Vista - Start Menu - All Programs are missing

Something happened this morning. All of my program links (reached through
Start | All Programs) have disappeared. (And, unfortunately, last night I
emptied the Recycle Bin.)

I do have a weekly backup made through the Backup and Restore center of
Vista Ultimate. But I've tried going through the Restore options and can't
find the missing Start Menu information saved anywhere. (I even tried the
Search option.)

This is very frustrating. Any suggestions?

Hi Bill,

Try clicking on the "lnk" item in the box at this site below to download a reg file to merge it. It will set the default associations back to shortcuts, and may fix your problem. Instructions on how to do this are at the site to.

File association fixes for Windows Vista

Hope this helps,
Shawn

You can restore the Start menu to its original, default settings.

1. Open Taskbar and Start Menu Properties by clicking the Start button , clicking Control Panel, clicking Appearance and Personalization, and then clicking Taskbar and Start Menu.
2. Click the Start Menu tab, and then click Customize.
3. In the Customize Start Menu dialog box, click Use Default Settings, and then click OK.


Try this steps.......

You can restore the Start menu to its original, default settings.

1. Open Taskbar and Start Menu Properties by clicking the Start button , clicking Control Panel, clicking Appearance and Personalization, and then clicking Taskbar and Start Menu.
2. Click the Start Menu tab, and then click Customize.
3. In the Customize Start Menu dialog box, click Use Default Settings, and then click OK.

Try the above steps....

Try this; it worked like magic for me. Click on Start, then on Computer,
then go into the C drive. Click on Program Files. Press Ctrl+A to select
everything, then right click and select Properties. You may notice that
the "hidden" folder/file value is checked. If it is, then THAT'S the
problem, and I have no idea how it occured. Anyway, uncheck the "hidden"
value, select "apply attributes to all folders, subfolders" and so on,
and click OK. All your programs should now magically reappear under All
Programs.


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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

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