Problems with Start Menu bar in WinXP

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Discussion Overview

The discussion centers around issues with the Start Menu in Windows XP, specifically regarding the organization of program links between personal and shared user directories. Participants explore potential causes and solutions for the confusion arising from links being spread across different folders.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant describes a problem with Start Menu links being located in both personal and All Users folders, leading to difficulties in making changes.
  • Another participant shares a similar experience but is uncertain about how they resolved it, mentioning they adjusted folder settings and user options.
  • A suggestion is made to operate in administrator mode to potentially resolve the issue.
  • A participant provides a link to a resource related to administrator passwords, possibly as a reference for accessing admin features.
  • One participant reports successfully resolving their issue by using TuneUpTools 2004, changing a setting from "Apply changes to this user only" to "Apply changes to all users," but notes that the links remain in two directories.
  • Another participant asserts that being the only user with the guest account disabled qualifies them as a single user.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express various experiences and solutions, but there is no consensus on a single effective method to resolve the Start Menu issue. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the best approach to manage the Start Menu links.

Contextual Notes

Participants mention potential limitations related to user permissions and settings, but specific assumptions or dependencies on configurations are not fully explored.

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Hey guys :)

I have a problem with my menus in WinXP. I am talking about the menu that is displayed when I do Start->Programs.

My problem is that some of my links are in my personal area in the C:\Documents and Settings folder (the sub-folder from here with my name), and some of my links are in the C:\Documents and Settings\All Users folder.

This creates a problem because when I want to change something in my menu, it won't let me because of the different things. For example, I had 6 links in a folder I created at one point. I tried to rename the folder, and it wouldn't let me because I'm "me" and it was a folder that is created in the All Users area.

I'm sure I clicked something that made my computer start acting like this. Does anyone know what I may have done? I'd like to get this back to normal :)

Thank you!
 
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*Sigh* I had this problem too and quite frankly, I don't know exactly how I fixed it. All I do know is that I messed around with the folders themselves and the User setup options... I wish I could help you, I really do, I'll look into it see if I can figure out this out for you.
 
Do doing what your doing but in administrator mode.
 
How do I do Adminstrator mode? I checked out "Users" in Control Panel and I am the only user, along with a guest user account which is disabled. Under my name, it shows that I am the adminstrator.
 
http://www.ncsu.edu/resnet/pages/passwords/xp_passwords_admin.php
 
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Hey guys!

I cured this problem by using TuneUpTools 2004. There was an option that somehow got set that was "Apply changes to this user only". I switched it back to "Apply changes to all users", and it seems to be working.

I can change all the Start Menu stuff without problems now, but the stuff is still spread over two directories.

If I ever get the guts to reinstall my WinXP (I'm so scared that I may not have all the drivers for my network card, video card, etc), is there an option you can choose on install that makes WinXP "Single User"?
 
If you're the admin and you said the Guest account is off then you are a Single User.
 

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