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   Sinner to pyotr filipivich   
   Re: Housekeeping in the "All Programs Me   
   19 Jan 09 03:01:27   
   
   XPost: alt.windows-xp   
   From: sinner@gatesofhell.org   
      
   "pyotr filipivich"  wrote in message   
   news:mjt7n4h9l51e9glbq9tga62b3jvuh5isrd@4ax.com...   
   >I skipped the meeting, but the Memos showed that "relic"   
   >  wrote on Sun, 18 Jan 2009 19:09:34 -0800 in   
   > alt.windows-xp :   
   >>pyotr filipivich wrote:   
   >>> greetings and Salutatorians   
   >>>   
   >>> Couple housekeeping issues.  When I click on Start > All Programs, I   
   >>> have some "issues".  First of all, is it possible to sort the program   
   >>> listings into alphabetical order, and if so, how?   
   >>>   
   >>> The second issue is how do I go about deleting an entry for a   
   >>> program which is no longer on the computer.  E.G. "Lava-Soft Ad-Aware   
   >>> SE" points to an empty 'pop-up'.  How do I delete it, so that it is   
   >>> not taking up space?   
   >>   
   >>Right-click on one of the entries; Sort by Name or Delete.   
   >   
   > Thanks.   
   >   
   > That didn't work, but it did point me in the right direction.   
   > "Somehow" I had turned off "enable drag and drop" - so right click did   
   > nothing.  But it works now!   
   >   
      
      
   Another method is to actually go to C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Start   
   Menu\Programs  to delete menu items.  You can also add folders and shortcuts   
   there as well as other housekeeping tasks.   
      
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