Can anyone help? I am running vista home premium 32 bit and my administrative tools have dissapeared.Is there anywhere I can download them from? Vista was pre installed on my machine from dell,so i dont think i can get them from the vista disk that came with the computer. Any Ideas?
Admistrative tools in vista
- Thread starter Rc Cola
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Night Hawk
Vista Guru
Disappeared from the Start menu or in Control Panel?
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Hi Rc Cola and welcome to Vista Forums 
To replace the tools in the Start Menu, right click on the start orb and select Properties. On the Start Menu tab, click Customize... Depending on which style you have, i.e. Start menu or Classic Start menu, enable the tools as shown below:
Start menu. Note that you can choose to have this displayed on the All Programs menu or both there and the Start menu.
Classic Start menu
To replace the tools in the Start Menu, right click on the start orb and select Properties. On the Start Menu tab, click Customize... Depending on which style you have, i.e. Start menu or Classic Start menu, enable the tools as shown below:
Start menu. Note that you can choose to have this displayed on the All Programs menu or both there and the Start menu.
Classic Start menu
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Hello Rc Cola, and welcome to Vista Forums.
In addition to Dwarf's post:
If you already did that to show them again and the shortcuts are still not there, then this tutorial will show you how to restore any misssing shortcut in it.
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/137512-administrative-tools-restore-shortcuts.html
Hope this helps,
Shawn
In addition to Dwarf's post:
If you already did that to show them again and the shortcuts are still not there, then this tutorial will show you how to restore any misssing shortcut in it.
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/137512-administrative-tools-restore-shortcuts.html
Hope this helps,
Shawn
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- 512 GB M.2 SSD
I have an administrative tools in my start menu, but it says that the folder is empty. I also have the icon in control panels, but when i click on it to run it, I get an error message that says corrupt or unreadable. Thanks again for help
My Computer
Rc Cola,
Since you are getting an error with this, see if running a sfc /scannow command can find and fix any bad system files for this.
If this does not help, then you can do a System Restore using a restore point dated before this happened.
Hope this helps,
Shawn
Since you are getting an error with this, see if running a sfc /scannow command can find and fix any bad system files for this.
If this does not help, then you can do a System Restore using a restore point dated before this happened.
Hope this helps,
Shawn
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- Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
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- ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
- Memory
- 64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
- Graphics Card(s)
- ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
- Sound Card
- Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
- Screen Resolution
- 2560x1440
- Hard Drives
- 1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
- PSU
- Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
- Case
- Thermaltake Core P3
- Cooling
- Corsair Hydro H115i
- Keyboard
- Logitech wireless K800
- Mouse
- Logitech MX Master 3
- Internet Speed
- 1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
- Other Info
- Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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- Windows 10 Pro
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- HP Envy Y0F94AV
- CPU
- i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
- Memory
- 16 GB DDR4-2133
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- NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
- Sound Card
- Conexant ISST Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 17.3" UHD IPS touch
- Screen Resolution
- 3480 x 2160
- Hard Drives
- 512 GB M.2 SSD
Thanks flor the help. Scannow quits after 50 percent is done. Will system restore wipe out any files on my computer created after the restore point or does it just affect vista
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Night Hawk
Vista Guru
The system restore features brings the system registry back in time to a specific according to when the restore point was created. Anything installed on the system after the point was created will be completely removed from the registry itself.
As far as program folders you would have to manually delete those once the system was brought back to an earlier point. Each time a restore point is created a snapshot of the present registry is archived. The snapshot then replaces the current registry.
As far as program folders you would have to manually delete those once the system was brought back to an earlier point. Each time a restore point is created a snapshot of the present registry is archived. The snapshot then replaces the current registry.
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- Custom built desktops =2 Toshiba replace HP laptop
- CPU
- AMD Phenom II X4 975 Deneb core 3.6ghz
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4
- Memory
- Kingston Hyper X 1.5v DDR3 PC12800 1600mhz 16gb
- Graphics Card(s)
- MSI Radeon HD 5750 1tb
- Sound Card
- Creative X-Fi XtremeAudio PCIe
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Asus 19" HP 20" second lcd main HP 20" remote pc.
- Screen Resolution
- 1440x900, 1600x900 main - 1600x900 2nd desktop
- Hard Drives
- WD Black Edition 1tb Sata II -2
WD SAS "Heavy Duty" RE class 2tb - 2
External usb/eSata WD Black 1tb main -1
External usb only WD Green Power 1tb -1
- PSU
- Corsair 750w 750TX main - Corsair 600w remote
- Case
- Antec 900-2 - SSD compatible eSata ports 2 - NZXT Vulcan 2nd
- Cooling
- Zalman CNPS9900A cpu, twin front 120s, top 200cm, rear 120
- Keyboard
- AZIO Ilumminated keys gaming keyboard/volume control usb
- Mouse
- MSI Interceptor D200
- Internet Speed
- 30mbps upgrade
In addition to *that*, this may not work - if the programs will not work, then it is possible that they have been renamed.
Try opening a run dialog and typing 'secpol.msc' and see if it opens - if it does not, then state the exact error message that you receive.
I, personally am suspecting a virus....
Try opening a run dialog and typing 'secpol.msc' and see if it opens - if it does not, then state the exact error message that you receive.
I, personally am suspecting a virus....
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- Windows 10 Pro X64 Insider Preview (Skip Ahead) latest build
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- The Beast Model V (homebrew)
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- Intel Core i7 965 EE @ 3.6 GHz
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- eVGA X58 Classified 3 (141-GT-E770-A1)
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- 3 * Mushkin 998981 Redline Enhanced triple channel DDR3 4 GB CL7 DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3-12800)
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- eVGA GeForce GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0 (04G-P4-3979-KB)
- Sound Card
- Realtek HD Audio (onboard)
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- 2 * Lenovo LT2323pwA Widescreeen
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- 2 * 1920 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- SanDisk Ultra SDSSDHII-960G-G25 960 GB SATA III SSD (System)
Crucial MX100 CT256MX100SSD1 256GB SATA III SSD (User Tree)
2 * Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA II Mech. HD
Seagate ST1500DL001-9VT15L Barracuda 7200.12 1.5 TB S
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- Thermaltake Black Widow TX TR2 850W 80+ Bronze Semi-Mod ATX
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- ThermalTake Level 10 GT (Black)
- Cooling
- Corsair H100 (CPU, dual 140 mm fans on radiator) + Air (2 *
- Keyboard
- Logitech G15 (gen 2)
- Mouse
- Logitech MX Master (shared)
- Internet Speed
- AT&T Lightspeed Gigabit duplex
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- Sabayon Linux (current, weekly updates, 5.1.x kernel)
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- Lenovo ThinkPad E545
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- Lenovo
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- 8 GB
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- Radeon HD (Embedded)
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- Conextant 20671 SmartAudio HD
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- Lenovo 15" Matte
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- 1680 * 1050
- Hard Drives
- INTEL Cherryvill 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SSD
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- Lenovo
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- Lenovo
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- Lenovo
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- Logitech MX Master (shared) | Synaptics TouchPad
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- Lenovo
- Internet Speed
- AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex
Night Hawk
Vista Guru
Some type of malware can't be ruled out while this could be from some files being corrupted by any recent install or are simply now missing and need to be replaced.
Using the classic Windows theme at the present the Administrative Tools are checked off in the properties and still are not seen on the Start menu while readily available in the Control Panel. I'll be trying out the download from the well prepared sticky there.
Using the classic Windows theme at the present the Administrative Tools are checked off in the properties and still are not seen on the Start menu while readily available in the Control Panel. I'll be trying out the download from the well prepared sticky there.
My Computer
System One
-
- Manufacturer/Model
- Custom built desktops =2 Toshiba replace HP laptop
- CPU
- AMD Phenom II X4 975 Deneb core 3.6ghz
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4
- Memory
- Kingston Hyper X 1.5v DDR3 PC12800 1600mhz 16gb
- Graphics Card(s)
- MSI Radeon HD 5750 1tb
- Sound Card
- Creative X-Fi XtremeAudio PCIe
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Asus 19" HP 20" second lcd main HP 20" remote pc.
- Screen Resolution
- 1440x900, 1600x900 main - 1600x900 2nd desktop
- Hard Drives
- WD Black Edition 1tb Sata II -2
WD SAS "Heavy Duty" RE class 2tb - 2
External usb/eSata WD Black 1tb main -1
External usb only WD Green Power 1tb -1
- PSU
- Corsair 750w 750TX main - Corsair 600w remote
- Case
- Antec 900-2 - SSD compatible eSata ports 2 - NZXT Vulcan 2nd
- Cooling
- Zalman CNPS9900A cpu, twin front 120s, top 200cm, rear 120
- Keyboard
- AZIO Ilumminated keys gaming keyboard/volume control usb
- Mouse
- MSI Interceptor D200
- Internet Speed
- 30mbps upgrade
If the files themselves are there, then it is more than likely start menu corruption occuring here - but again, as you mentioned, Malware cannot be ruled out.
My Computers
System One System Two
-
- Operating System
- Windows 10 Pro X64 Insider Preview (Skip Ahead) latest build
- Manufacturer/Model
- The Beast Model V (homebrew)
- CPU
- Intel Core i7 965 EE @ 3.6 GHz
- Motherboard
- eVGA X58 Classified 3 (141-GT-E770-A1)
- Memory
- 3 * Mushkin 998981 Redline Enhanced triple channel DDR3 4 GB CL7 DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3-12800)
- Graphics Card(s)
- eVGA GeForce GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0 (04G-P4-3979-KB)
- Sound Card
- Realtek HD Audio (onboard)
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 2 * Lenovo LT2323pwA Widescreeen
- Screen Resolution
- 2 * 1920 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- SanDisk Ultra SDSSDHII-960G-G25 960 GB SATA III SSD (System)
Crucial MX100 CT256MX100SSD1 256GB SATA III SSD (User Tree)
2 * Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA II Mech. HD
Seagate ST1500DL001-9VT15L Barracuda 7200.12 1.5 TB S
- PSU
- Thermaltake Black Widow TX TR2 850W 80+ Bronze Semi-Mod ATX
- Case
- ThermalTake Level 10 GT (Black)
- Cooling
- Corsair H100 (CPU, dual 140 mm fans on radiator) + Air (2 *
- Keyboard
- Logitech G15 (gen 2)
- Mouse
- Logitech MX Master (shared)
- Internet Speed
- AT&T Lightspeed Gigabit duplex
-
- Operating System
- Sabayon Linux (current, weekly updates, 5.1.x kernel)
- Manufacturer/Model
- Lenovo ThinkPad E545
- CPU
- AMD A6-5350M APU
- Motherboard
- Lenovo
- Memory
- 8 GB
- Graphics card(s)
- Radeon HD (Embedded)
- Sound Card
- Conextant 20671 SmartAudio HD
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Lenovo 15" Matte
- Screen Resolution
- 1680 * 1050
- Hard Drives
- INTEL Cherryvill 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SSD
- PSU
- Lenovo
- Case
- Lenovo
- Cooling
- Lenovo
- Mouse
- Logitech MX Master (shared) | Synaptics TouchPad
- Keyboard
- Lenovo
- Internet Speed
- AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex
Night Hawk
Vista Guru
I found a couple of items missing in the folder here where unpacking the zip file and comparing them side by side with two explorer windows open. I just reopened the Adminstrative Tools now to the Local Group Policy Editor and Local Security Policy suddenly appear there.
The Start menu still lacks the Administrative Tools on that even after unchecking and rechecking that item in the properties>Start menu>customize area. I suspect that what Rc Cola is seeing is somehow those were removed completely where the fresh set once unpacked into the correct folder will see those return.
That may have been a bug of some type or some type of accidention deletion. But running a good sweep of the system with a few tools would be advised in case of ?
The Start menu still lacks the Administrative Tools on that even after unchecking and rechecking that item in the properties>Start menu>customize area. I suspect that what Rc Cola is seeing is somehow those were removed completely where the fresh set once unpacked into the correct folder will see those return.
That may have been a bug of some type or some type of accidention deletion. But running a good sweep of the system with a few tools would be advised in case of ?
My Computer
System One
-
- Manufacturer/Model
- Custom built desktops =2 Toshiba replace HP laptop
- CPU
- AMD Phenom II X4 975 Deneb core 3.6ghz
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4
- Memory
- Kingston Hyper X 1.5v DDR3 PC12800 1600mhz 16gb
- Graphics Card(s)
- MSI Radeon HD 5750 1tb
- Sound Card
- Creative X-Fi XtremeAudio PCIe
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Asus 19" HP 20" second lcd main HP 20" remote pc.
- Screen Resolution
- 1440x900, 1600x900 main - 1600x900 2nd desktop
- Hard Drives
- WD Black Edition 1tb Sata II -2
WD SAS "Heavy Duty" RE class 2tb - 2
External usb/eSata WD Black 1tb main -1
External usb only WD Green Power 1tb -1
- PSU
- Corsair 750w 750TX main - Corsair 600w remote
- Case
- Antec 900-2 - SSD compatible eSata ports 2 - NZXT Vulcan 2nd
- Cooling
- Zalman CNPS9900A cpu, twin front 120s, top 200cm, rear 120
- Keyboard
- AZIO Ilumminated keys gaming keyboard/volume control usb
- Mouse
- MSI Interceptor D200
- Internet Speed
- 30mbps upgrade
Indeed.
My Computers
System One System Two
-
- Operating System
- Windows 10 Pro X64 Insider Preview (Skip Ahead) latest build
- Manufacturer/Model
- The Beast Model V (homebrew)
- CPU
- Intel Core i7 965 EE @ 3.6 GHz
- Motherboard
- eVGA X58 Classified 3 (141-GT-E770-A1)
- Memory
- 3 * Mushkin 998981 Redline Enhanced triple channel DDR3 4 GB CL7 DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3-12800)
- Graphics Card(s)
- eVGA GeForce GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0 (04G-P4-3979-KB)
- Sound Card
- Realtek HD Audio (onboard)
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 2 * Lenovo LT2323pwA Widescreeen
- Screen Resolution
- 2 * 1920 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- SanDisk Ultra SDSSDHII-960G-G25 960 GB SATA III SSD (System)
Crucial MX100 CT256MX100SSD1 256GB SATA III SSD (User Tree)
2 * Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA II Mech. HD
Seagate ST1500DL001-9VT15L Barracuda 7200.12 1.5 TB S
- PSU
- Thermaltake Black Widow TX TR2 850W 80+ Bronze Semi-Mod ATX
- Case
- ThermalTake Level 10 GT (Black)
- Cooling
- Corsair H100 (CPU, dual 140 mm fans on radiator) + Air (2 *
- Keyboard
- Logitech G15 (gen 2)
- Mouse
- Logitech MX Master (shared)
- Internet Speed
- AT&T Lightspeed Gigabit duplex
-
- Operating System
- Sabayon Linux (current, weekly updates, 5.1.x kernel)
- Manufacturer/Model
- Lenovo ThinkPad E545
- CPU
- AMD A6-5350M APU
- Motherboard
- Lenovo
- Memory
- 8 GB
- Graphics card(s)
- Radeon HD (Embedded)
- Sound Card
- Conextant 20671 SmartAudio HD
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Lenovo 15" Matte
- Screen Resolution
- 1680 * 1050
- Hard Drives
- INTEL Cherryvill 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SSD
- PSU
- Lenovo
- Case
- Lenovo
- Cooling
- Lenovo
- Mouse
- Logitech MX Master (shared) | Synaptics TouchPad
- Keyboard
- Lenovo
- Internet Speed
- AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex