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Name: bosanac69
Date: February 8, 2007 at 04:33:34 Pacific
OS: Windows xp
CPU/Ram: Athlon 1100 Mhz
Product: Athlon
Comment:

when i click on the start menu button:
"all programs" nothing happens. Since today it does not open any of my programs. I try restarting, but it did not work. I hope that it is not a virus? Please help me.




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Name: Tufenuf
Date: February 8, 2007 at 05:05:32 Pacific
Reply:

bosanac69, Follow the instructions at the link below which should correct the problem.

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/AllProgra...

Tufenuf


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Response Number 2
Name: bosanac69
Date: February 8, 2007 at 05:43:05 Pacific
Reply:

thank you tutenuf. I tried it but unfortenutely my problem is not solved. The problem is that the all program button is not "empty". If i click on this button nothing happens.


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Response Number 3
Name: Jennifer SUMN
Date: February 8, 2007 at 06:25:19 Pacific
Reply:

Does this happen for all profiles?

Life's more painless for the brainless.


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Response Number 4
Name: Tufenuf
Date: February 8, 2007 at 06:35:23 Pacific
Reply:

bosanac69, That fix also covers:

When you click Programs menu in the Start Menu, it may show as (Empty)
Nothing happens when you click All Programs in Start Menu
Not all the shortcuts are displayed.

First, login as Administrator (or equivalent) and execute this command from Start, Run dialog:

regsvr32 /i shell32.dll

Click OK

Restart Windows.

Note that the spacing is important.

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/AllProgra...

It normally corrects the problem and has for many others.

Tufenuf


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Response Number 5
Name: bosanac69
Date: February 8, 2007 at 07:08:04 Pacific
Reply:

I have done it,like you explained it, and than system says following: "DllRegister Server and Dllinstall in shell32.dll succeeded".

It should be solved, but after i restarted it, nothing happens again when i click on all programms.
I tried also the second way, like your link explains, but it seems to be complicated.

But thank you in any case.

2. Answer: yes, it happenes to all profiles.


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Response Number 6
Name: Tufenuf
Date: February 8, 2007 at 07:59:24 Pacific
Reply:

bosanac69, Here's an option: If your familiar with Windows Explorer (not Interent Explorer) do the following:
Press the Windows Logo and the E keys on your keyboard at the same time to open Windows Explorer then go to the C:\Windows\System32\Restore folder and open it. Double left click on rstrui.exe to open System Restore. You can go back to the closest date prior to when this problem started and do a System Restore.

Note that any programs or updates you installed during the period of the System Restore date you chose and today will have to be downloaded and installed again.


Tufenuf


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Response Number 7
Name: bosanac69
Date: February 8, 2007 at 08:42:21 Pacific
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It worked :) Tutenuf you are the savior and an expert. Thank you very much.


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Response Number 8
Name: Tufenuf
Date: February 8, 2007 at 09:49:27 Pacific
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bosanac69, Glad to see that the problem is corrected and Thanks for posting back to let us know.

Tufenuf


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Response Number 9
Name: singhluv
Date: April 2, 2007 at 08:44:18 Pacific
Reply:

Tufenuf... i have the same problem as bosanac69 but when i click system restore, i get error 1114: A dynamic link library (DLL) initialization routine failed.



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