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| Thread ID: 32827 | 2003-04-29 06:07:00 | program list | beetle (243) | Press F1 |
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| 139824 | 2003-04-29 06:07:00 | ok me again....LOL when i click on start and just hover over program or start buttons i get a box saying to many names on list you may need to remove or delete some.. i have been trying to find a way of how to make a second box of programs. or does it do it automatically when so many progams reached ? remember newbie here i dont need to get rid of em just add to them! and make a new list. beetle |
beetle (243) | ||
| 139825 | 2003-04-29 08:17:00 | Oh Beetle, I have been meaning to give you a hand with that one but we keep going off in all directions but! :p :D Tell you what, let's get your graph sorted out first, then we can play with the Start Menu. :-) Spot ya later. ;-) |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 139826 | 2003-04-29 23:37:00 | yeah rite? maybe next time.....again. LOL :p :D thanxs beetle |
beetle (243) | ||
| 139827 | 2003-04-30 04:20:00 | OK, I decided to write it up on here in case there are other people who have the same problem and want to know how to fix it . :-) What has happened is that all the programs you have installed have parked their shortcuts in your Start menu's Programs folder . They are designed to do this if you have not told them to go anywhere else and they do as they are told, usually - unlike kids! LOL Have a good look at your Start menu's Programs list and decide how you would like to organise it . Get a pencil and paper and plan it . For example I use the existing "Games" folder for games (natch) and my created folders are Tools (eg utilities), Browsers, Apps and Programs (yes, Programs within Programs :D) . You can probably be far more creative than I am though . Roll up your sleeves, right-click on the Start button and choose "Explore" . Click on the Programs folder, go to File > New > Folder and name that Programs if you want a programs folder, otherwise name it what you want . In the right taskpane click on one of your appropriate software folders and drag it over into your newly created Programs folder . Repeat with all the other software folders that will live there . Repeat this process - create a new folder and drag the relevant application folders into that folder - until you have a nice tidy Start menu . Click on Start > Programs every now and then and have a look at how things are going to see how organised it is becoming . It is no different to sorting out your kitchen drawer, filing things into nice tidy places where you can find the bits and pieces . Just use whatever order suits you . By the time you have finished you should have no more than around 20 folders (I have only seven) in the Programs folder and those folders should be kept managable as well, with up to around 20 items in each . You can always make another new folder if they get too full . Remember, all those entries are just shortcuts to your programs so if there are icons (shortcuts) that you never use just delete them . The app itself will not be deleted . For instance quite a few programs put shortcuts to their Software Agreement Licence in their folders . I do not want that rubbish cluttering up my menu!! They get the boot smartly . ;-) Another thing to remember, if you start moving the shortcuts around and then decide to uninstall a particular program, the uninstall utility will not know that you moved the shortcuts and will not remove them (the shortcuts, that is) . That means that you will need to remove them manually after uninstalling the program . Not a problem in my book but you might wonder why they are still remaining . A tip: My Apps folder contains a copy of the shortcuts to my main programs . That is handy so that I do not have to wade several trees deep just to get at the shortcut that starts the digicam's ZoomBrowser program, for example . Remember: arrange your Start menu how you want it - you are the boss! :-) |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 139828 | 2003-04-30 04:39:00 | My start menu was overflowing, so I just went and uninstalled programs that I don't use anymore...now there is plenty of space...:) | promethius (1998) | ||
| 139829 | 2003-04-30 04:53:00 | Yes, Matt, that is an excellent option and should be done first I suppose. But even after a drastic prune you might want to sort the remaining items into some sort of logical order. Also, not every program is polite enough to remove their shortcuts when they are no longer wanted. I am sure they stay there just to be spiteful. :D | Susan B (19) | ||
| 139830 | 2003-04-30 09:03:00 | thank you susan for all your help....now to find the time to do this would be good.....maybe if i wasnt on PF1 so much i mite have time? LOL beetle |
beetle (243) | ||
| 139831 | 2003-04-30 09:54:00 | Hi Beetle If you really want to make your start menu look unique, you can change the any folder icon so that it displays a different icon . Go back into Programs using explorer as Susan instructed previously . Right click on the folder you want to change and select properties . Then click on the customize tab . At the bottom under Folder Icons click "change icon" . Scroll through the displayed icons until you find one you like . [I tend to choose an icon that relates to the folders contents - eg . my Miscellaneous Utilities folder has a spoke wheel on it . ] Click on the icon you want and then click OK . Click Apply and OK again . Your plain yellow folder should now be replaced with the icon you chose . Have fun! Jen :-) |
Jen C (20) | ||
| 139832 | 2003-04-30 11:03:00 | Cool, I never knew that... | promethius (1998) | ||
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