In my case the program that "broke" the start menu was Handy Backup by
Novosoft. I read somewhere else that another 3rd party backup software did
the same thing.

By the way did you run shell view as an administrator (right click the
program and run as administrator)?

"Programatix" wrote:
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> I've tried but it doesn't work. For your case, what program has you
> disabled?
>
> "Reiper" <Reiper@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8A2FEAA8-ED92-4566-B66B-E35FB4C5E402@microsoft.com...[color=green]
> > Solution is that there is a shell context Menu conflict with another
> > program
> > installed on your system. Do "Method 2" from the following web site to
> > fix
> > the problem!
> >
> > [url]http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm[/url]
> >
> >
> > "Reiper" wrote:
> >[color=darkred]
> >> Actually, revise the second part to create the shortcut in a folder
> >> (create a
> >> shortcut folder somwher) then right click the created shortcut and click
> >> "pin
> >> to the start menu". The other way works but only if you leave the
> >> shortcuts
> >> on your desktop.
> >>
> >> "Reiper" wrote:
> >>
> >> > No solution but I do have a workaround... First right click the
> >> > shortcut in
> >> > the start menu (recently opened programs list) and click "remove from
> >> > this
> >> > list". Then manually create the shortcut on your desktop (or
> >> > presumably
> >> > somewhere else) with the Target field pointed at the executable.
> >> > Launch the
> >> > program from the new link which will re-add the shortcut to the
> >> > recently
> >> > opened programs list. As long as the manually created shortcut remains
> >> > then
> >> > the one in the start menu should work.
> >> >
> >> > "Programatix" wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > So, anyone with solution?
> >> > >
> >> > > "Reiper" <Reiper@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> > > news:36B45FAD-D0AF-429B-BE61-0221EE2035BF@microsoft.com...
> >> > > > Same exact problem here... MS Apps and now AutoCAD LT Apps don't
> >> > > > load
> >> > > > from
> >> > > > the "recently opened programs" listing.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > "Programatix" wrote:
> >> > > >
> >> > > >> Mine is not blurred but when clicked, nothing happens.
> >> > > >>
> >> > > >> "Mark" <dxt44******.com> wrote in message
> >> > > >> news:uE1I0HdlHHA.3996@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> >> > > >> > Yes it did.
> >> > > >> > About a week ago some small icons in the Start menu (to the left
> >> > > >> > from
> >> > > >> > program names) stopped being displayed correctly on my computer.
> >> > > >> > It
> >> > > >> > was
> >> > > >> > corrected a few days later by following update.
> >> > > >> > Now I am back to the same situation. I restored system back to
> >> > > >> > the May
> >> > > >> > 10
> >> > > >> > point hoping that it would remove a new Windows Mail problem (it
> >> > > >> > did
> >> > > >> > not).
> >> > > >> > Some icons in Start menu are blurred again now.
> >> > > >> > Mark
> >> > > >> >
> >> > > >>
> >> > >
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>
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