Michael McKenzie

Hi this is if you have lost most of your programs in the Vista Home Premium start all programs area
First of all you need to do is create shortcuts from the following programs and shortcuts
To get these open start>computer>search
Start to type or copy paste the following into the search bar located in the top right hand corner
The 1st 7 are folders and the rest are just shortcuts and save to the desktop.


Accessories
Extras and Upgrades
Administrative Tools
Games
Maintenance
Programs
Startup
Shortcuts
Launch Internet Explorer Browser
Media Center
Media Center
Windows Collaboration
Windows Contacts
Windows Defender
Windows DVD Maker
Windows Media Player
Windows Movie Maker
Windows Photo Gallery
Windows Sidebar


Once you have done this you will need to do the following:

Right click on the Start button and click on Open All Users or Explore All Users, not Open/Explore.
NOTE: This will open this hidden Start Menu folder in Windows Explorer:
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu then you copy or cut and paste all of the folders and
Shortcuts you have just made in the folder then close this and then hey presto all done:
Click start all programs then you will see all back to normal...
This took a while for me to figure out and no doubt it will happen again so I will be smart
Write it all down and copy all the folders and shortcuts I have made and this no file to a cd for
Future use
I hope this helps anyone with this issue thanks for looking... you don’t need to install
Any other software to do this as my old Pappy said to the best way to learn About a Pc is to read
The forums lol