Restore Startup Menu
The Startup Menu is the menu you see when you click on All Programs. A virus can alter the Start Menu and if that happens, you will loose the items listed here. You can loose links to a program or a game because of the damage.To fix this menu, you will have to manually copy the shortcuts to the startup menu, reinstall the programs or copy the startup menu back from a saved file. The easiest way is to copy a backed up copy. Below is a way to back up a copy of the file.
Majority of people back up their files but they don't think about backing this up. Sometimes you are able to fix the damage done by a virus but the startup menu will be damaged. If you backed up the startup menu, you can fix the startup menu simply by copying it back over. There is two files that you need to back up. There is files for individual user's startup menu and there is a menu for all users. For instructions, click the procedure you need help with.
How to Restore Startup Menu
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Windows XP
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Windows Vista and Windows 7
How to Back up Startup Menu
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Windows XP
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Windows Vista and Windows 7
If you already lost the default shortcuts in the Start Menu and you do not have a backup copy, you can download a copy here. (Windows 7 only. It may or may not work for Vista)