Re: Start menu missing apps...?

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In news:i6oqm1lgcdkmkafhn6c2c7sr46s7pgdl7e@xxxxxxx,
Kenneth <usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> Howdy,
>
> I have nearly completed a reinstallation of Win 2000.
>
> There is a certain app that I want to run at startup.
>
> The helpfile describes the process:
>
> To start a program each time you start Windows 2000
>
> Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Taskbar &
> Start Menu. Click the Advanced tab, and then click Advanced.
> In the Start Menu folder, find the shortcut to the program
> you want to start each time you start Windows 2000, and drag
> it to the Startup folder.
>
> 'Seems simple enough, but here's the hitch:
>
> I have perhaps a dozen apps visible if I click Start |
> Programs, but when I look in the Start Menu folder, I see
> only three.
>
> What am I missing here? (other than the applications)
>
> Sincere thank for any help deciphering this,

Bah... Bugger all that... Make a shortcut to the application, drag it to
here:

Click Start button
Click Programs
Click Startup

Just dragging the shortcut there will make it start automatically with
Windows.

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Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
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Sherlock Holmes


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