Any Way to Expose Administrative Tools Folder?

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Will

I'm using Windows XP for the first time, and I've noticed that there is no
Administrative Tools folder showing up. Is there a trick to exposing it?
If not, what are the instructions for bringing up each of the applications
that normally reside in that folder?
 
To add Administrative Tools to the Start menu

Classic Start Menu...
Right click the Start button | Properties | Start Menu tab |
Customize button | Select Display Administrative Tools |
OK | Apply | OK

XP Start Menu...
Right click the Start button | Properties | Start Menu tab |
Customize button | Advanced tab | Under System Administrative
Tools | Select Display on the All Programs menu and Start Menu |
OK | Apply | OK

Or...

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advance
d
Value Name: StartMenuAdminTools
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: YES or NO

A value of YES means that the Administrative Tools will display in the Start
Menu. A value of NO means they won't.

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Will said:
I'm using Windows XP for the first time, and I've noticed that there is no
Administrative Tools folder showing up. Is there a trick to exposing it?
If not, what are the instructions for bringing up each of the applications
that normally reside in that folder?
Click to expand...


Right-click the Taskbar > Properties > Start Menu > Customize >
Advanced > Start Menu items > System Administrative Tools > Display on
the ....


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Will Boss, let's hope the OP can read. Right in the middle of the page
the link takes you to, hi-lighted in blue:

"If the Administrative Tools folder itself is missing (not just the
shortcuts) in the Start Menu, you will need to enable any of these two
options under Taskbar and Start Menu options applet in the Control
Panel:
Display on the All Programs menu or Display on the All Programs menu
and the Start menu."


| On Mon, 2 Jan 2006 12:27:57 +1100, "TaurArian [MS-MVP]"
|
| >Administrative Tools folder is empty....
|
| ...is not what he meant.
 
Hi Boss Hog

The link I provided, catered for the Administrative Tools folder being empty or missing.
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/admintools.htm

<snip>
When you open the Administrative Tools folder in the Start Menu, the shortcuts/items may be missing.
There are two possible causes for this problem:

The Shell Folders path for "Common Administrative Tools" is incorrectly set.
The Administrative Tools shortcut files are deleted accidentally

If the Administrative Tools folder itself is missing (not just the shortcuts) in the Start
Menu, you will need to enable any of these two options under Taskbar and Start Menu options applet
in the Control Panel:
Display on the All Programs menu or Display on the All Programs menu and the Start menu.


<snip>
 
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