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    Help with startup menu

    On my start menu, I click on the Document and nothing happens. How can I open it?
    Please help.
    Thanks


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    Re: Help with startup menu

    Is it a folder you are trying to open or a shortcut? Were on the start menu are you trying to open this document?

    Are you single clicking or double clicking?

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    Re: Help with startup menu

    My start menu looks like this:
    Admin
    Documents(I click on it once) nothing.
    Pictures
    Music
    Games
    ___________
    Computer
    Network
    Connect To
    ___________
    Control Panel
    Default Programs
    Help and Support

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    Re: Help with startup menu

    Quote Originally Posted by bennys View Post
    Hey...Brink!
    I know it's off topic but I already asked in the general forum with no success. I thought you would help me out. I click on the Document botton on the start menu and nothing happens. What's wrong? Please help me.
    Here is what my start menu looks like:

    Admin
    Documents(I click on it once) nothing appears.
    Pictures
    Music
    Games
    ___________
    Computer
    Network
    Connect To
    ___________
    Control Panel
    Default Programs
    Help and Support
    Hi Bennys,

    It sounds like your Documents folder may not have the correct location set for it. Double check with Option Two in this tutorial to make sure that the Documents (Personal in registry) folder as the default location %USERPROFILE%\Documents .

    Personal User Folder - Restore Missing Folder

    Hope this helps,
    Shawn

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    Re: Help with startup menu

    I tried option 2 but there is nothing in the right pane. It is a completely different screen than the one shown. On the left panel, there are a bunch of programs that only a computer programmer could understand. There are no Microsoft stuff in it especially HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders.



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    Re: Help with startup menu

    That's strange Bennys. Can you post a screenshot of this to help see what may be wrong with it?

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    Re: Help with startup menu

    How do I post a screen shot?

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    Re: Help with startup menu

    This tutorial will help show you how to:
    How to Use the Snipping Tool in Vista

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    Re: Help with startup menu

    Sorry...second attemp:

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    Re: Help with startup menu

    Bennys, you're in the wrong place here. You need to click the small [+] buttons next to the labels on the left to expand them to the correct location.

    Start by expanding the "HK_CURRENT_USER" section, then expand the "Software" section, then "Microsoft", etc, according to this path:

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders.

    Eventually, the 'Shell Folders' part will show. Click ONCE on the "Shell Folders" section. A list of entries should appear on the right side of the screen. If you can take a screenshot of that list and post it on here, that would be helpful.

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