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Start menu trouble i Vista
  1. #1


    Zadig Galbaras Guest

    Start menu trouble i Vista

    Hi...

    Many of the shortcuts fastened to my Vista start up menu do not start their
    designated programs.
    When I right click and choose "Properties" there is nothing in the field
    where the start folder is to be.
    Even if I paste in the right path it do not work.
    The only way to start f.ex Microsoft Excel is to click my way down the
    dungeons of the start menu to the Microsoft Office folder to find the
    original shortcut.

    A lot of work, if you ask me...

    What can be wrong?
    I run Windows Vista Ultimate with all updates on a self built up to date
    stationery computer.

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    Zadig Galbaras
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  2. #2


    Peter Foldes Guest

    Re: Start menu trouble i Vista

    Zadig

    Describe what is many. Depending which ones and how many have you thought about making a new shorcuts for them.

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    "Zadig Galbaras" <tresfjording@gmail.no> wrote in message news:%23G1%23yJl4HHA.3684@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
    > Hi...
    >
    > Many of the shortcuts fastened to my Vista start up menu do not start their
    > designated programs.
    > When I right click and choose "Properties" there is nothing in the field
    > where the start folder is to be.
    > Even if I paste in the right path it do not work.
    > The only way to start f.ex Microsoft Excel is to click my way down the
    > dungeons of the start menu to the Microsoft Office folder to find the
    > original shortcut.
    >
    > A lot of work, if you ask me...
    >
    > What can be wrong?
    > I run Windows Vista Ultimate with all updates on a self built up to date
    > stationery computer.
    >
    > --
    >
    > Regards
    > Zadig Galbaras
    > (nick)
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    >
    >
    >


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  3. #3


    Zadig Galbaras Guest

    Re: Start menu trouble i Vista

    Many is all of the shortcuts to any MS Office application in the "recently
    used area" and the "add to start"-menu area plus the link to Safari the web
    browser...

    Yes I have removed and readded the shortcuts in question, in vain...

    I have also right-clicked the very same shortcuts, and chosen to restore
    them to an earlier working version, still in vain...

    Is there a registry tweak I can do, perhaps...?....hmm...
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    Zadig Galbaras
    (nick)
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    "Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com> skrev i melding
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    Zadig

    Describe what is many. Depending which ones and how many have you thought
    about making a new shorcuts for them.

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    Peter

    Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
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    "Zadig Galbaras" <tresfjording@gmail.no> wrote in message
    news:%23G1%23yJl4HHA.3684@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
    > Hi...
    >
    > Many of the shortcuts fastened to my Vista start up menu do not start
    > their
    > designated programs.
    > When I right click and choose "Properties" there is nothing in the field
    > where the start folder is to be.
    > Even if I paste in the right path it do not work.
    > The only way to start f.ex Microsoft Excel is to click my way down the
    > dungeons of the start menu to the Microsoft Office folder to find the
    > original shortcut.
    >
    > A lot of work, if you ask me...
    >
    > What can be wrong?
    > I run Windows Vista Ultimate with all updates on a self built up to date
    > stationery computer.
    >
    > --
    >
    > Regards
    > Zadig Galbaras
    > (nick)
    > -----
    >
    >
    >



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  4. #4


    Zadig Galbaras Guest

    Re: Start menu trouble i Vista

    Found a discription of the problem on the net.
    Haven't have had the time to test it yet...
    http://www.winmatrix.com/forums/inde...howtopic=14341
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    Regards
    Zadig Galbaras
    (nick)
    -----



    "Zadig Galbaras" <tresfjording@gmail.no> skrev i melding
    news:%23G1%23yJl4HHA.3684@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
    > Hi...
    >
    > Many of the shortcuts fastened to my Vista start up menu do not start
    > their
    > designated programs.
    > When I right click and choose "Properties" there is nothing in the field
    > where the start folder is to be.
    > Even if I paste in the right path it do not work.
    > The only way to start f.ex Microsoft Excel is to click my way down the
    > dungeons of the start menu to the Microsoft Office folder to find the
    > original shortcut.
    >
    > A lot of work, if you ask me...
    >
    > What can be wrong?
    > I run Windows Vista Ultimate with all updates on a self built up to date
    > stationery computer.
    >
    > --
    >
    > Regards
    > Zadig Galbaras
    > (nick)
    > -----
    >
    >
    >



      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  5. #5


    Zadig Galbaras Guest

    Re: Start menu trouble i Vista - SOLVED

    Here is the perpetrator :
    http://www.lopesoft.com/en/fmtools/info.html

    After uninstalling this context menu software, and a reboot, my start menu
    shortcuts are back in action.

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    Regards
    Zadig Galbaras
    (nick)
    -----



    "Zadig Galbaras" <tresfjording@gmail.no> skrev i melding
    news:%23G1%23yJl4HHA.3684@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
    > Hi...
    >
    > Many of the shortcuts fastened to my Vista start up menu do not start
    > their
    > designated programs.
    > When I right click and choose "Properties" there is nothing in the field
    > where the start folder is to be.
    > Even if I paste in the right path it do not work.
    > The only way to start f.ex Microsoft Excel is to click my way down the
    > dungeons of the start menu to the Microsoft Office folder to find the
    > original shortcut.
    >
    > A lot of work, if you ask me...
    >
    > What can be wrong?
    > I run Windows Vista Ultimate with all updates on a self built up to date
    > stationery computer.
    >
    > --
    >
    > Regards
    > Zadig Galbaras
    > (nick)
    > -----
    >
    >
    >



      My System SpecsSystem Spec

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