I have just installed Vista Business 64 bit. I am noticing something that I
had not had with Vista Home Premium. Some of the program listings when I
click START/ALL PROGRAMS are highlighted in Yellow. I don't notice any
significant pattern to this, but some are highlighted...some are not. It's
driving me crazy. Can anyone please assist with what this means, and how I
get rid of it ?

Thanks.

"GJB" <GJB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:A5289071-2042-42CC-8B08-7B9B01341F4A@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> I have just installed Vista Business 64 bit. I am noticing something that I
> had not had with Vista Home Premium. Some of the program listings when I
> click START/ALL PROGRAMS are highlighted in Yellow. I don't notice any
> significant pattern to this, but some are highlighted...some are not. It's
> driving me crazy. Can anyone please assist with what this means, and how I
> get rid of it ?
>
> Thanks.[/color]

I think it's recently installed programs.
On Windows 7 it's:
Right-click Start orb > Properties > Start menu > Customize > clear the 'Highlight newly installed programs'.

Yepper...that was indeed the fix. Thank you so much for your help !

"Brink" wrote:
[color=blue]
>
> Hello GJB,
>
> This is most likely the "Highlight newly installed programs" option in
> the "Customize Start Menu" settings. Unchecking that option should stop
> it for you. This tutorial will help show you how to if needed.
>
> [url]http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/89656-start-menu-customize.html[/url]
>
> Hope this helps,
> Shawn
>
> GJB;1040007 Wrote:[color=green]
> > I have just installed Vista Business 64 bit. I am noticing something
> > that I
> > had not had with Vista Home Premium. Some of the program listings when
> > I
> > click START/ALL PROGRAMS are highlighted in Yellow. I don't notice any
> > significant pattern to this, but some are highlighted...some are not.
> > It's
> > driving me crazy. Can anyone please assist with what this means, and
> > how I
> > get rid of it ?
> >
> > Thanks.[/color]
>
>
> --
> Brink
>
> '*MS MVP - Windows Desktop Experience*'
> ([url]https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=87AD1AFC-4723-4479-A555-AD617AF3D511[/url])
> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask
> them.*
> '*::Windows 7 Forums::*' ([url]http://www.sevenforums.com/[/url]) *and*
> '*::Vista Forums::*' ([url]http://www.vistax64.com/[/url])
> *Please post feedback to help others.*
>[/color]

For the past 3 versions of Windows, newly Installed programs are highlighted
so that the neophyte computer user can easily find that which he just
installed.

--

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience


"GJB" <GJB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A5289071-2042-42CC-8B08-7B9B01341F4A@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
>I have just installed Vista Business 64 bit. I am noticing something that
>I
> had not had with Vista Home Premium. Some of the program listings when I
> click START/ALL PROGRAMS are highlighted in Yellow. I don't notice any
> significant pattern to this, but some are highlighted...some are not.
> It's
> driving me crazy. Can anyone please assist with what this means, and how
> I
> get rid of it ?
>
> Thanks.[/color]