Where are the ... Windows\Start Menu\Programs lists in Win7?

I have never liked the way Windows arranges the shortcuts in the Start
Menus. For many years I have been setting up my own, which mirrors my
work habits. I know there are multiple lists (at least two) and that I
must coordinate them in order to have a clear presentation in Start |
All Programs.

I have found one of the lists in Win7, but there are still unruly
entries which I cannot access. The list I have found is at:
\Users\user\AppData\Roam\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs. Where is
the other Programs list? I had no problem finding it in 95, 2000, XP,
but I have searched every term in the string, even unhiding files,and
Win7 stubbornly refuses to yield up the information. Please help!

Avraham Hanadari

On 12/12/2009 in message <hg02bn$k0l$> Avraham Hanadari wrote:

>I have never liked the way Windows arranges the shortcuts in the Start
>Menus. For many years I have been setting up my own, which mirrors my work
>habits. I know there are multiple lists (at least two) and that I must
>coordinate them in order to have a clear presentation in Start | All
>Programs.
>
>I have found one of the lists in Win7, but there are still unruly entries
>which I cannot access. The list I have found is at:
>\Users\user\AppData\Roam\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs. Where is
>the other Programs list? I had no problem finding it in 95, 2000, XP, but
>I have searched every term in the string, even unhiding files,and Win7
>stubbornly refuses to yield up the information. Please help!
>
>Avraham Hanadari

You can follow the links through from:
"C:\Users\All Users"

or go directly to:
"C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs"

--
Jeff Gaines Dorset UK
If you ever find something you like buy a lifetime supply because they
will stop making it

"Avraham Hanadari" <> wrote
> I have never liked the way Windows arranges the shortcuts in the Start
> Menus. For many years I have been setting up my own, which mirrors my work
> habits. I know there are multiple lists (at least two) and that I must
> coordinate them in order to have a clear presentation in Start | All
> Programs.
>
> I have found one of the lists in Win7, but there are still unruly entries
> which I cannot access. The list I have found is at:
> \Users\user\AppData\Roam\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs. Where is
> the other Programs list? I had no problem finding it in 95, 2000, XP, but
> I have searched every term in the string, even unhiding files,and Win7
> stubbornly refuses to yield up the information. Please help!
>
> Avraham Hanadari

If you don't want to mess with the register and hidden files, this little
freeware utility will do it for you:
http://www.vistastartmenu.com/index.html
It's highly customizable and, despite its name, it works for Windows 7 too.
Hope it helps :-)

"Speaking in silver" <> escribió en el mensaje
de noticias:01695582$0$25869$...
> "Avraham Hanadari" <> wrote
>> I have never liked the way Windows arranges the shortcuts in the Start
>> Menus. For many years I have been setting up my own, which mirrors my
>> work habits. I know there are multiple lists (at least two) and that I
>> must coordinate them in order to have a clear presentation in Start | All
>> Programs.
>>
>> I have found one of the lists in Win7, but there are still unruly entries
>> which I cannot access. The list I have found is at:
>> \Users\user\AppData\Roam\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs. Where is
>> the other Programs list? I had no problem finding it in 95, 2000, XP, but
>> I have searched every term in the string, even unhiding files,and Win7
>> stubbornly refuses to yield up the information. Please help!
>>
>> Avraham Hanadari
>
> If you don't want to mess with the register and hidden files, this little
> freeware utility will do it for you:
> http://www.vistastartmenu.com/index.html

But if you prefer to change it yourself, some tips can be found here:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...customize.html

"Avraham Hanadari" <> wrote in message
news:hg02bn$k0l$...
> I have never liked the way Windows arranges the shortcuts in the Start
> Menus. For many years I have been setting up my own, which mirrors my work
> habits. I know there are multiple lists (at least two) and that I must
> coordinate them in order to have a clear presentation in Start | All
> Programs.
>
> I have found one of the lists in Win7, but there are still unruly entries
> which I cannot access. The list I have found is at:
> \Users\user\AppData\Roam\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs. Where is
> the other Programs list? I had no problem finding it in 95, 2000, XP, but
> I have searched every term in the string, even unhiding files,and Win7
> stubbornly refuses to yield up the information. Please help!
>
> Avraham Hanadari START enter MSCONFIG
> STARTUP OK

Jeff Gaines wrote:
> On 12/12/2009 in message <hg02bn$k0l$> Avraham Hanadari wrote:
>
>> I have never liked the way Windows arranges the shortcuts in the Start
>> Menus. For many years I have been setting up my own, which mirrors my
>> work habits. I know there are multiple lists (at least two) and that I
>> must coordinate them in order to have a clear presentation in Start |
>> All Programs.
>>
>> I have found one of the lists in Win7, but there are still unruly
>> entries which I cannot access. The list I have found is at:
>> \Users\user\AppData\Roam\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs. Where
>> is the other Programs list? I had no problem finding it in 95, 2000,
>> XP, but I have searched every term in the string, even unhiding
>> files,and Win7 stubbornly refuses to yield up the information. Please
>> help!
>>
>> Avraham Hanadari
>
> You can follow the links through from:
> "C:\Users\All Users"
>
> or go directly to:
> "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs"
>
Please reread my letter. That path is mentioned. I was looking for the
path to the second list.
Avraham

Speaking in silver wrote:
> "Avraham Hanadari" <> wrote
>> I have never liked the way Windows arranges the shortcuts in the Start
>> Menus. For many years I have been setting up my own, which mirrors my
>> work habits. I know there are multiple lists (at least two) and that I
>> must coordinate them in order to have a clear presentation in Start |
>> All Programs.
>>
>> I have found one of the lists in Win7, but there are still unruly
>> entries which I cannot access. The list I have found is at:
>> \Users\user\AppData\Roam\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs. Where
>> is the other Programs list? I had no problem finding it in 95, 2000,
>> XP, but I have searched every term in the string, even unhiding
>> files,and Win7 stubbornly refuses to yield up the information. Please
>> help!
>>
>> Avraham Hanadari
>
> If you don't want to mess with the register and hidden files, this
> little freeware utility will do it for you:
> http://www.vistastartmenu.com/index.html
> It's highly customizable and, despite its name, it works for Windows 7 too.
> Hope it helps :-)
Thanks for the hint, but the list, while perhaps hidden, does not
involve the registry. It's a parallel list to the User/user ... programs
one.
Avraham

Dick Mahar wrote:
>
>
> "Avraham Hanadari" <> wrote in message
> news:hg02bn$k0l$...
>> I have never liked the way Windows arranges the shortcuts in the Start
>> Menus. For many years I have been setting up my own, which mirrors my
>> work habits. I know there are multiple lists (at least two) and that I
>> must coordinate them in order to have a clear presentation in Start |
>> All Programs.
>>
>> I have found one of the lists in Win7, but there are still unruly
>> entries which I cannot access. The list I have found is at:
>> \Users\user\AppData\Roam\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs. Where
>> is the other Programs list? I had no problem finding it in 95, 2000,
>> XP, but I have searched every term in the string, even unhiding
>> files,and Win7 stubbornly refuses to yield up the information. Please
>> help!
>>
>> Avraham Hanadari START enter MSCONFIG
>> STARTUP OK
>
Thanks, but it's not there. In the meantime I constructed a workaround.
It was not as easy as rationalizing the two via a dual-pane file
manager, but it worked.
Avraham

On 12/12/2009 in message <hg0qss$m91$> Avraham Hanadari wrote:

>Please reread my letter. That path is mentioned.

It's not, re-read my post :-)

(HINT - user -v- All Users)

--
Jeff Gaines Dorset UK
There is absolutely no substitute for a genuine lack of preparation

Avraham Hanadari wrote:
> I have never liked the way Windows arranges the shortcuts in the Start
> Menus. For many years I have been setting up my own, which mirrors my
> work habits. I know there are multiple lists (at least two) and that I
> must coordinate them in order to have a clear presentation in Start |
> All Programs.
>
> I have found one of the lists in Win7, but there are still unruly
> entries which I cannot access. The list I have found is at:
> \Users\user\AppData\Roam\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs. Where is
> the other Programs list? I had no problem finding it in 95, 2000, XP,
> but I have searched every term in the string, even unhiding files,and
> Win7 stubbornly refuses to yield up the information. Please help!
>
> Avraham Hanadari

For years I've reorganized the Start Menu entries also.

When you click on "All Programs", Windows provides a program list by
merging the program list in YOUR profile *and* the program list in the
"All Users"-type profile.

In Windows 7, the program list in YOUR profile is in:
C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
And the program list in the "All Users"-type profile is in:
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

These are hidden locations, so be sure you can view hidden folders.

HTH

-- Gary Richtmeyer