Location of Programs Folder

mw4man

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hello...

Had a couple of transferred programs that needed to have *.exe shortcut icons in my 'Start > Programs' list.

Guess what? I can't find it...I can't even find 'Documents & Settings'.

Where is this folder officially located in Vista (as I'm very used to XP Pro, only recently having converted over)...so I can drag&drop the executable ???

Thanks very much,


mw4man
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Hi mw4man, and welcome to the Vista Forums :party:

The "Documents and Settings" folder from XP has been replaced by the "Users" folder in Vista

Hope this helps you find your files

If you know the name of the file you are looking for you can search for the file by typing the name into the search bar at the bottom of the start menu
 

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Dont drag and drop the exe file. You are looking for the Programs Files folder? You werent very clear.

The Programs files are at Computer->HardDrive (C:)->Program Files-> *click on whatever folder you need* Right click on the exe and hover over "send to - " and click pin to start menu, or desktop. There, you can move the shortcut to wherever you need to.
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No...not the 'Program Files' folder...the actual folder where the various program executables exist...the one that houses the *.exe shortcuts whereby the end user goes to 'Start > Programs'. BTW - That folder is not under 'Users', either (or else I missed it).

Thanks,


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OH! Do you mean the start menu folder? The one where all the shortcuts on the start menu are stored??

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

Thats where the actual folders in the start menu are stored. Hope that is what you are looking for!
 

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