Wesley,

The programs appear if I do:

Start | Run | Paste the following in the box and click OK...
%allusersprofile%\Start Menu\Programs


They don't appear if I do:

Start | Run | Paste the following in the box and click OK...
%homepath%\Start Menu\Programs

Any thoughts?

Reg

"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:ejOCjGNEGHA.3528@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Reg,
>
> Are you using the XP Start Menu?
>
> If so, try changing to the Classic Start Menu and see if the Programs
> folder
> appears full.
>
> Right click Start button | Properties | Select Classic Start Menu |
> Click Apply | Click OK |
>
> Then click the Start button and point to Programs. Anything?
>
> All Programs (or Programs) is really a combination of
> %homepath%\Start Menu\Programs
> and
> %allusersprofile%\Start Menu\Programs
>
> Do the programs appear if you...
> Start | Run | Paste the following in the box and click OK...
> %homepath%\Start Menu\Programs
> and
> Start | Run | Paste the following in the box and click OK...
> %allusersprofile%\Start Menu\Programs
>
> Anything?
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:7Xmuf.5836$7f7.1163@trnddc08,
> R. Drapeau <drapeaur@verizon.net> hunted and pecked:
>> Wes,
>>
>> Thank you very much, but unfortunately that didn't work. This appears to
>> be a nasty problem that many people have had. I researched further and
>> there does not appear to be a clear explaination or resolution.
>>
>> Reg
>>
>> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:OJO4quAEGHA.3528@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>> Start Menu 'All Programs' is empty or nothing happens when you click the
>>> menu
>>> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/AllPrograms.htm
>>>
>>> --
>>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>>
>>> Wes
>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>>
>>> In news:2Ukuf.1625$A64.874@trnddc07,
>>> R. Drapeau <drapeaur@verizon.net> hunted and pecked:
>>>> I'm running Win XP, SP2. When I the standard Start Menu, when I select
>>>> "All Programs" nothing shows up...it's like the "All Programs" group
>>>> doesn't have anything to show. However, when I change to "Classic
>>>> Start
>>>> Menu" when I select the "Programs" group I do have programs listed.
>>>>
>>>> Any ideas what could be causing this would be appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you.
>

Wesley,

I am using the XP Start menu. If I use the Classic view, it shows the
programs.

Reg

"Marta LG" <martalg1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:98163AF5-0171-43A3-88CF-66A090426AA5@microsoft.com...
> Hello all:
>
> I was following Wesley's instructions about the ...%homepath%\Start
> Menu\Programs and the %allusersprofile%\Start Menu\Programs. On the first
> one I got the following message: "Windows cannot find \Documents. Make
> sure
> you type the name correctly, and then try again. To search for a file,
> click
> the Start button, and then click Search." THEN on the second one when I
> copied pasted on the Run window and clicked OK it did work, it connected
> me
> to a folder named Programs. I tried the Classic Menu and shows that I
> have
> an empty All Programs menu. What do I need to do next to get my Programs
> back to the Start-All Programs menu. Your assistance will be greatly
> appreciated.
> --
> Marta
> Romans 1:16
>
>
> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>
> Reg,
>
> Are you using the XP Start Menu? If so, try changing to the Classic Start
> Menu and see if the Programs folder appears full. Right click Start
> button |
> Properties | Select Classic Start Menu | Click Apply | Click OK |
>
> Then click the Start button and point to Programs. Anything? All
> Programs
> (or Programs) is really a combination of %homepath%\Start Menu\Programs
> and %allusersprofile%\Start Menu\Programs
>
> Do the programs appear if you... Start | Run | Paste the following in the
> box and click OK...%homepath%\Start Menu\Programs and Start | Run | Paste
> the
> following in the box and click OK...%allusersprofile%\Start Menu\Programs
>
> Anything?
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:7Xmuf.5836$7f7.1163@trnddc08,
> R. Drapeau <drapeaur@verizon.net> hunted and pecked:
> Wes,
>
> Thank you very much, but unfortunately that didn't work. This appears to
> be
> a nasty problem that many people have had. I researched further and there
> does not appear to be a clear explaination or resolution.
>
> Reg
>
> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:OJO4quAEGHA.3528@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Start Menu 'All Programs' is empty or nothing happens when you click the
> menu
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/AllPrograms.htm
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:2Ukuf.1625$A64.874@trnddc07,
> R. Drapeau <drapeaur@verizon.net> hunted and pecked:
> "I'm running Win XP, SP2. When I the standard Start Menu, when I select
> "All Programs" nothing shows up...it's like the "All Programs" group
> doesn't
> have anything to show. However, when I change to "Classic Start Menu"
> when I
> select the "Programs" group I do have programs listed. Any ideas what
> could
> be causing this would be appreciated.
>
> Thank you.
>
>

Wes,

If I type in C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Start Menu\Programs it
works, but not if I use the %homepath%\Start Menu\Programs. I agree with
you, there is something wrong with the Shell Folders.

Reg

"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:eow1T3UEGHA.1476@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Marta,
>
> %homepath%\Start Menu\Programs
> should be the equivalent of
> C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Start Menu\Programs
>
> You need to look at...
> Start Menu 'All Programs' is empty or nothing happens when you click the
> menu
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/AllPrograms.htm
>
> It sounds like something is messed up with
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\Shell
> Folders
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:98163AF5-0171-43A3-88CF-66A090426AA5@microsoft.com,
> Marta LG <martalg1@yahoo.com> hunted and pecked:
>> Hello all:
>>
>> I was following Wesley's instructions about the ...%homepath%\Start
>> Menu\Programs and the %allusersprofile%\Start Menu\Programs. On the
>> first
>> one I got the following message: "Windows cannot find \Documents. Make
>> sure you type the name correctly, and then try again. To search for a
>> file, click the Start button, and then click Search." THEN on the second
>> one when I copied pasted on the Run window and clicked OK it did work, it
>> connected me to a folder named Programs. I tried the Classic Menu and
>> shows that I have an empty All Programs menu. What do I need to do next
>> to get my Programs back to the Start-All Programs menu. Your assistance
>> will be greatly appreciated.
>> --
>> Marta
>> Romans 1:16
>>
>>
>> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>>
>> Reg,
>>
>> Are you using the XP Start Menu? If so, try changing to the Classic
>> Start
>> Menu and see if the Programs folder appears full. Right click Start
>> button | Properties | Select Classic Start Menu | Click Apply | Click OK
>> |
>>
>> Then click the Start button and point to Programs. Anything? All
>> Programs (or Programs) is really a combination of %homepath%\Start
>> Menu\Programs
>> and %allusersprofile%\Start Menu\Programs
>>
>> Do the programs appear if you... Start | Run | Paste the following in the
>> box and click OK...%homepath%\Start Menu\Programs and Start | Run | Paste
>> the following in the box and click OK...%allusersprofile%\Start
>> Menu\Programs
>>
>> Anything?
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>
>> Wes
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> In news:7Xmuf.5836$7f7.1163@trnddc08,
>> R. Drapeau <drapeaur@verizon.net> hunted and pecked:
>> Wes,
>>
>> Thank you very much, but unfortunately that didn't work. This appears to
>> be a nasty problem that many people have had. I researched further and
>> there does not appear to be a clear explaination or resolution.
>>
>> Reg
>>
>> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:OJO4quAEGHA.3528@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> Start Menu 'All Programs' is empty or nothing happens when you click the
>> menu http://windowsxp.mvps.org/AllPrograms.htm
>> --
>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>
>> Wes
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> In news:2Ukuf.1625$A64.874@trnddc07,
>> R. Drapeau <drapeaur@verizon.net> hunted and pecked:
>> "I'm running Win XP, SP2. When I the standard Start Menu, when I select
>> "All Programs" nothing shows up...it's like the "All Programs" group
>> doesn't have anything to show. However, when I change to "Classic Start
>> Menu" when I select the "Programs" group I do have programs listed. Any
>> ideas what could be causing this would be appreciated.
>>
>> Thank you.
>

What about the main start menu in classic (above the line). Classic Main Start + Programs = XP All Programs. Programs is also a sub folder of Start menu.

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"R. Drapeau" <drapeaur@verizon.net> wrote in message news:2Ukuf.1625$A64.874@trnddc07...
> I'm running Win XP, SP2. When I the standard Start Menu, when I select "All
> Programs" nothing shows up...it's like the "All Programs" group doesn't have
> anything to show. However, when I change to "Classic Start Menu" when I
> select the "Programs" group I do have programs listed.
>
> Any ideas what could be causing this would be appreciated.
>
> Thank you.
>
>

Dear Wesley:

Thank you for your response and suggestion. I will let you know what happens.
--
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Romans 1:16


"Wesley Vogel" wrote:

> Marta,
>
> %homepath%\Start Menu\Programs
> should be the equivalent of
> C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Start Menu\Programs
>
> You need to look at...
> Start Menu 'All Programs' is empty or nothing happens when you click the
> menu
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/AllPrograms.htm
>
> It sounds like something is messed up with
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\Shell
> Folders
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:98163AF5-0171-43A3-88CF-66A090426AA5@microsoft.com,
> Marta LG <martalg1@yahoo.com> hunted and pecked:
> > Hello all:
> >
> > I was following Wesley's instructions about the ...%homepath%\Start
> > Menu\Programs and the %allusersprofile%\Start Menu\Programs. On the first
> > one I got the following message: "Windows cannot find \Documents. Make
> > sure you type the name correctly, and then try again. To search for a
> > file, click the Start button, and then click Search." THEN on the second
> > one when I copied pasted on the Run window and clicked OK it did work, it
> > connected me to a folder named Programs. I tried the Classic Menu and
> > shows that I have an empty All Programs menu. What do I need to do next
> > to get my Programs back to the Start-All Programs menu. Your assistance
> > will be greatly appreciated.
> > --
> > Marta
> > Romans 1:16
> >
> >
> > "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
> >
> > Reg,
> >
> > Are you using the XP Start Menu? If so, try changing to the Classic Start
> > Menu and see if the Programs folder appears full. Right click Start
> > button | Properties | Select Classic Start Menu | Click Apply | Click OK |
> >
> > Then click the Start button and point to Programs. Anything? All
> > Programs (or Programs) is really a combination of %homepath%\Start
> > Menu\Programs
> > and %allusersprofile%\Start Menu\Programs
> >
> > Do the programs appear if you... Start | Run | Paste the following in the
> > box and click OK...%homepath%\Start Menu\Programs and Start | Run | Paste
> > the following in the box and click OK...%allusersprofile%\Start
> > Menu\Programs
> >
> > Anything?
> >
> > --
> > Hope this helps. Let us know.
> >
> > Wes
> > MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
> >
> > In news:7Xmuf.5836$7f7.1163@trnddc08,
> > R. Drapeau <drapeaur@verizon.net> hunted and pecked:
> > Wes,
> >
> > Thank you very much, but unfortunately that didn't work. This appears to
> > be a nasty problem that many people have had. I researched further and
> > there does not appear to be a clear explaination or resolution.
> >
> > Reg
> >
> > "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
> > news:OJO4quAEGHA.3528@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > Start Menu 'All Programs' is empty or nothing happens when you click the
> > menu http://windowsxp.mvps.org/AllPrograms.htm
> > --
> > Hope this helps. Let us know.
> >
> > Wes
> > MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
> >
> > In news:2Ukuf.1625$A64.874@trnddc07,
> > R. Drapeau <drapeaur@verizon.net> hunted and pecked:
> > "I'm running Win XP, SP2. When I the standard Start Menu, when I select
> > "All Programs" nothing shows up...it's like the "All Programs" group
> > doesn't have anything to show. However, when I change to "Classic Start
> > Menu" when I select the "Programs" group I do have programs listed. Any
> > ideas what could be causing this would be appreciated.
> >
> > Thank you.
>
>

Are you on a network?

Does %userprofile%\Start Menu\Programs pasted in Start | Run open
C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Start Menu\Programs ?


--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:ff0vf.985$q26.952@trnddc03,
R. Drapeau <drapeaur@verizon.net> hunted and pecked:
> Wes,
>
> If I type in C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Start Menu\Programs
> it works, but not if I use the %homepath%\Start Menu\Programs. I agree
> with you, there is something wrong with the Shell Folders.
>
> Reg
>
> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:eow1T3UEGHA.1476@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> Marta,
>>
>> %homepath%\Start Menu\Programs
>> should be the equivalent of
>> C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Start Menu\Programs
>>
>> You need to look at...
>> Start Menu 'All Programs' is empty or nothing happens when you click the
>> menu
>> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/AllPrograms.htm
>>
>> It sounds like something is messed up with
>>
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\Shell
>> Folders
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>
>> Wes
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> In news:98163AF5-0171-43A3-88CF-66A090426AA5@microsoft.com,
>> Marta LG <martalg1@yahoo.com> hunted and pecked:
>>> Hello all:
>>>
>>> I was following Wesley's instructions about the ...%homepath%\Start
>>> Menu\Programs and the %allusersprofile%\Start Menu\Programs. On the
>>> first
>>> one I got the following message: "Windows cannot find \Documents. Make
>>> sure you type the name correctly, and then try again. To search for a
>>> file, click the Start button, and then click Search." THEN on the second
>>> one when I copied pasted on the Run window and clicked OK it did work,
>>> it connected me to a folder named Programs. I tried the Classic Menu
>>> and shows that I have an empty All Programs menu. What do I need to do
>>> next to get my Programs back to the Start-All Programs menu. Your
>>> assistance will be greatly appreciated.
>>> --
>>> Marta
>>> Romans 1:16
>>>
>>>
>>> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>>>
>>> Reg,
>>>
>>> Are you using the XP Start Menu? If so, try changing to the Classic
>>> Start
>>> Menu and see if the Programs folder appears full. Right click Start
>>> button | Properties | Select Classic Start Menu | Click Apply | Click OK
>>>>
>>>
>>> Then click the Start button and point to Programs. Anything? All
>>> Programs (or Programs) is really a combination of %homepath%\Start
>>> Menu\Programs
>>> and %allusersprofile%\Start Menu\Programs
>>>
>>> Do the programs appear if you... Start | Run | Paste the following in
>>> the box and click OK...%homepath%\Start Menu\Programs and Start | Run |
>>> Paste the following in the box and click OK...%allusersprofile%\Start
>>> Menu\Programs
>>>
>>> Anything?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>>
>>> Wes
>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>>
>>> In news:7Xmuf.5836$7f7.1163@trnddc08,
>>> R. Drapeau <drapeaur@verizon.net> hunted and pecked:
>>> Wes,
>>>
>>> Thank you very much, but unfortunately that didn't work. This appears
>>> to be a nasty problem that many people have had. I researched further
>>> and there does not appear to be a clear explaination or resolution.
>>>
>>> Reg
>>>
>>> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>> news:OJO4quAEGHA.3528@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>> Start Menu 'All Programs' is empty or nothing happens when you click the
>>> menu http://windowsxp.mvps.org/AllPrograms.htm
>>> --
>>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>>
>>> Wes
>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>>
>>> In news:2Ukuf.1625$A64.874@trnddc07,
>>> R. Drapeau <drapeaur@verizon.net> hunted and pecked:
>>> "I'm running Win XP, SP2. When I the standard Start Menu, when I select
>>> "All Programs" nothing shows up...it's like the "All Programs" group
>>> doesn't have anything to show. However, when I change to "Classic Start
>>> Menu" when I select the "Programs" group I do have programs listed. Any
>>> ideas what could be causing this would be appreciated.
>>>
>>> Thank you.