"Accessories" not in Start/Program Window

When I click "Start/All Programs", the "Accessories" folder does not appear.
Thus I have no access to things like Notepad, Calculator, Character Map,
etc.

The actual folder is in the same place it's always been. I can use Search
or Run/Browse to find Notepad et al, but it's quite inconvenient. Is there
any way to restore "Accessories", with sub-menus, to my "All Programs"
window?

Have you checked in the control panel, open Add or Remove Programs, Add/Remove Window
Components (on the left pane)? Could be you haven't enabled the components...

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"Toby Zidle" wrote in message
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When I click "Start/All Programs", the "Accessories" folder does not appear.
Thus I have no access to things like Notepad, Calculator, Character Map,
etc.

The actual folder is in the same place it's always been. I can use Search
or Run/Browse to find Notepad et al, but it's quite inconvenient. Is there
any way to restore "Accessories", with sub-menus, to my "All Programs"
window?

I checked this path....

Control Panel / Add or Remove Programs / Add or Remove Windows Components
[opens Windows Components Wizard] / Accessories and Utilities.

I find both subcomponents, "Accessories" and "Games", ARE checked. The
"Games" folder appears in the 'All Programs' window. The "Accessories"
folder does not. That's the folder I'm trying to restore.


"Mary Sauer" wrote in message
...
Have you checked in the control panel, open Add or Remove Programs,
Add/Remove Window
Components (on the left pane)? Could be you haven't enabled the
components...

--
Mary Sauer MS MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://www.mvps.org/msauer/
news://msnews.microsoft.com
"Toby Zidle" wrote in message
...
When I click "Start/All Programs", the "Accessories" folder does not
appear.
Thus I have no access to things like Notepad, Calculator, Character Map,
etc.

The actual folder is in the same place it's always been. I can use
Search
or Run/Browse to find Notepad et al, but it's quite inconvenient. Is
there
any way to restore "Accessories", with sub-menus, to my "All Programs"
window?

I am having the same problem. I have tried everything (add remove, restore,
go back)and have searched for several days online but cannot find anything
specific. It is available in my administrator account but not in mine. I
would just use that account except I have loaded everything in the other
account.
Was
wondering if it is going to take manually adding it in the registry?

Thanks much

"Toby Zidle" wrote in message
...
I checked this path....

Control Panel / Add or Remove Programs / Add or Remove Windows Components
[opens Windows Components Wizard] / Accessories and Utilities.

I find both subcomponents, "Accessories" and "Games", ARE checked. The
"Games" folder appears in the 'All Programs' window. The "Accessories"
folder does not. That's the folder I'm trying to restore.


"Mary Sauer" wrote in message
...
Have you checked in the control panel, open Add or Remove Programs,
Add/Remove Window
Components (on the left pane)? Could be you haven't enabled the
components...

--
Mary Sauer MS MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://www.mvps.org/msauer/
news://msnews.microsoft.com
"Toby Zidle" wrote in message
...
When I click "Start/All Programs", the "Accessories" folder does not
appear.
Thus I have no access to things like Notepad, Calculator, Character
Map,
etc.

The actual folder is in the same place it's always been. I can use
Search
or Run/Browse to find Notepad et al, but it's quite inconvenient. Is
there
any way to restore "Accessories", with sub-menus, to my "All Programs"
window?