Program Files Showing in Start Menu

FishDog3 · 08-24-06, 02:32 PM

I can't figure out how to change this...

I used TweakUI to move the location of the "My Programs" path to the drive that I want all my applications on. Now, the contents of that directory are displayed in the "All Programs" section of the start menu.

XP SP2 Pro

Anyone know why this is?

redduc900 · 08-25-06, 12:40 PM

I think I would use TweakUI to change the install SourcePath directory back to the default C:\Program Files, then just edit the registry manually. Start | Run | Type regedit, and click OK | Expand the following branch...

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE | SOFTWARE | Microsoft | Windows | CurrentVersion | Setup

... then modify the SourcePath String value in the right pane accordingly. You may also need to modify the ServicePackSourcePath and ServicePackCachePath values as well.

08-24-06, 02:32 PM	Thread Starter #1
FishDog3 Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Santa Barbara, CA	Program Files Showing in Start Menu I can't figure out how to change this... I used TweakUI to move the location of the "My Programs" path to the drive that I want all my applications on. Now, the contents of that directory are displayed in the "All Programs" section of the start menu. XP SP2 Pro Anyone know why this is? __________________ I7-920 5850 6G DDR3
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redduc900 Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: WCG@home in Portland	I think I would use TweakUI to change the install SourcePath directory back to the default C:\Program Files, then just edit the registry manually. Start \| Run \| Type regedit, and click OK \| Expand the following branch... HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \| SOFTWARE \| Microsoft \| Windows \| CurrentVersion \| Setup ... then modify the SourcePath String value in the right pane accordingly. You may also need to modify the ServicePackSourcePath and ServicePackCachePath values as well. __________________ "Taking Your Posting to the Next Level" "Unofficial Posting Guidelines" "Forum FAQs, Guidelines, and Rules" "Signatures: Content, Size and readability"
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