profile start menu
If you have two accounts on the computer, then when you start the computer up, it will ask you what account you want to sign in under. That account is the profile. So if a computer has two accounts by the name of John and Mary. Then you have two profiles, John's profile and Mary's profile.
The Profile Start Menu is tailored to that individual Profile. If John installs a program on his profile and tells the program to only install on his profile, then Mary will not see it on her profile. If John instructs the program to be available to all users, then Mary and any other profile will have access to the program. When you install a program for all users, it installs the program under All Users. For information about All user profile, click here.
The Profile Start Menu is located at the following address
Windows Vista and Windows 7
C:\users\Name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu
NOTE:
in the address above, put your profile name in place of Name above. Another words, if your profile name is Mary, it would look like this....C:\users\Mary\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu
You should back up your start Menu
Here is information on backing up your files
Here is a short list of files you should back up
Some folders are hidden. To access them or to copy them, you may have to unhide them and you may have to unprotect system files. For information on accessing the hidden folders click here