Programs not appearing at Start/All Programs

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rcalzadilla

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I just got my new computer with Vista Home Premium x64, from Windows Professional XP.

Installed programs are not showing up at Start/All Programs.
Some are in directory C: Programs or Program Files (x86) and still dont't show up.

Help!
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Gamer Xtreme XT ( from Cyber Power Inc.)
    CPU
    i7 920 2.66
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P
    Memory
    6GB DDR3 Corsair SMS-1600 (2X3)
    Graphics card(s)
    eVGA Nvidia GeForce GTX260 896MB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Sceptre 20"
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    500GB SATA II 3.0GB 16MB 7200RPM
    PSU
    Cyber Power 800 Watt
    Case
    Cooler Master Centurion 590
    Cooling
    Asetek Liquid for CPU only
    Other Info
    Comcast Cable Internet Service
the first thing i can think of, right off the top of my head, is during the installation process, were you given a prompt to "create start menu items?" or something similarly worded? it's happened to me before that you get into a mode to click all of the "next" buttons and inadvertently skip past the point where the program creates the start menu icons.

you can go to start > control panel > uninstall a program then single click the program(s) in question and at the top, see if you get the option to repair the program. if you don't get that option, you'll probably have to uninstall then reinstall the program(s).
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Garage PC
    CPU
    Intel Pentium E3300 @ 2.5GHz
    Motherboard
    BioStar G41-M7
    Memory
    A-Data PC2-6400 (2 X 2GB)
    Graphics card(s)
    Diamond Radeon HD 4650
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP Mx705 (CRT)
    Screen Resolution
    1152x864
    Hard Drives
    320 GB Hitachi - System Drive / 100 GB Maxtor - Diagnostic Application /
    PSU
    LOGISYS PS480E12 480W
    Case
    Generic Barebones Case
    Cooling
    Stock Intel HSF
    Mouse
    Logitech
    Keyboard
    Generic PS/2
    Internet Speed
    10 d / 1 u
Probably overlooked it at install.
Do you know why there are to Program Files and Program Files (x86)?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Gamer Xtreme XT ( from Cyber Power Inc.)
    CPU
    i7 920 2.66
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P
    Memory
    6GB DDR3 Corsair SMS-1600 (2X3)
    Graphics card(s)
    eVGA Nvidia GeForce GTX260 896MB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Sceptre 20"
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    500GB SATA II 3.0GB 16MB 7200RPM
    PSU
    Cyber Power 800 Watt
    Case
    Cooler Master Centurion 590
    Cooling
    Asetek Liquid for CPU only
    Other Info
    Comcast Cable Internet Service
Maybe the programs x86 is for 32bit programs and the other is 64bit programs.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Compaq Presario/SR5113WM
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ 1.9Ghz
    Motherboard
    Asus M2N68-LA
    Memory
    PNY Optima Memory DDR2 2GB 2x1 kit
    Graphics card(s)
    PNY Nvidia 8400 GS 256MB
    Sound Card
    On board RealTek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer X163W LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital 160 GB SATA 3G (3.0Gb/sec) 7200 rpm Western Digital 160 GB IDE
    PSU
    Dynex 400w
    Case
    Nothin Special
    Cooling
    Stock
    Mouse
    Wireless Logitech LX7
    Keyboard
    Standard 102 key with volume and sleep buttons
    Internet Speed
    Comcrap 10mb cable
    Other Info
    Insignia 2.1 speakers, wireless Xbox 360 controller w/plug n play charger, Belkin wireless G + mimo usb network adapter.
Rcalzadilla,

You can also manually create shortcuts by right clicking on the program's exe files in the C:\Program Files or C:\Program Files (x86) folder and click Send To and Desktop (create shortcut), then move the shortcut to the Start menu.

Hope this helps,
Shawn
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2, 4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2, 8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system, Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam, HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn, APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI, Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
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