This worked for me. A program called Media Center by JRiver was causing the
conflict. I disabled this shell extension using the program cited by Reiper
and my start menu items now open.

Thanks Reiper!


"Reiper" <Reiper@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8A2FEAA8-ED92-4566-B66B-E35FB4C5E402@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> 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:
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>> 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:
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>> > 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
>> > > >> >
>> > > >>
>> > >
>> > >[/color][/color][/color]