Re: I over-wrote the All Users Account

From: Ron Sommer (rsommer_at_nospam.ktis.net)
Date: 07/02/04 

Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2004 06:40:27 -0500

Will System Restore work for this problem? 

-- 
Ron Sommer
"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:O3z8UtBYEHA.3120@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> No. Once you've agreed to an overwrite prompt, the old file is gone.
> Depending on the system, you may be able to create new program menu
entries
> to the preinstalled software. Open Windows Explorer to:
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs
>
> Then click file/new/shortcut, browse to the executable file of one of the
> missing programs and select it. Click next, give it a name and finish.
This
> should put the missing icon back in the program menu. Repeat for other
> software. You may need to set the system to show hidden and system files
to
> accomplish this.
>
> Go to the Control Panel/Folder Options, and on the View tab, set the
options
> so you can see hidden and system files. Specifically:
>
> Enable (check) "Display the contents of system folders"
> Enable (check) "Show hidden files and folders"
> Disable (uncheck): "Hide protected operating system files (recommended)"
>
> I also recommend that you disable (uncheck) "hide extensions for known
file
> types".
>
> -- 
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Lee Buehler" <lee.buehler@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> news:u1dU1W%23XEHA.3480@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > In an attempt to have the same programs available on the desktop for all
> > users, I set up one account in which I installed all the programs and
> placed
> > the icons on the desktop as I wanted them.  I then copied that account
> with
> > windows explorer to the all  users folder under Documents and Settings.
> > Later I found that I had over written all the start menu listings that
> came
> > with this new computer.  Is there any way to get that back without doing
a
> > system restore and reinstalling all of the software that was added after
> we
> > got the computer?
> >
> > Help!
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>

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