To add Administrative Tools to the Start menu

Classic Start Menu...
Right click the Start button | Properties | Start Menu tab |
Customize button | Select Display Administrative Tools |
OK | Apply | OK

XP Start Menu...
Right click the Start button | Properties | Start Menu tab |
Customize button | Advanced tab | Under System Administrative
Tools | Select Display on the All Programs menu and Start Menu |
OK | Apply | OK

Or...

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\Advance
d
Value Name: StartMenuAdminTools
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: YES or NO

A value of YES means that the Administrative Tools will display in the Start
Menu. A value of NO means they won't.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:co6dnaoApPB84yXeRVn-jw@giganews.com,
Will <DELETE_westes@earthbroadcast.com> hunted and pecked:
> I'm using Windows XP for the first time, and I've noticed that there is no
> Administrative Tools folder showing up. Is there a trick to exposing it?
> If not, what are the instructions for bringing up each of the applications
> that normally reside in that folder?
>
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> Will