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April 1st, 2009 16:00
Programs folders access
When I click the Start button and then "all programs", a list of programs displays. However, I commonly am looking for programs that aren't on that list, and end up scratching my head cuz I know they are on my computer. I have to remember to go to My Computer, Local Disk (C:), and then Program Files; I can find all my programs there.
Why does the "all programs" link off the Start menu button only show part of the programs that are on my computer? I don't understand what parameters determine which programs are displayed/accessed from there and which are not.
Is there a way to create links, in Start's "all programs" list, to programs not currently listed?
It sure would be simpler to find programs I'm looking for off the Start button than the My Computer long way. I used to try finding "lost" programs (those not on the Start list) by using the "Search" or "Find" function, which took forever to search C:. That was before I clued into the My Computer route. But there should be an even faster way.
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haf canadian
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April 1st, 2009 17:00
Yes, one I was looking for had just downloaded from my browser software site, and was a .exe utility. But it was a "fix-it" utility for when I encounter browser problems. After it "installed", I was supposed to be able to just go anytime to the browser program folder to locate the utility for future troubleshooting, but I discovered the main MSN program wasn't on the easy-access list. I found MSN and the new utility only in My Computer > C: > Program files. The browser itself came from their MSN website.
I've run into this before, where large or important programs didn't show on the Start list of programs; never could figure out why. Hence, my question to the Forum.
fireberd
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April 1st, 2009 17:00
How were the "missing" programs installed? I have a couple of small utility programs that do not "install" and just contain a .exe file that is placed in a folder or desktop and that runs the program. But, "regular" programs, when correctly installed, will show up in the Programs list.
fireberd
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April 2nd, 2009 04:00
Those type of "just" exe programs I usually put in one folder on the hard drive and then make a Desktop "shortcut" link to the file (program).
The only browser I see on MSN is the Internet Explorer 8?
haf canadian
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April 2nd, 2009 15:00
My Verizon Broadband IP access uses MSN Premium software and its MSN Explorer, which is a "mask" over the underlying Internet Explorer. I can use either (an IE shortcut is on my desktop), and my IE is version 9, but MSN Explorer has a more user-friendly interface than IE, and I much prefer using Explorer over IE9. Verizon has their own interface browser, but I find it even more troublesome (and full of distracting ads) than IE9, so I rarely go there except to check the Inbox for my unused Verizon-assigned email address, maybe 4 times a year.
I usually dump desktop .exe downloads into the Unused Desktop folder, otherwise they pile up and add to the clutter on the desktop. One tech told me too many desktop icons slow down the computer, though I would think it would only be during Startup; he seemed to think otherwise, so I cleared off a lot of rarely used stuff and put them in a Desktop Shortcuts folder under C:.
This is off track though; I still don't know how to get programs to display in the Start Menu's programs list.