Ok, found the program that did this. It's ATI Tray Tool. The problem is, it
is not listed by the program recommended by you.

Thank you for your information. Without it, I wouldn't have solve this
problem.

"Reiper" <Reiper@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:06CA756B-AE28-4423-B749-A0DD2A39CF7E@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> 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=darkred]
>> > 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:
>> >
>> >> 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
>> >> > > >> >
>> >> > > >>
>> >> > >
>> >> > >[/color]
>>
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