Chapter 10: Setting Up Your Start Menu and Taskbar
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Searching the Start Menu If you can't find the program you want in the Start menu, you can search the menu by using the Search Results window. Follow these steps:
- Right-click the Start button and choose Search from the shortcut menu that appears.
- Type the name of the program you're looking for in the All Or Part Of The File Name box.
- Click the Search button.
The files that match the text you typed are displayed in an Explorer window. Windows displays the full pathname so that you can find the item in the Start menu, or you can click or double-click the item in the Search Results list to open it. If you can't see the full path, increase the width of the In Folder column by clicking and dragging its right border to the right.
When multiple users are defined for your computer, the Start Menu shortcuts are stored in two folders, both called Start Menu. One is C:\Documents And Settings\All Users\Start Menu; the other is in the folder for your profile, for example, C:\Documents and Settings\Alison\Start Menu (for a user named Alison). (If Windows is installed on a drive or partition other than C:, these folders are usually on that drive or partition.) You may need to search both folders to find the Start Menu shortcut that you are looking for.