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shortcut to programs not showing up
Name: slants Date: May 16, 2004 at 09:01:20 Pacific OS: xp CPU/Ram: athlon 3000, 1gb
Comment:
hi, In the start menu there are shortcuts to programs that are most commonly used (if the start menu is the xp type, not classic)but for some reason no programs that i open show up. In properties, start menu, customize, it says number of programs on start menu. its currently on 5 but nothing is showin up on the start menu. Can any1 help?? thanks
Name: chaud Date: May 16, 2004 at 12:33:23 Pacific
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Open a few programs using the start menu, not desktop icons. It most liekly wont work. Go to start, run, then type in sfc /scannow , have your windows cd ready. If it still doesnt work, then Im out of ideas for now
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Response Number 2
Name: slants Date: May 16, 2004 at 13:10:47 Pacific
Reply:
thanks for reply but wen it asks for the windows cd and i put it in, it says it doesnt recognise the cd. Im positive its the right cd because when i put it in it goes to the windows menu screen where it asks if i want to download xp, etc.
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