I was messing around with my User folder late at night trying to move it back to a separate drive after the upgrade to Win7. Unfortunately I messed up and now the Administrative Tools folder is empty when I try to access it from the start menu. However, they are still available from Start > Run: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools It's just the shortcut on the Start Menu that's messed up. I like Windows 7 a lot but it's a pity that the moving back and forth of the User folder really messed things up for me. I got tired and accidentally deleted the wrong user folder.

Try using Windows 7's System Restore application.Carey Frisch

Hi, If System Restore does not work, try copying the shortcuts to the correct location:Go to C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools folder and copy the shortcuts to %userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools folder.If the issue persists, try creating new account as below: Create a new user account ==================== 1. Click the Start Button, type User Accounts in the start search pane and press Enter. 2. Click Manage use accounts. 3. Click Create a new account, and type the name. 4. Choose account type as Computer administrator. 5. Click Create Account. 6. Log off and log on with the new account.Vivian Xing - MSFT

I have the same problem - Administrative Tools folder is reported empty when clicking from the Sartup column. But when I look for it in the Appdata folder as you specified, it is also not there. Tried making another account, but Windows 7 will not let me log on, saying the rpofile is in error. So it must be really lost, not hidden. How do I restore it? Will doing a system restore undo all installations and updates (of which there were many during this clean install).QFishFive Fishtales

Look at what they said in the order they said it ;) System Restore first, then if that doesn't work, follow the other methodsMCSE, MCSA, MCDST [If this post helps to resolve your issue, please click the "Mark as Answer" or "Helpful" button at the top of this message. By marking a post as Answered, or Helpful you help others find the answer faster.]

I noticed your post was several months ago, but this may still be helpful. I got Windows 7 about two weeks ago, so I'm still getting used to it. I had the same problem, but could not find any reasonable solutions online. The current replies in this thread just create an empty folder, not the actual program shortcuts. So....... Browse to your system files folder. The default is "C:\Windows\System32". Find all Microsoft Common Console Documents - its easier if you just sort by type. Then create shortcuts of those.....and done! Plus there are some extra tools which are not displayed by default. If you have similar problems again, right click on a similar program or file to the one you are missing and browse to its location. Worth a shot.

I do not had The file Server Manager.lnk, I found the file %windir%\\System32\OptionalFeatures.exe, then copy and "paste as shorcut" in the C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools, then rename as "Server Manager" I found the program running the links (*.lnk) what are in C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools Could be more files, I have these Component Services.lnk %windir%\system32\comexp.msc Computer Management.lnk %windir%\system32\compmgmt.msc Data Sources (ODBC).lnk %windir%\system32\odbcad32.exe Event Viewer.lnk %windir%\system32\eventvwr.msc IIS Manager.lnk %windir%\system32\inetsrv\InetMgr.exe iSCSI Initiator.lnk %windir%\system32\iscsicpl.exe Memory Diagnostics Tool.lnk %windir%\system32\MdSched.exe Performance Monitor.lnk %windir%\system32\perfmon.msc Print Management.lnk %windir%\system32\printmanagement.msc Security Configuration Management.lnk %windir%\system32\secpol.msc Server Manager.lnk %windir%\\System32\OptionalFeatures.exe services.lnk %windir%\system32\services.msc System Configuration.lnk %windir%\system32\msconfig.exe Task Scheduler.lnk %windir%\system32\taskschd.msc Windows Firewall with Advanced Security.lnk %windir%\system32\WF.msc Windows PowerShell Modules.lnk %windir%\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe

ED_LG Thanks for this list a roque virus blew mine away. You had a couple that i could not find that's normal I guess I wonder if somebody else had another list with a few other things on it