Pat,

I understand what you want to do. I customize my start menu as well... I
make folders called Toolbox, Graphics, Video, etc. Anyway I switched to
classic view in Vista Business Retail and started to create my folders. If
you read the post below, it will show you where they are located. If you
have duplicate folders in the user start menu folder and the vista start menu
folder, it messes things up. I moved all folders to the vista start menu
folder and deleted all the folders in the user start menu folder. Then all
my folders show up. Likewise, if you have folders in both and one of them is
empty, it will not display that folder. The new start menu is all messed
up... I like the xp classic one better, but I guess after you figure it out,
then it's fine. I have the feeling there will be a lot of figuring out in
Vista.

Another way to customize the start menu is by opening gpedit.msc from the
run menu. Once it opens, go to User Configuration > Administrative Templates[color=blue]
> Start Menu and Task Bar > then just enable the things you want.[/color]

example: enable, "Remove user folder link from Start Menu", this does what
it says...

You can also remove pictures, documents, help, etc. You get the picture?

Post back if you need more help.

Danny

"Ronnie Vernon MVP" wrote:
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> Pat
>
> Basically, you do this the same way that it was done in XP.
>
> You have 2 separate locations where the All Programs shortcuts may be
> located.
>
> 1. The All Users folder which is located at
> C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs. To access this folder,
> right click All Programs and select Explore All Users.
>
> 2. The User folder which is located at C:\Users\<user
> name>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs. To access this
> folder, right click All Programs and select Explore. (Where <user name> is
> the currently logged on user)
>
> The shortcuts in these folders are placed there by the installation program
> for the particular application and may be in either one or both of these
> locations depending on how the installation program was configured.
>
> If you want all of the program shortcuts to be seen by any user on the
> computer, then customize the All Users folder. If you want these programs to
> be seen by only the currently logged in user, then customize the <user name>
> folder.
>
> Create the sub-folders you want like Graphics, Sound. Utilities etc under
> the All Programs folder and then drag the shortcuts into those folders.
>
> --
>
> Ronnie Vernon
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
>
>
> "Pat" <peejayw@orcon.net.nz> wrote in message
> news:8EB85999-14F8-4F05-A2CB-9C66062FB66A@microsoft.com...[color=green]
> > In Start Menu, how can I create common folders like Graphics, Photo,
> > Sound, Utilities etc and then place programs into those folders to make it
> > easy to find the app I want to start?
> > Thanks
> > Pat[/color]
>
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