Quote: Originally Posted by
BillK62 
Something happened this morning. All of my program links (reached through
Start | All Programs) have disappeared. (And, unfortunately, last night I
emptied the Recycle Bin.)
I do have a weekly backup made through the Backup and Restore center of
Vista Ultimate. But I've tried going through the Restore options and can't
find the missing Start Menu information saved anywhere. (I even tried the
Search option.)
This is very frustrating. Any suggestions?
Hi Bill,
Try clicking on the "lnk" item in the box at this site below to download a reg file to merge it. It will set the default associations back to shortcuts, and may fix your problem. Instructions on how to do this are at the site to.
File association fixes for Windows Vista
Hope this helps,
Shawn