Vista - Program button on Start Menu Gone

When I go to start >programs there is no programs button; just a search bar

"Lythria" <Lythria@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:947F14A4-D435-423D-8795-A09457A14E04@microsoft.com...
> When I go to start >programs there is no programs button; just a search
> bar


There's a little triangular black thing to the left of 'All programs', if
that's what you meant.


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Jon

Hi,

What Jon said, but next to > Back.

If so, just click on it.

Shawn

Jon and Brink
I don't have a triangle. It was working fine in Windows Vista not classic
start button and now when you click on start and it opens up there is a
search bar and then at the top the stuff I put there and to the right columns
control panel etc all ok - just no way to hit the program button and see the
programs. Works fine in classic.

"Jon" wrote:

>
> "Lythria" <Lythria@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:947F14A4-D435-423D-8795-A09457A14E04@microsoft.com...
> > When I go to start >programs there is no programs button; just a search
> > bar
>
>
> There's a little triangular black thing to the left of 'All programs', if
> that's what you meant.
>
>
> --
> Jon
>
>
>

Lythria

Opens Windows Explorer (WINKEY+e) and check the Programs folder at:
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs.

This is the folder that should contain the All Programs shortcuts. Are the
shortcuts in this folder?

Have you recently moved any folders to different locations?

Have you tried System Restore?
--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User


"Lythria" <Lythria@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E089D287-321A-480B-9075-95B447EBC667@microsoft.com...
> Jon and Brink
> I don't have a triangle. It was working fine in Windows Vista not classic
> start button and now when you click on start and it opens up there is a
> search bar and then at the top the stuff I put there and to the right
> columns
> control panel etc all ok - just no way to hit the program button and see
> the
> programs. Works fine in classic.
>
> "Jon" wrote:
>
>>
>> "Lythria" <Lythria@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:947F14A4-D435-423D-8795-A09457A14E04@microsoft.com...
>> > When I go to start >programs there is no programs button; just a search
>> > bar
>>
>>
>> There's a little triangular black thing to the left of 'All programs',
>> if
>> that's what you meant.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jon
>>
>>
>>

Ok Lythria,

Have you tried doing a restart to see if it was just a fluke?

Shawn