Sabian Smith

Okay I have determined that I need to DELETE all the contents of the
C:\USERS... start menu, and re-organize the C:\ProgramData\..start menu as
desired to remove duplicates and apply changes to all users.

However, Vista does not remember the ORDER of the items within each start
menu folder!

I drag and drop icons in my desired order (either after right clicking Orb /
Explore All Users, or within the start menu itself) - Vista remembers this
next time the start menu is opened. But after a re-boot, Vista re-organizes
each program/folder alphabetically! Yes, I have DISABLED automatic sorting
(right click Orb / Properties / Start Menu - Customize / UNcheck "Sort all
programs by menu name")?

Why does Vista re-sort the new Start Menu alphabetically when I have
disabled this feature?


"Sabian Smith" <ss_blake@h0tm31l.com> wrote in message
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> My Vista Start Menu is a disaster ever since I went into a directory to
> re-arrange it (I like to merge items into broader categories ex.
> Utilities, to clean up the default start menu). I want to do this so all
> users profiles are affected (I would prefer one start menu for all users).
> I now have duplicate start menu items that cannot be deleted or moved??
>
> I think this is because I am re-arranging the start menu shortcuts in the
> wrong directory. I note there are TWO physical directories where Vista
> seems to look for Start Menu items:
>
> C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
>
> C:\Users\<myUserid>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Start Menu
>
> Why are there two directories, and which should i modify to re-arrange
> things?
>