From: not.my.real@email.address   
      
   Kerr Mudd-John wrote:   
      
   > It's pretty quiet in here.   
   >   
   > How do you change the default start "folder" for Explorer? On mine it's   
   > set to C:\Documents and Settings\(current user)\Start Menu" and I have a   
   > lot of cruft accumulated over the years.   
      
   Why not uninstall some of the "cruft"? If you're not using it, get rid of it.   
      
   If you just don't want to see the shortcuts listed, make a new folder called   
   something like "stuff I don't use" and move the things you don't want to see   
   there.   
      
   > (I mean from right click on Start button, Explore)   
      
   Please note that if you don't know what you're doing, you could potentially   
   bork Windows, requiring rather extreme measures to fix it. If you're not sure   
   what you're doing, don't do this.   
      
   (Step 0: Create your new "start menu" directory before doing the following.)   
      
   The most direct way is to edit the registry. Under HKEY_CURRENT_USER, go   
   here:   
      
     HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders   
      
   Backup that key to a .reg file. (File->Export...)   
      
   Look for the value called "Start Menu". Edit the data to point where you want   
   it to -- using the full path! -- then log off. Logging back in will have the   
   start menu where you want it.   
      
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