Re: Start>>Programs list getting too large

Reorganise !
Simply create subfolders in which you will put the shortcuts
My start menu is short :
- Scanner & OCR
- Tools
subfolders Audio Tools
subfolders:
Editors
Rip
Conversion
MP3 tools
System Tools
subfolders
Registry
Tweaks
etc...
CD burning
Nero
Feurio
etc....
etc...
- Photos
- OpenOffice
- Fax & Phone
- Accessories ( contains MS Windows tools)
- Dictionnaries


That maintains my menu short, easy to navigate because well organised by
tasks to execute

This reorganiszation can easily be done by opening in explorer c:\documents
and settings\Annabelle\Start Menu\Programs
There create the wanted folders / subfolders and move your shortcuts and
existing start menu folders into these new ones
Also move all entries in c:\documents and settings\All Users\Start
Menu\Programs to the Annabelle\Start Menu\Programs folders

Try it. It is not complex. Just a little time consuming the first time.
Afterwards do as I wrote for each new program you install, or if it does not
allow to choose where to put it's shortcuts, open your c:\documents and
settings\Annabelle\Start Menu\Programs folder in explorer and simply
drag-drop ( right-click and drag to where you want it to be) the new start
menu entry created by the just installed program into the correct subfolder
you want it to be located.



"Annabelle" <Annabelle@xxxxxxxx> a écrit dans le message de news:
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Thanks. So, what does the average person do when their Start>>Programs
list
begins to run off the page? Stop using the Start Menu, and use QuickLaunch
or the Desktop instead? I am having trouble seeing how Windows would be
designed to run out of space this way.


MoiMeme wrote:
You cannot organize PROGRAMS from start menu, only the SHORTCUTS to
them ! If you move programs ( C:\program files) you will loose
functionnality ! Only way to move PROGRAMS is uninstall thenreinstall
using "custom" settings and there define path for installing program.
Many also ask at that time if they should install for all users (
c:<doccuments and settings\all users) or only current user ( that is
what you want). Some well conceived also ask where you want to put
the programs SHORTUCTS in your start menu


"Annabelle" <Annabelle@xxxxxxxx> a écrit dans le message de news:
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No, I can work with All Users, but the Office apps I use are not on
any Programs list I can find. See reply to MoiMeme.

Are you saying that if I move my Programs to a new location and put
them in
new folders to my convenience, Windows will not have a problem?

Further, is it truly impossible to organize the Programs directly on
the Start>>Programs list? I thought I did this in a previous XP
installation.

Opus wrote:
I reorganize my folders any way I like--usually by moving all
folders and shortcuts to my own Programs folder.

Are you not able to work with All Users because it is protected?

Opus

"Annabelle" <Annabelle@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thanks for replying. I wonder why MS Office was not on the list? I
want to put all those apps into a folder, but they are not on the
list of Programs,
either for All Users or for my account. Further, it is not possible
to create a New Folder in the All Users Program list, so organizing
my Programs
still eludes me. What do other Window users do when they have a lot
of programs?


Opus wrote:
Hello, Annabelle,

You can manage your Programs list by right-clicking on Start,
selecting Explore, and then manipulating the folders and shortcuts
in the Programs folder that opens in Windows Explorer. You should
also know that some of your program menu items are going to be
under All Users instead. You can view those by selecting Explore
All Users when right-clicking on the Start button. You could, of
course, move all of the folders and shortcuts into one or the
other--your own Programs folder or the All Users--but this is an
advanced approach that could cause you problems.

Opus

"Annabelle" <Annabelle@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I recently added many programs, including a lot for my PDA. I
desperately need to organize my Programs list into folders, but
after dragging a new folder into the list, I cannot drag other
folders into it. I went to C:\Programs, and those programs were
combined into folders, like "Office" and "Canon." So, the
Start>>Programs list breaks open those folders, and I want them
back. Surely there must be a way to accomplish this, as there is
a limit to screen
size, and some folks have hundreds of applications. My Programs
list is getting long enough and disorganized enough to be almost
useless.




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