[Question] - Start menu reset

[rssfed23]

Hi all,

Ive noticed that for some reason my start menu programs section has become de-alphabetilised.

This has happened before and i saw somewhere an app that effictlly "resets" the start menu and then everything goes back to normal.

Does any one have any ideas on how to do this???

Many thanks in advance,

Rob

Title Edited - Please follow new posting rules from now on.

--Zxian

[LLXX]

Rightclick, Sort By Name?

[Doc Symbiosis]

To do this automated, use a batch containing the following code

start /wait reg delete "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder\Start Menu" /f
start /wait reg delete "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder\Start Menu2" /f
start /wait taskkill /im explorer.exe /F
start explorer.exe

[Zxian]

@Doc Symbiosis - I wouldn't recommend doing this... killing explorer is a bit extreme for re-sorting your start menu...

[Doc Symbiosis]

O.k., I should have pointed out to use this with caution.

Everyone who wants to use this should understand, what these lines mean.

I run this in my unattended installation right after WPI is executed as final step and so there's no problem using this then.

By the way, I searched a while ago for an automated solution for this, but didm't find another one.

Edited February 27, 2006 by Doc Symbiosis

[rssfed23]

Thanks all - got it sorted perfectly - thanks (i feel stupid it was soo simple)

[r6su]

Thanks all - got it sorted perfectly - thanks (i feel stupid it was soo simple)

light the darken sky upon others dumbusers, what was your solution, how you resolve your problem.

[LLXX]

Thanks all - got it sorted perfectly - thanks (i feel stupid it was soo simple)

light the darken sky upon others dumbusers, what was your solution, how you resolve your problem.

Rightclick, Sort By Name?

[nmX.Memnoch]

I run this in my unattended installation right after WPI is executed as final step and so there's no problem using this then.

Why even do it then? You've probably got a reboot somewhere after WPI which will take care of reloading exlorer.exe anyway.

[Doc Symbiosis]

But depending on the software, which I install with WPI, a restart isn't necessary and so to be sure, I restart the explorer.exe.