
DVD Maker Menu Titles
I was able to create a menu Title and it shows when playing it back on my computer, but no sign of this 'unknown title'...
How to remove the windows Live call entry in new menu??
[image: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3652/3506373031_81556ccf11_o.jpg]i am clearning my new menu entry using registry,...
Start menu Icons hosed up
Suddenly, about half of my Start menu Icons have changed from the ones appropriate for the pertinent programs to the ge...
Slow Access to Certain Start Menu Items
There's a couple of folders in my start menu that take more than 30 seconds to expand. One folder takes over a minute t...
start menu - shortcut error
Hi All When i press the windows key and then type in "ex", the excel show up on the menu, when I click ...
Weird icons on my classic start menu !!!
Hi All I am A new member of this great forumi got today this error on my windows vista home premium 32 bitthe icons of m...
clicking edit button in menu toolbar no longer works
I always empty the trash by clicking on the edit button but for some reason lately I can't use the edit button. All oth...
cant detele nonexisting torrent file icon from start menu
I need help guys!I have an empty torrent file that shows up on my start menu when I search it. I try to delete it and Vi...
Vista Locking Up When Using Start Menu
I'm using Vista Home Basic x32 sp2. About a week ago I added memory to my system. I had 1gb and I purchased 3gb DDR memo...
Using non classic start menu kills icons
Hello AllIf I use the non-classic start menu in Vista SP1, some desktop icons disappear, including My Computer, Interne...
Word Pad (RTF) file in Conext Menu New
How do I add an additional item into the Context menu New list I want to add one for RTF files that will invoke Word Pad...
Start menu folder
Hi Can someone tell me, can I manually define folders in the start menu (for grouping menu items)? Clearly installation...
Log off pull down menu
Why would anyone want a pull down menu when all the choices would fit in the same area?Could someone please tell me how ...
Send To menu
Need to add flash drive to my context menu but cannot find it, anyone know where to look. Thanks....
Startup Menu
Can anyone help me I am trying to stop everything from starting up when I sign on. I used to be able to to it through m...
Start Menu inaccessible
Vista Home PremiumRecently I tried to access and modify some entries in Start menu. On clicking on the Start menu fold...
Missing "Recent Items" entry in Start Menu
Strange behaviour - my Recent Items list has disappeared. I've been to the Start menu properties window, and under Priv...
How do I add an item to the start menu above Programs?
I have my start menu set to Classic View so it's like Windows XP. How do I add an item to the start menu, when you clic...
Recent Programs won't display on Start Menu
A while ago I must have done something that stopped recentley accessed programs from appearing on the start menu. Since...
Pinning Downloads folder to left hand side of start menu
Hello,When I click on the Windows Vista Home Premium start menu there on the transparent grayish part of the menu on the...
MPG Context Menu ignored?
First off, I'm using Vista SP1.Okay, so here's the problem: I've got a handy utility that extracts the closed captioni...
MS Office programs wont load from "Start Menu"
Lately -I find that if I click on any MS Office 2003 program in the start menu it doesn't load. I have to go to "...
No "hibernate" selection in shutdown menu
Well i set the computer to hibernate after 90 minutes but the selection is not available in the shutdown menu. Is there...
Window Explorer, Start Menu
Anyway I can change windows explorer to open at the local disc "c" with out going through 'computer", etc...
Windows 7 Start Menu
I can't seem to find Newsgroups for Windows 7, so I'm hoping to find an answer for my question here!I've installed Win7 ...
Start Menu access
Vista Home Premium 32This should be easy but I can't find the answer. Under Users, I have 7 folders Administrator (w...
Can't Refresh Win Explorer With F5 (or Menu)
Copy files or folders to a Win Explorer pane, they're at the bottom of the list. That's fine. Press F5, nothing happens...
Start Menu Config
Apologies, this is actually a Windows 7 question, but like a few others I've noticed, I don't see a section for that ye...
Favorites on Start Menu and Firefox
Is there any way of making the Favorites item on the Start menu point to Firefox Bookmarks rather than IE Favorites?Tha...
Can't delete or add any items to start menu
Can't delete or add any items to start menu. When I installed Vista I was able to do it but then I must have locked the ...
Dual Boot OS menu
Simple question that hopefully will entail a simple answer, I dual boot Vista 32 and Vista 64, How can I rename them in...
Where Did Menu Bar Go
How do get the menu bar to show itself in Windows Explorer, Computer, Control Panel, etceteras? Thanks...
Deleting certain contacts from autocomplete pull down menu
hi, anyone know how to delete individual contacts from the autocomplete menu that comes up when typing in an address. I...
Pin Word Doc shortcut to Start Menu?
Vista Ultimate SP1How do I pin a Word Doc shortcut to the Start menu? (I did this on my XP machine, and I can't remembe...
DVD Maker and Menu Titles
I created a menu Title and it showed OK when playing it back on my PC, but it did not appear when playing it back on my...
Removal of deleted games links from the game menu
Hi, I wonder if anyone can help.I installed some games a little while ago, and I have now removed them. On installation...
Boot menu option - Start without UAC ?
I want to add a Boot menu option to start Vista without UAC. How do I do this? Thanks....
Re: Where Did Menu Bar Go
See! I can learn also. I have just never needed the menu bar since Vista was introduced. -- Richard Urban Microsoft MVP ...
Windows DVD Maker Main Menu Appearance Question
Hi, I just created a DVD with a bunch of downloaded videos in 16:9 aspect ratio and they look and play correctly on the...
Star menu domumnet short cut
I move My Documents folder and now the Documents folder icon in the start menu is blank, it points to nothing and when ...
Unusual Start Menu Item...
Yesterday a curious item appeared in my Start menu "modify the vista codecs". I have never seen it before and...
Windows Mail Automatically Starting Up - Not in Startup Menu
I posted a question some time ago about windows mail all of a sudden starting up and the response was that I should chec...
Add Search Folder to Start Menu
This is a small thing but still something that bugs me. I was watching one of the Vista demo videos and it seems there...
Menu bar freezes
Every time I log in, after a few seconds, this globe-like icon appears on my clock bar, and the bar freezes, including t...
Fix Start menu
How do I fix my Start menu so when I type in a program name, that program will show up and I can press <Enter> an...
All programs gone from Start Menu
When I started my Computer today all my ptrogram folders were empty. When I restarted the system they were gone. I have...
Program Listing in Start Menu
Hi.I am running Vista Home Premuim and I have a problem with my newly installed programs not showing up in the Start>...
Some Start Menu shortcuts not working
I did some digging and found some situations that sound similar to my problem, but none covered the same issue I'm seei...
Start Menu folders no longer connected to corresponding user
Before (unsuccessfully so far) upgrading to Windows 7 In deleted (OK. stupid, I know) both the Music and Pictures fold...
run as administrator in right click menu missing
How do I restore it?Thanks...
How do I get rid of this rubbish from my pop-up menu?
Hello all,I installed the Free Download Manager trying to go around the problem that I posted in "Funny thing happ...
"Music" link gone from Start Menu
Hi All, I would be grateful if anyone can explain how to get the "Music" option back into the "Customize&...
No "Pin to Start Menu"
Hello all, need a little help, I am running Vista at work now (from XP) and some of the apps I use daily do not have a P...
Start Menu
When i installed my lates't game it didn't ad a folder in the start menu.Hope any1 know how to manually ad a folder and ...
Windows Update killed my Start Menu
Windows Vista just did some kinf of update and now all my programs are unavailable from the start menu. Thre is nothing ...
Start menu question.....
Program icons have been disappearing from my start menu recently - I've been able to get most of them back, except for ...
Printing using context menu - driver or vista issue?
My printer settings are econo-mode (HP P1005, FastRes) and if I print from applications like Acrobat reader, or Paint i...
Right Click On Explorer Menu Bar
When one right clicks on Explorer's menu bar what is one presented with. I only see 'Lock the Toobars' in the context me...
Print on the Context Menu
When I right click, say a jpg, and choose print. It opens "Print Pictures". I have all my image formats asso...
why can't I access my Start Menu, etc?
Even though I running as Owner/Adminstrator, Vista Basic will not let me access certain folders under my Owner user (th...
Start menu shortcuts missing, help please.
I have lost all of the default Windows Vista start menu shortcuts. I did not delete them, they just aren’t there anym...
Start button -- start menu Problem
I use 2 identical monitors side by side with Vista Home Premium 64-bit, and use the classic Start menu. Here's the prob...
File action options in Context menu
I've read a number of posts about this question and have yet to see a clear answer, or even a "you can't do that an...
How to 'refresh' Send To... menu?
My Send To has vanished. NO backups possible; enven though E: drv appears to function, (by manuel attempts) ???...
Vista´s boot menu shows only 6 e ntries
Vista´s boot menu shows only 6 entries. The seventh or more entry does not more appear. In bcdedit (the command line t...
"Lock" on start menu?
Was helping a co worker set up a new Vista machine. They asked what the "lock" option was. I had forgotten ab...
multiple vista boot menu??
Hello all, I have two vistas installed on my computer on HD1 i have vista ultimate 32 bit, and on HD2 i have vista home ...
Red Shaded Items in Start Menu
What does it mean when some of the entries in the Start menu are shaded red?Thanks, Adam...
Can't Access Some Programs in Start Menu - Vista Home Prem
I have a problem accessing some programs in my start menu. I use Windows Vista Home Premium. Some programs are accessib...
Start Menu stops working properly!
Hi there, I got a new laptot with Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 (32bit)... sometimes and randomly happens that the Sta...
Can't Remove Start Menu Link
I'm running Windows Vista x32. I'm using the standard menu. I added a link and now when I right click to try to get to ...
Vista Start Menu Has Strange Items
I have Vista Home Premium running and am puzzled by the start menu behavior. In general, I like the new menu, especiall...
Windows Mail Menu Freeze
Running Vista Home Premium_All_Top_menu_Items_, File, Edit etc, when clicked on _freezes_Windows_Mail_ completely All ot...
Sluggish Start Menu
Hi everyone, I just built my new PC just last week, and one way or another, my start menu is very sluggish. Here are the...
Recent Programs missing from start menu
They used to be there but they went away. I properties , start menu under privacy I do have Store and display a list o...
How to install shortcuts, start menu items, etc for all user
Hello all:I apologize if I have overlooked some obvious source for this information. I have Googled and searched newsgro...
Task Manager Windows Menu??
I could have sworn I still had the Task Manager Windows menu when I first went Vista but it's not there now. It's the m...
drop-down menu's stop working
What's up with the drop-down menu's? Sometimes (quite often actually) when I track up them to find a particular file an...
Freezing Over Start Menu.... Again
This is driving me nuts and was wondering if anyone else has encountered this.When passing over any other item the item...
right-click menu search option
In XP , we have a right-click context menu option to search the current dir for files/folders ...In Vista , this option...
No "accounts" name in the "Tool" drop down menu.
This is my first day with Vista. I seem to have only web mail. I want to use Windows Mail but there is no drop down &...
Send To Menu lacks normal features
My Send To menu does not have the "normal" options on it. Instead, it has only options to Send To my various h...
'Run as administrator' Context Menu
I do not have the 'Run as Administrator' Context menu when I right click on an application. Is there anyway to restore t...
Pin to Start Menu option in Windows Vista missing
I am running Windows Vista (not in the classic mode) and share the computer with my family. When I click on the Start ...
Moving "switch user" to top menu
We're regularly switching users in the same system. Right now, the menu function for this is deep in shutdown etc.Can t...
'Run as administrator' Context Menu Item
This is a somewhat trivial matter but it's annoying the hell outta me!How can I amend the 'Run as administrator' context...
Custom font size and Vista Start Menu
On my system, if I select a custom font size (something between 96 and 120 dpi), the start menu for Vista does not pain...
start menu arrow cut off
hi. when i open my start menu, the arrow next to the lock button is cut off, and it is getting to be very annoying. is...
Documents on Start Menu doesn't work
I redirected my Documents folder to my home drive, and it worked for a month or so. Somehow I lost access to that drive,...
Vista boot menu
Hi, I just installed Vista business on an Asus P2-P5945GC and it run fine except for the bootup.Every time I bootup I a...
Desktop menu and wallpaper disappeared
Hi everyone, i can't work out what i've done,but whenever i reboot,my desktop is black and i have no context menu.When i...
CMD SHELL :> in Recycle Bin context menu
Hi,When I right click on the recycle bin I get a menu item that looks like:CMD SHELL :> in Recycle Bin context menu....
Delete items from Start Menu "Documents" folder
Apparently new in Vista, you can delete the shortcuts from the Documents folder in the Start menu by selecting the item ...
Putting Firefox Bookmarks on the Start Menu instead of Favor
Firefox is my default browser. Is there a way to put Bookmarks on the Start menu rather than Favorites?...
Removing items from context menu
"Disp350" Wrote: Where in the Vista registry do I look to find these "uninvited" visitors to remove...
Why is the start menu closed after deleting an item?
Till Windows XP, I could right click and delete some obsolete or unnecessary start menu items (in All Programs) without ...
Menu hesitating
I have a dell precision 6300 laptop with 4 gig of ram. I am running vista ultimate with trend micro anti virus. In th...
PROGRAM DATA folder suddenly missing, START menu shortcuts d
Have been using this HP Pavilion laptop successfully for almost a year now, when suddenly the Start menu shortcuts to W...
Right click context menu
HiI'm hoping someone can help me with a wierd problem that's suddenly appeared over the last 2 weeks. For some reason,...
Clean up entries in "New" choices, context menu
When I right-click on a blank area of a directory Explorer window, and choose "New", I get these choices: * ...
Little Pop Up Boxes over Menu Options in Works, Word and Oth
Every time I position the cursor over an option in a menu, there is a little box that pops up to belabors the obvious. ...
Classic start menu wont stay put
Everytime i arrange the folders in my classic start menu it wont stay how i set it, it always goes back to alphabetical...
Arrow problem can't activate in Start menu
Computer Club Client has the following startup problem:Systems in Windows Vista Home Premium for a 64 Bit computer with...
Adding links to the RIGHT side of the start menu...
Hi everyone.I'm hoping someone could help me with this. I want to add a few links to folders on my computers to the righ...
Rebuilding Start menu
A "friend" sat in front of my PC and tried to do me a favor, by running a "free" Registry fix softwa...
Microphone or Line-in pop-up menu
I use DELL Inspiron 6400. It has got just one common 3,5mm jack for both Microphone and Line-in. Everytime I connected a...
Can you pin a new submenu to the Vista (or XP) start menu?
This applies to XP as well as Vista, the solution (if there is one) may also work for both, that's why I decided to cros...
Windows Explorer 'Menu Bar' in Vista
I have looked everywhere but I cannot seem to find the menu bar in Windows Explorer (Vista). I have right clicked everyw...
Music icon not working in menu start
The right part of the menu start , to be specific the Music button isn't working anymore ! when i right click on it and...
How to re-insert Windows Mail in the top of the Start Menu l
Thinking AOL web-mail would be used as the E-mail client on this system, to avoid confusion, Windows Mail was removed f...
Start Menu search finding only folders
I recently had to reinstall Vista Business with SP2 due to a major crash. After reinstalling, I set Windows to index the...
Start menu question??????
Why are items such as Windows Firewall with Advanced Security or Regedit not available in the Start menu "ALL Progr...
Folder in Start menu > All program Wont Delete
so i was trying to install a game and my computer crashed so i had to restart it.then now i have a folder in start menu ...
Add to Ctrl Alt Del Menu
Hi,I'm curently working on my final project for my IT course in school. What I need to do is create some sort of 'puzzle...
vista 32: problem adding to explorer context menu
Is there a fix for this it looks unresolved:http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windows.vista.general/browse...
How to get permission to change my own "start" menu?
What I really hate about Vista's security obsessed behavior, is that this often strikes and hinders at the most innocen...
Order of my bookmarked item in my Favourites menu got reset
Hello all,I moved my often used individual bookmark items to the top of the Favourites menu. Below them are many many m...
Windows DVD maker "backround audio track for menu" problem
When I add a backround audio track to the menu page of my Windows DVD maker it plays a continuious loop of about 10 sec...
Adding DOWLOADS to the start menu
how can i add my DOWNLOADS folders and other that do NOT appear in the CUSTOMIZE START menu drop down box. i see i can ...
Changing Menu speed
Hi there, somewhere in the registry you can change the value of the time it takes to open the menus in vista. Does anyb...
Windows menu speed
How do you tweak the registry to speed up the start menu pop ups, i forgot what key it is. Thanks...
Making MS MAil Menu text larger
Using: MS Windows Vista32Does anyone know how to make the text or fonts in the MS Mail menus larger ? I help older peop...
Vista Search does not find start menu entries
Hi,Vista Search does not find Start menu entries by typing parts of the name in the search box.For example, if I type &q...
change description in boot up menu
what is the command for changing the decryptions in the bootmenu for vista and windows 2008I must be thick, I was lookin...
Customize Vista Start Menu?
How can I make new folders and move things to them in the All Programs section of the Vista Start menu?Thanks... Bob...
Can't Drag and Drop in All Programs Start Menu
Vista Basic x32 sp2.I formatted my hd today and installed Vista Basic. All went well but I'm unable to drag folders to o...
halo 2 vista activation menu, where is it??
how do i find the activation menu, I'm going around in circles, cant get past level one (defend the cairo) cos it says n...
Vista 64bit Start menu items are not executing
For a change I decided to give this os (Vista Home Premium 64bit SP1) a chance and not curse the system and reboot, but ...
Disappearing Vista Start Menu
My pc locked up and had to be restored and now the start menu disappears but will return after pc is on for about 4-5 ho...
Rename Start Menu Item?
This question is actually in Win7, it maybe the same in Vista, I'm not sure. Previous versions of Windows would let you ...
vista username on start menu
for some strange reason its missing start panel. can i restore it? -- kwapster...
Missing desktop, taskbar, task manager, start menu
So basically, a few weeks after i got Vista i tried to install Stellarium (freeware astronomy program), which crashed m...
Inserting an boot menu in DVD of Vista SP1
HIWhat program could I use to create a boot menu, on DVD, so I can choose which custom edition of Vista SP1 64-bit insta...
menu items keep highlighted
I have installed the driver comes with a mouse. It works fine except in the Start menu, it always keeps highlighted. ...
Start menu user folders not loading properly
I have vista x64 Ultimate fully updated, running nod32 antivirus also fully updated. I've been haivng trouble with this ...
How to restore "Organize" menu in Windows Explorer
I was trying to help a friend with her Vista computer. When I opened Windows Explorer, I could not get the bar that incl...
using the CONNECT TO option under the START MENU does not wo
Hi all,It seems that about 50% of the time when I go to the CONNECT TO option under the START menu and attempt to conne...
Right-click menu
It's time to take care of another issue. How are items removed from the right-click menu? There's a "Scan with Sp...
How to add to windows explorer Right click menu
How do I add an iten to the right click menu in windows explorer. I want to add a listdir function to the context menu ...
Removing a menu in Vista?
Ok, In the picture you will see a menu bar that I have made RED, I am looking for a way to get rid of that menu. I am r...
changing Start Menu
hi,i've just got Vista, but i've noticed theres a button at the bottom that puts my computer to "sleep"... ho...
Vista Freezing up Over Start Menu
I am using Vista Home Basic x32 sp2. When I pass the mouse pointer over a particular item on the start menu Vista free...
Lost choices at the Search Pane’s Context Menu
Hi all,I’m really glad having found this forum! – It seems to be a perfectly wonderful platform.With my first post I wan...
Unpin Items from Vista Start Menu
Vista Home Premium: Gateway branded model, got several items such as AOL and Net Zero pinned to the Start menu. I've de...
Lock Button Menu has Fewer Options
I am sure must of you know the lock button menu to the right of the shutdown and lock buttons. For me, it used to have o...
videos folder on rhs of start menu ??
HelloShould the Videos folder be on the rhs of the start menu ? , along with pictures & documents & music etc ...
Installer can't create shortcuts in Start Menu
Suddenly, wheever I try to install anything, I get as far as the step where shortcuts are created and the installer info...
My Picture and Music Links on the start menu are broke ?
I've googled this issue and tryed all the solutions I could find including a regedit key which did nothing?I've had my p...
Editing Start Menu
Hello:I'm trying to add some folders and shortcuts to my start menu. I'm using Home Basic. Every time I try to manuall...
Opening Word 2007 from the start menu
I am unable to open Word 2007 from the pinned items on the start menu, or when it comes up in a start search. Word open...
Start menu/desktop setup all LOST after restarting!?
Hi,I restarted Vista instead of shutting it down, and I found all my frequently used start menu programmes eg. Messenge...
Folder options menu missing
Hi, I am using vista ultimate 64 bit . Today when I tried to change the view settings of my folders , I found the fol...
windows help and support menu won't work
When I open windows help and support, it opens okay , BUT when I click on a link that it reccomends to go to { to fix s...
Help-Hidden folders in Start Menu
I have several Start menu program groups (Accessories, Maintenance, Startup) that do not show in my list of Programs wh...
Windows Mail Drop down menu (inbox,outbox,sent,deleted)
Now have Vista Prem, had XP, can't find above menu. Also, when I del a mail, two mails get del, and I can't get them ...
Start menu links issue.
Hello. I have a bizzare problem here. Today I installed Corel X creative suite. After the installation, when browsing th...
Taskmanager menu bar missing
the file,view,etc menu bar is missing across my taskmanager, any ideas on how to get it back, i am sure its something s...
Search no longer appears in Start Menu
Does anyone know how to start the vista search program. it no longer appears on my start menu. How can i get it back?St...
How may Windows Mail be re-installed in the Start Menu list?
I'd like to get "Windows Mail" back into the top of the menu that comes up with clicking on the Start globe in...
start menu doesn't start apps
If I click on an icon in the start menu nothing happens (was working before). This the same for the apps at the top or ...
Folders Menu Disappeared
I was in the middle of replying back to a message when another screen popped up on my dual monitors. While Windows Mail...
Search in Right Click menu
HiNoticed that when we right click on a folder, we do not see the search option anymore in Vista.Instead, we can see a ...
Restoring the Menu Bar on Firefox
OK I accidentley removed the menu bar or whatever its called (the one with file, tools and all of that) on firefox, does...