After an update from Vista Buisness my Programs in the Start Panel are empty. There is no posibillity to copy them that I can see them. But if y try to search they are and they are funcionally... Also the Programs who have Icons on the Deswktop are working. Whats the matter???

After an update from Vista Buisness my Programs in the Start Panel are empty.There is no posibillity to copy them that I can see them.But if y try to search they are and they are funcionally... Also the Programs who have Icons on the Deswktop are working.Whats the matter??? Hi JimmniBassIt's always a good idea to perform a search before asking a question. You will likely find another thread with your answer, withour having to post and wait for an answer.Here is a link to the results of a search I just performed using the keywords "Start" "All Programs" in the search box right above your message. Click the links in the results to view those threads.Microsoft TechNet Search Hope this helps.Thank You for testing Windows 7 Ronnie Vernon MVP

Ronnie,I've got the exact problem as JimniBass and also upgraded a Vista Business system. I have searched extensively using your search results link as well as my search attempts and I don't find a thread that specifically addresses this issue. Seveal threads allude to this being a common problem but I couldn't find any specific to the problem. Do you know of any?I found several threads which point to where the StartMenu information should be stored, e.g. /ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/StartMenu,and all those locationshave correct data. It just seems that Win 7 is not using this data. I've looked through the registry for a clue to the problem but found nothing that worked. I've compared directry structures and registry keys to a clean install of Win 7 which has a populated All Programs area and I can't spot any differences. I've tried to move move items into the blank All Programs area but can't. I've installed new programs and they don't show up in the Start menu. All my old programs are installed properly but I just can't get to them through the normal means.Any suggestions on how to get around the problem?

Ronnie,I finally found a thread that talked about the problem in detail;http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itproui/thread/13199346-18aa-42f9-b78c-a7309f66b76bStrange behavior!

Ronnie,I've got the exact problem as JimniBass and also upgraded a Vista Business system. I have searched extensively using your search results link as well as my search attempts and I don't find a thread that specifically addresses this issue. Seveal threads allude to this being a common problem but I couldn't find any specific to the problem. Do you know of any?I found several threads which point to where the StartMenu information should be stored, e.g. /ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/StartMenu,and all those locationshave correct data. It just seems that Win 7 is not using this data. I've looked through the registry for a clue to the problem but found nothing that worked. I've compared directry structures and registry keys to a clean install of Win 7 which has a populated All Programs area and I can't spot any differences. I've tried to move move items into the blank All Programs area but can't. I've installed new programs and they don't show up in the Start menu. All my old programs are installed properly but I just can't get to them through the normal means.Any suggestions on how to get around the problem? Tom - There was a thread I can't find at the moment that had the same problem. The solution in his case was to go to the folder containing the start menu, cutting the folders and links from there, pasting them elsewhere into a temp directory, then turning around and moving them back into the All Programs menu. Strangely enough, it worked properly after the fact.