Maybe I'm not thinking clearly this morning but, I don't quite understand the question. Did you remove the shortcuts to unwanted programs from the Start menu and now want them back? And, do you mean that somehow removing these shortcuts also uninstalled the associated programs completely? There's probably a way to "reset" how the menu looks, but if it's something caused by a program install (such as a shortcut to Word) that's going to have to be done by hand (or maybe scripted).
Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox & Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> From: Wilhelm, Scott [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 9:25 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Windows 7 Start Menu Items - Clear removed items? Hello: Does anyone know how to, In Windows 7, clear the personal settings for programs listed in the start menu that have been removed? There's programs that we removed as we worked on the image initially, but realized afterwards that in our attempt to ensure the user had a clean start menu, we may have also permanently removed those items for them. How would we clear that out? Also, I'm working on a Windows 7 image that will be deployed throughout our school district, and I wanted to see if anyone had any tips, tricks or suggestions for doing so. I'm curious to see what sort of options/hacks are out there that others have found that could be useful in a large network/school setting. Thank you, Scott --- Scott Wilhelm Computer Technician Massena Central School District St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES (315) 764-3700 ext. 3046 ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
