Start Menu folders inability to be moved
Whenever I try to move any folders in the start menu, I get the error that the action cannot be completed because the file is open in another program. And I know it's not. The application within that folder is not running whatsoever nor does it run in the background. This is happening with ALL folders in the start menu.Is there a way to move folders in the start menu without receiving this error? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
January 18th, 2009 3:02pm

Safe mode will do the work.I don't know why but it look like Explorer keep on using those files.
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January 19th, 2009 6:46am

How are you moving folders? And what folders to what folders? Have you tried restarting the system first?Joe
January 19th, 2009 7:28pm

Turn off UAC while setting up the start menu.
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January 21st, 2009 12:44am

I am having the same problem.I have been searching the posts for the way the developers intended for us to organize the start menu. No luck yet. So far, after a couple days of experimentation, it is the only thorn in my side. I still can't figure out how to organize my programs in the start menu like I could in XP. Dragging and dropping sometimes copies into another folder (like a new game into "Games"), but sometimes it makes a copy there and leaves the other one where it was. In XP I could set up folders for Business, Media, Games, Utilities, etc and organize everything else under them. A couple clicks and I was where I wanted to be. I have tried that several ways in Win7 and keep bumping my head. Trying it with WinExplorer open often ends up in messages saying it can't do that because what I want to move is in use, etc.. If anyone finds an easy way to organize programs under Start - All Programs please let me know. Phil -
January 21st, 2009 3:28am

Same problem. In XP and Vista, I have been able to create Start Menu folders and drag and drop items into the. That way I could consolidate all my security (AV,Ad-Aware and SpywareBlaster) into one folder and do the same with other 'like' programs. I hope to see that agin, along with the ability to change the icon on the folder
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January 21st, 2009 5:15am

FreshFocus said: Whenever I try to move any folders in the start menu, I get the error that the action cannot be completed because the file is open in another program. And I know it's not. The application within that folder is not running whatsoever nor does it run in the background. This is happening with ALL folders in the start menu. Is there a way to move folders in the start menu without receiving this error? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Through trial and error I believe I've found a pattern of success in managing the Start Menu with UAC set to the Default setting. Fire up Windows Explorer and navigate to the "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs" folder. If you don't see the "New Folder" button to the right of "Organize" then you won't have much luck doing anything else which happened to me the first few times. If so then close Explorer and run it as Administrator. To do this right-click on the Windows Explorer icon on the Taskbar. Right-click again on the Explorer icon that shows close to the bottom of the context menu but above the "Unpin" icon. From the second context menu that pops up select "Run as administrator". Again, verify you can see "New Folder". If you see it then you should be able to create all the folders and sub-folders you want. You cannot paste an existing folder into "Programs" - you have to create a new folder. Adding program shortcuts seems to operate the opposite. You can copy/cut/paste as well as drag and drop shortcuts. But you cannot create a new shortcut. Other posts have stated you can drag a shortcut onto the Start Menu by using a series of hover moves over the Start button (for lack of a better name), "All Programs", and sub-folders. I've tried this and sometimes it doesn't work and other times when it does, it's added to a folder in my profile's Start Menu and not the system's. On a related note, I've found this behavior in managing the wwwroot folder to be the same. I found I could create sub-folders but I had to create the actual pages in my user space first and then move them into the folder. Once there, I could edit the files as long as the program I was using was running as Administrator. All that said, this is one behavior I really don't like in W7B and believe it's totally unnecessary and just complicates an Administrator's or competent user's life. This has been my experience thus far - YMMV.
February 25th, 2009 9:45am

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