I'm Not Sure I Like This.

[Babel17DELANY]

I'm not sure I like XP. I just bought a new computer, with XP. I'm just
starting to set it up and I've come across a stone wall with the Start menu.
Specifically, when I right-click Start & then click Explore, I can't seem to
find most of the items in the Start Menu. Only a few show up. If I can't
explore the items in the Start Menu, then how can I re-arrange them the way
I want? Help!

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Are you looking in the All Users profile, the Default Users
profile, or your own user profile?

Bruce Chambers

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"Babel17DELANY" > wrote in message
. net...
> I'm not sure I like XP. I just bought a new computer, with XP. I'm
just
> starting to set it up and I've come across a stone wall with the
Start menu.
> Specifically, when I right-click Start & then click Explore, I can't
seem to
> find most of the items in the Start Menu. Only a few show up. If I
can't
> explore the items in the Start Menu, then how can I re-arrange them
the way
> I want? Help!
>
>

[Babel17DELANY]

It says: Documents and Settings > Owner.YOUR-seriel # >
Start Menu > Programs.

Should I be somewhere else, such as
Documents and Settings > Owner, or
Documents and Settings > All Users ?

What is "Default Users" ?

"Bruce Chambers" > wrote in message
...
> Greetings --
>
> Are you looking in the All Users profile, the Default Users
> profile, or your own user profile?
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> --
> Help us help you:
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
> having both at once. -- RAH
>
>
> "Babel17DELANY" > wrote in message
> . net...
> > I'm not sure I like XP. I just bought a new computer, with XP. I'm
> just
> > starting to set it up and I've come across a stone wall with the
> Start menu.
> > Specifically, when I right-click Start & then click Explore, I can't
> seem to
> > find most of the items in the Start Menu. Only a few show up. If I
> can't
> > explore the items in the Start Menu, then how can I re-arrange them
> the way
> > I want? Help!
> >
> >
>
>

[Babel17DELANY]

Bruce:
I took a hint from your post and entered "Explore All Users", instead of
just plain "Explore". Now I think I see what you were getting at. Let me
see if I have this right: The Start Menu items I was trying to move came
with the computer, so they weren't in the "Owner" section of the start menu,
but they were in the "All Users" section. So if I want to move them, that
is where I have to go. If I want to add items to the Start Menu, I can do
so either in "Owner" or in "All Users".

Right ?

It appears that XP is giving me an option I don't need, the ability to make
a Start Menu for everyone who might use this machine, and one for me
personally. Since I am the only one using the machine, I think I will use
"All Users" as my mode of choice for organizing the Start Menu, and forget
about "Owner".

This is more than I need, actually, as there is only me on the machine.

Thanks for steering me in the right direction.

Is there anything else I should know ?

Babel.

Remove "DELANEY" to reply by e-mail.

"Bruce Chambers" > wrote in message
...
> Greetings --
>
> Are you looking in the All Users profile, the Default Users
> profile, or your own user profile?
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> --
> Help us help you:
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
> having both at once. -- RAH
>
>
> "Babel17DELANY" > wrote in message
> . net...
> > I'm not sure I like XP. I just bought a new computer, with XP. I'm
> just
> > starting to set it up and I've come across a stone wall with the
> Start menu.
> > Specifically, when I right-click Start & then click Explore, I can't
> seem to
> > find most of the items in the Start Menu. Only a few show up. If I
> can't
> > explore the items in the Start Menu, then how can I re-arrange them
> the way
> > I want? Help!
> >
> >
>
>

[David B.]

If an item is in the all user section, any account you create will have them in their start menu, if you move then to a specific
accounts start menu, they will not show up for other users.

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"Babel17DELANY" > wrote in message . net...
> Bruce:
> I took a hint from your post and entered "Explore All Users", instead of
> just plain "Explore". Now I think I see what you were getting at. Let me
> see if I have this right: The Start Menu items I was trying to move came
> with the computer, so they weren't in the "Owner" section of the start menu,
> but they were in the "All Users" section. So if I want to move them, that
> is where I have to go. If I want to add items to the Start Menu, I can do
> so either in "Owner" or in "All Users".
>
> Right ?
>
> It appears that XP is giving me an option I don't need, the ability to make
> a Start Menu for everyone who might use this machine, and one for me
> personally. Since I am the only one using the machine, I think I will use
> "All Users" as my mode of choice for organizing the Start Menu, and forget
> about "Owner".
>
> This is more than I need, actually, as there is only me on the machine.
>
> Thanks for steering me in the right direction.
>
> Is there anything else I should know ?
>
> Babel.
>
> Remove "DELANEY" to reply by e-mail.
>
> "Bruce Chambers" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Greetings --
> >
> > Are you looking in the All Users profile, the Default Users
> > profile, or your own user profile?
> >
> > Bruce Chambers
> >
> > --
> > Help us help you:
> > http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> >
> > You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
> > having both at once. -- RAH
> >
> >
> > "Babel17DELANY" > wrote in message
> > . net...
> > > I'm not sure I like XP. I just bought a new computer, with XP. I'm
> > just
> > > starting to set it up and I've come across a stone wall with the
> > Start menu.
> > > Specifically, when I right-click Start & then click Explore, I can't
> > seem to
> > > find most of the items in the Start Menu. Only a few show up. If I
> > can't
> > > explore the items in the Start Menu, then how can I re-arrange them
> > the way
> > > I want? Help!
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Right-click on the Start button and select "Explore All Users."

Bruce Chambers

--
Help us help you:
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH


"Babel17DELANY" > wrote in message
. net...
> It says: Documents and Settings > Owner.YOUR-seriel # >
> Start Menu > Programs.
>
> Should I be somewhere else, such as
> Documents and Settings > Owner, or
> Documents and Settings > All Users ?
>
> What is "Default Users" ?
>
> "Bruce Chambers" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Greetings --
> >
> > Are you looking in the All Users profile, the Default Users
> > profile, or your own user profile?
> >
> > Bruce Chambers
> >
> > --
> > Help us help you:
> > http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> >
> > You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
> > having both at once. -- RAH
> >
> >
> > "Babel17DELANY" > wrote in message
> > . net...
> > > I'm not sure I like XP. I just bought a new computer, with XP.
I'm
> > just
> > > starting to set it up and I've come across a stone wall with the
> > Start menu.
> > > Specifically, when I right-click Start & then click Explore, I
can't
> > seem to
> > > find most of the items in the Start Menu. Only a few show up.
If I
> > can't
> > > explore the items in the Start Menu, then how can I re-arrange
them
> > the way
> > > I want? Help!
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[mrtee]

Just drag and drop on the menu, you do not have to be in Explorer to do =
that.

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Just my 2=A2 worth
Jeff
__________in response to__________
"Babel17DELANY" > wrote in message =
. net...
| Bruce:
| I took a hint from your post and entered "Explore All Users", instead =
of
| just plain "Explore". Now I think I see what you were getting at. =
Let me
| see if I have this right: The Start Menu items I was trying to move =
came
| with the computer, so they weren't in the "Owner" section of the start =
menu,
| but they were in the "All Users" section. So if I want to move them, =
that
| is where I have to go. If I want to add items to the Start Menu, I =
can do
| so either in "Owner" or in "All Users".
|=20
| Right ?
|=20
| It appears that XP is giving me an option I don't need, the ability to =
make
| a Start Menu for everyone who might use this machine, and one for me
| personally. Since I am the only one using the machine, I think I will =
use
| "All Users" as my mode of choice for organizing the Start Menu, and =
forget
| about "Owner".
|=20
| This is more than I need, actually, as there is only me on the =
machine.
|=20
| Thanks for steering me in the right direction.
|=20
| Is there anything else I should know ?
|=20
| Babel.
|=20
| Remove "DELANEY" to reply by e-mail.

[David]

"Babel17DELANY" > wrote in
. net:


> It appears that XP is giving me an option I don't need, the ability to
> make a Start Menu for everyone who might use this machine, and one for
> me personally. Since I am the only one using the machine, I think I
> will use "All Users" as my mode of choice for organizing the Start
> Menu, and forget about "Owner".
>
> This is more than I need, actually, as there is only me on the
> machine.
>

And, Microsoft knew you didn't need this before you bought XP....How??
This feature is for those of us that do have more then one account on
their computers. If you have/had kids, would you want them to have access
to your finicial data? Of course not, So, you would want to remove the
link from their account folder.

--

David

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