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Old May 21st 07, 09:59 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
No_Name
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Default Pin to start menu

Hello,

If I pin a shortcut to the startmenu, where does XP store this
information?

Is there a folder oder a registry key where these shortcuts are
stored?

The problem is, all the shortcuts I pinned to the start menu have
disappeared, if i knew where windows keeps this information, I could
check some older backups and restore these entries manually, the only
thing is, I don't remember all of the shortcuts I pinned to the start
menu during the last years, that's why I'm asking where to find them.

Thanks for helping.
JJ

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Old May 21st 07, 10:19 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Wesley Vogel
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Default Pin to start menu

MULTIPOSTED!!!! in microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support and
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general

If I pin a shortcut to the startmenu, where does XP store this
information?


With a shortcut in this folder...
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu

The above folder would be the easiest.

Also here...
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\
Explorer\MenuOrder\Start Menu2\Programs
Value Name: Order

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\
Explorer\StartPage
Value Name: Favorites
Value Name: FavoritesResolve

All of those are REG_BINARY values and hard to read them.

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Wes
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hunted and pecked:
Hello,

If I pin a shortcut to the startmenu, where does XP store this
information?

Is there a folder oder a registry key where these shortcuts are
stored?

The problem is, all the shortcuts I pinned to the start menu have
disappeared, if i knew where windows keeps this information, I could
check some older backups and restore these entries manually, the only
thing is, I don't remember all of the shortcuts I pinned to the start
menu during the last years, that's why I'm asking where to find them.

Thanks for helping.
JJ


--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In oups.com,
hunted and pecked:
Hello,

If I pin a shortcut to the startmenu, where does XP store this
information?

Is there a folder oder a registry key where these shortcuts are
stored?

The problem is, all the shortcuts I pinned to the start menu have
disappeared, if i knew where windows keeps this information, I could
check some older backups and restore these entries manually, the only
thing is, I don't remember all of the shortcuts I pinned to the start
menu during the last years, that's why I'm asking where to find them.

Thanks for helping.
JJ



--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In ups.com,
hunted and pecked:
Hello,

If I pin a shortcut to the startmenu, where does XP store this
information?

Is there a folder oder a registry key where these shortcuts are
stored?

The problem is, all the shortcuts I pinned to the start menu have
disappeared, if i knew where windows keeps this information, I could
check some older backups and restore these entries manually, the only
thing is, I don't remember all of the shortcuts I pinned to the start
menu during the last years, that's why I'm asking where to find them.

Thanks for helping.
JJ


 




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