Program links disappeared

[windrider]

I installed some updates in WinXP. Now my programs are not listed in the

Program Menue. They are still on the C drive. To start a program I have to

click on the C drive, then open the Program folder and open the particular

program folder and select the start icon. System restore and a re -install of

the OS did not fix the problem. Any other ideas?

 

[windrider]

I installed some updates in WinXP. Now my programs are not listed in the

Program Menue. They are still on the C drive. To start a program I have to

click on the C drive, then open the Program folder and open the particular

program folder and select the start icon. System restore and a re -install of

the OS did not fix the problem. Any other ideas?

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

What updates did you install?



Were you running WinXP SP3 when you installed these updates? Are you

running WinXP SP3 now?



Did you do a Repair Install of Windows or a clean install?



What anti-virus application or security suite was installed before you

reinstalled Windows and was your subscription still current?



What anti-virus application or security suite is installed now and is your

subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)?

What third-party firewall (if any)?



Has a(another) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on the

computer (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought

it and which would have been reinstalled, BUT INVALID, when you reinstalled

Windows)?



I've got more...





windrider wrote:

> I installed some updates in WinXP. Now my programs are not listed in the

> Program Menue. They are still on the C drive. To start a program I have to

> click on the C drive, then open the Program folder and open the particular

> program folder and select the start icon. System restore and a re -install

> of the OS did not fix the problem. Any other ideas?

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

What updates did you install?



Were you running WinXP SP3 when you installed these updates? Are you

running WinXP SP3 now?



Did you do a Repair Install of Windows or a clean install?



What anti-virus application or security suite was installed before you

reinstalled Windows and was your subscription still current?



What anti-virus application or security suite is installed now and is your

subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)?

What third-party firewall (if any)?



Has a(another) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on the

computer (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought

it and which would have been reinstalled, BUT INVALID, when you reinstalled

Windows)?



I've got more...





windrider wrote:

> I installed some updates in WinXP. Now my programs are not listed in the

> Program Menue. They are still on the C drive. To start a program I have to

> click on the C drive, then open the Program folder and open the particular

> program folder and select the start icon. System restore and a re -install

> of the OS did not fix the problem. Any other ideas?