[windows_errors] [What_Error_Messages_Really_Mean_WIN_95] Fix a broken Start Menu (Tip)

From: "Albert Stone" <albertj809@xxxxxxxxx>
To: What_Error_Messages_Really_Mean_WIN_95@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sun, 07 Nov 2004 21:03:43 -0000


        
Fix that broken Start Menu on your 95.

 
Sometimes people experience the problem of having a Start menu which 
is empty and cannot be modified. 

One possible cause: 

If the \ Windows \ Start Menu directory is modified (particularly if 
anything is deleted) from the MSDOS prompt, Windows 95 will decide 
that the Start Menu is invalid. 

The Start Menu is empty, and if you try to add anything to it, you 
get Unable to add to Start Menu or a similar message. 


Try this Solution:

If there are still sub folders and links in \ Windows \ Start Menu 
that you can access from Windows Explorer, copy these to another 
folder as backup.
 
Restart the computer, and when you see Starting Windows 95... press 
the F8 key to get to the start up menu. 

Choose the Command Prompt Only.
 
At the C:\ prompt, change to the Windows directory and type 
deltree startm~1 

Re-boot the computer.
 
When Windows 95 reloads, it will find that rather than being 
invalid, the Start Menu simply isn't there. 

It will then create a new (but empty) Start Menu.
 
Now start copying back in the shortcuts you backed up in step one, 
copy them to \ Windows \ Start Menu, or you can run Grpconv.exe to 
get your basic icons back, and reinstall or create the other links 
by hand to get your icons back.


====================================================================
Albert
            





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[windows_errors] [What_Error_Messages_Really_Mean_WIN_95] Fix a broken Start Menu (Tip)

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