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02-17-2008
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| Vista Ultimate x64 | Weird problem: new programs don't create a folder in the Start menu... This is a strange one. Some programs that I install, mainly games, simply don't seem to create any program folder in the Start menu structure (which of course they do in XP). If it would be ALL programs that did this, I could think something is broken, but this is rather selective... What causes this, and how can it be corrected? Thanks. P.S.: I shall add that said programs install completely and correctly, and the manual creation of a shortcut palliates to the problem, but that's rather a pain in the butt...  |
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02-17-2008
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| | Re: Weird problem: new programs don't create a folder in the Start menu... The all users start menu is now private except to an admin, running as admin. Set your command prompt properties to run as admin, then run the game install from the prompt. Something like: start c:\games\setup.exe -- Was this helpful? Then click the Ratings button. Voting helps the web interface. http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales....htm#RateAPost Mark L. Ferguson .. "Zaroff" <Zaroff.34xlg7@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message news:Zaroff.34xlg7@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net... Quote: > > This is a strange one. > Some programs that I install, mainly games, simply don't seem to create > any program folder in the Start menu structure (which of course they do > in XP). If it would be ALL programs that did this, I could think > something is broken, but this is rather selective... > > What causes this, and how can it be corrected? > > Thanks. > > P.S.: I shall add that said programs install completely and correctly, > and the manual creation of a shortcut palliates to the problem, but > that's rather a pain in the butt... > > > -- > Zaroff |
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02-17-2008
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| | Re: Weird problem: new programs don't create a folder in the Start menu... Zaroff Some programs will have this as a yes/no option during install. I have a couple of older games that don't even have this option, they rely on inserting the CD to start the game. -- Ronnie Vernon Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience "Zaroff" <Zaroff.34xlg7@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message news:Zaroff.34xlg7@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net... Quote: > > This is a strange one. > Some programs that I install, mainly games, simply don't seem to create > any program folder in the Start menu structure (which of course they do > in XP). If it would be ALL programs that did this, I could think > something is broken, but this is rather selective... > > What causes this, and how can it be corrected? > > Thanks. > > P.S.: I shall add that said programs install completely and correctly, > and the manual creation of a shortcut palliates to the problem, but > that's rather a pain in the butt... > > > -- > Zaroff |
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02-17-2008
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| Vista Ultimate x64 | Re: Weird problem: new programs don't create a folder in the Start menu...  Quote: Originally Posted by Mark L. Ferguson  Set your command prompt properties to run as admin, then run the game install from the prompt. Something like: start c:\games\setup.exe Not to sound uselessly ironic, but as a genuine question, is it a bug or a feature?! If it's a feature, it's weird in its implementation... Any other way to circumvent that? As in changing the rights on the All Users folder or anything like that? Thanks again. |
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02-17-2008
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| | Re: Weird problem: new programs don't create a folder in the Start menu... Well, bug, feature, it's always the same story. Old apps have a hard time with new systems. -- Was this helpful? Then click the Ratings button. Voting helps the web interface. http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales....htm#RateAPost Mark L. Ferguson .. "Zaroff" <Zaroff.34y010@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message news:Zaroff.34y010@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net... Quote: > > Mark L. Ferguson;616286 Wrote: Quote: >> Set your command prompt properties to run as admin, then run the game >> install from the prompt. Something like: start c:\games\setup.exe > Thanks, Mark, that did the trick. > Not to sound uselessly ironic, but as a genuine question, is it a bug > or a feature?! If it's a feature, it's weird in its implementation... > Any other way to circumvent that? As in changing the rights on the All > Users folder or anything like that? > > Thanks again. > > > -- > Zaroff |
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02-17-2008
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| Vista Ultimate x64 | Re: Weird problem: new programs don't create a folder in the Start menu... Then I would be inclined to say it's a bug, as one can hardly qualify World in Conflict and Company of Heroes, to take just these two, as old apps... But hey, at least there's workaround now. |
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