Kim, I haven't paid much attention to this thread...but I'm just curious, what items are you trying to place on the start menu? I will tell you the way I do it, which is to grab a copy of the shortcut from somewhere else and paste it into the programs subfolder under startup...I can explain if no one else has. Ruthie & In /dev/null no one can hear you scream ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kimberly Morrow, Ph.D." <morrowmediakc@xxxxxxxxx> To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 12:24 AM Subject: [real-eyes] Re: how to place icons on my start menu? > Hey Jim, > > I followed your instructions below; however, even though the eile appears > to > have copied, when I hit the windows key and hit down arrow, it doesn't > list > itself in the start menu. I'm running Windows Millennium (revamping this > computer for my father and getting rid of it). > > Kim > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim Fettgather" <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 11:02 PM > Subject: [real-eyes] Re: how to place icons on my start menu? > > >> This is one way, there may be a shorter method. >> >> 1. Navigate to the icon that you want to place on your Start Menu. >> 2. Press the Applications key and Down Arrow to Copy and press Enter. >> 3. From the Desktop, press Windows+R and type "Start Menu" into the Run >> dialog without the quotes. >> 4. A folder will open, so press Control+V to paste the clipboard >> contents >> into that folder. >> >> The program should now be listed on your Start Menu. >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Kimberly Morrow, PhD" <morrowmediakc@xxxxxxxxx> >> To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 8:38 PM >> Subject: [real-eyes] how to place icons on my start menu? >> >> >> Question: I just got a new laptop, and wonder how I can go about putting >> various icons, such as Outlook, on my start menu, so that when I hit the >> windows key and hit down arrow, that particular icon comes up/is listed. >> What is the best way to place these icons on start up? >> >> >> Kimberly >> >> >> >> You mean this laptop has no place for 3 and a half inch floppies????? :-) >> >> >> >> >> >> To subscribe or to leave the list, or to set other subscription options, > go >> to www.freelists.org/list/real-eyes >> >> >> >> >> To subscribe or to leave the list, or to set other subscription options, > go to www.freelists.org/list/real-eyes >> >> > > To subscribe or to leave the list, or to set other subscription options, > go to www.freelists.org/list/real-eyes > > To subscribe or to leave the list, or to set other subscription options, go to www.freelists.org/list/real-eyes