No Administrative Tools

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When I double click Administrative Tools either from the control panel or
the start menu it brings up explorer and the folder is empty. How can I
get to these settings and tools??

Thanks,
James
 
Hi James,

Are the shortcuts for various admin tools present in the following folder?

"C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools"

If the shortcuts are missing, you can download them from here:

http://www.winhelponline.com/fixes/vista_ultimate_admintools.zip

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


When I double click Administrative Tools either from the control panel or
the start menu it brings up explorer and the folder is empty. How can I
get to these settings and tools??

Thanks,
James
 
The links are now back in the folder, thanks much. Although I don't know
how or why they became missing.

Thanks again,
James

Hi James,

Are the shortcuts for various admin tools present in the following folder?

"C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools"

If the shortcuts are missing, you can download them from here:

http://www.winhelponline.com/fixes/vista_ultimate_admintools.zip

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


When I double click Administrative Tools either from the control panel or
the start menu it brings up explorer and the folder is empty. How can I
get to these settings and tools??

Thanks,
James
 
Thanks for the feedback, James. Did you run a third-party cleaner or a tweak program recently?

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


The links are now back in the folder, thanks much. Although I don't know
how or why they became missing.

Thanks again,
James

Hi James,

Are the shortcuts for various admin tools present in the following folder?

"C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools"

If the shortcuts are missing, you can download them from here:

http://www.winhelponline.com/fixes/vista_ultimate_admintools.zip

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


When I double click Administrative Tools either from the control panel or
the start menu it brings up explorer and the folder is empty. How can I
get to these settings and tools??

Thanks,
James
 
Actually I did. I have TweakVI installed. 3 cleaners I've tried over
the past week or so - One Click Cleanup, CClean, and Ace Utilities.
I can't imagine a 3rd party cleaner thinking the shortcuts in the
Administrative Tools folder are broken shortcuts, junk or unneeded files.
I'll start paying a little more attention to what these programs are
removing.

James

Thanks for the feedback, James. Did you run a third-party cleaner or a tweak
program recently?

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


The links are now back in the folder, thanks much. Although I don't know
how or why they became missing.

Thanks again,
James

Hi James,

Are the shortcuts for various admin tools present in the following folder?

"C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools"

If the shortcuts are missing, you can download them from here:

http://www.winhelponline.com/fixes/vista_ultimate_admintools.zip

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


When I double click Administrative Tools either from the control panel or
the start menu it brings up explorer and the folder is empty. How can I
get to these settings and tools??

Thanks,
James
 
Must be caused by one of those cleaner programs, James. This is the 2nd time I'm seeing this issue in the newsgroups.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Actually I did. I have TweakVI installed. 3 cleaners I've tried over
the past week or so - One Click Cleanup, CClean, and Ace Utilities.
I can't imagine a 3rd party cleaner thinking the shortcuts in the
Administrative Tools folder are broken shortcuts, junk or unneeded files.
I'll start paying a little more attention to what these programs are
removing.

James

Thanks for the feedback, James. Did you run a third-party cleaner or a tweak
program recently?

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


The links are now back in the folder, thanks much. Although I don't know
how or why they became missing.

Thanks again,
James

Hi James,

Are the shortcuts for various admin tools present in the following folder?

"C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools"

If the shortcuts are missing, you can download them from here:

http://www.winhelponline.com/fixes/vista_ultimate_admintools.zip

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


When I double click Administrative Tools either from the control panel or
the start menu it brings up explorer and the folder is empty. How can I
get to these settings and tools??

Thanks,
James
 
Odd, they're all nice programs.

Thanks much,
James

Must be caused by one of those cleaner programs, James. This is the 2nd time
I'm seeing this issue in the newsgroups.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Actually I did. I have TweakVI installed. 3 cleaners I've tried over
the past week or so - One Click Cleanup, CClean, and Ace Utilities.
I can't imagine a 3rd party cleaner thinking the shortcuts in the
Administrative Tools folder are broken shortcuts, junk or unneeded files.
I'll start paying a little more attention to what these programs are
removing.

James

Thanks for the feedback, James. Did you run a third-party cleaner or a tweak
program recently?

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


The links are now back in the folder, thanks much. Although I don't know
how or why they became missing.

Thanks again,
James

Hi James,

Are the shortcuts for various admin tools present in the following folder?

"C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools"

If the shortcuts are missing, you can download them from here:

http://www.winhelponline.com/fixes/vista_ultimate_admintools.zip

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


When I double click Administrative Tools either from the control panel or
the start menu it brings up explorer and the folder is empty. How can I
get to these settings and tools??

Thanks,
James
 
Odd, they're all nice programs.
Click to expand...
*NOT* if one is making a basic mistake like this :/
S
Thanks much,
James

Must be caused by one of those cleaner programs, James. This is the 2nd time
I'm seeing this issue in the newsgroups.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Actually I did. I have TweakVI installed. 3 cleaners I've tried over
the past week or so - One Click Cleanup, CClean, and Ace Utilities.
I can't imagine a 3rd party cleaner thinking the shortcuts in the
Administrative Tools folder are broken shortcuts, junk or unneeded files.
I'll start paying a little more attention to what these programs are
removing.

James

Thanks for the feedback, James. Did you run a third-party cleaner or a tweak
program recently?

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


The links are now back in the folder, thanks much. Although I don't know
how or why they became missing.

Thanks again,
James

Hi James,

Are the shortcuts for various admin tools present in the following folder?

"C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools"

If the shortcuts are missing, you can download them from here:

http://www.winhelponline.com/fixes/vista_ultimate_admintools.zip
Click to expand...
 
Hi James,

If the shortcuts are missing, you can download them from here:

http://www.winhelponline.com/fixes/vista_ultimate_admintools.zip

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

Hi, Ramesh
Many of these Vista shortcuts work equally well on WXP. The following ones
do not: work on my WxpProSP2 stytem. I assume some or all of them are
available through a different shortcut or perhaps require a download from
Microsoft. Can you help?
I successfully changed the system configuration shortcut to point to
C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries\msconfig.exe

1) iSCSI Initiator - %SystemRoot%\system32\iscsicpl.exe
2) Memory Diagnostics Tool - %SystemRoot%\system32\MdSched.exe
3) Print Management - %systemroot%\system32\printmanagement.msc
4) Task Scheduler - %SystemRoot%\system32\taskschd.msc /s
5) Windows Firewall with Advanced Security - %SystemRoot%\system32\WF.msc
 
Just being nice.

Steve Urbach said:
Odd, they're all nice programs.
Click to expand...
*NOT* if one is making a basic mistake like this :/
S
Thanks much,
James

Must be caused by one of those cleaner programs, James. This is the 2nd
time
I'm seeing this issue in the newsgroups.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Actually I did. I have TweakVI installed. 3 cleaners I've tried over
the past week or so - One Click Cleanup, CClean, and Ace Utilities.
I can't imagine a 3rd party cleaner thinking the shortcuts in the
Administrative Tools folder are broken shortcuts, junk or unneeded files.
I'll start paying a little more attention to what these programs are
removing.

James

Thanks for the feedback, James. Did you run a third-party cleaner or a
tweak
program recently?

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


The links are now back in the folder, thanks much. Although I don't know
how or why they became missing.

Thanks again,
James

Hi James,

Are the shortcuts for various admin tools present in the following folder?

"C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative
Tools"

If the shortcuts are missing, you can download them from here:

http://www.winhelponline.com/fixes/vista_ultimate_admintools.zip
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Paul,

None of the 5 MMC consoles exist in Windows XP.

1) iSCSI Initiator - %SystemRoot%\system32\iscsicpl.exe
2) Memory Diagnostics Tool - %SystemRoot%\system32\MdSched.exe
3) Print Management - %systemroot%\system32\printmanagement.msc
4) Task Scheduler - %SystemRoot%\system32\taskschd.msc /s
5) Windows Firewall with Advanced Security - %SystemRoot%\system32\WF.msc

You can create a shortcut for:

#3 "control.exe printers" (Printers folder)
#4 "control.exe schedtasks" (Task Scheduler)
#5 "control.exe firewall.cpl" (Windows Firewall)

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com



Hi James,

If the shortcuts are missing, you can download them from here:

http://www.winhelponline.com/fixes/vista_ultimate_admintools.zip

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

Hi, Ramesh
Many of these Vista shortcuts work equally well on WXP. The following ones
do not: work on my WxpProSP2 stytem. I assume some or all of them are
available through a different shortcut or perhaps require a download from
Microsoft. Can you help?
I successfully changed the system configuration shortcut to point to
C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries\msconfig.exe

1) iSCSI Initiator - %SystemRoot%\system32\iscsicpl.exe
2) Memory Diagnostics Tool - %SystemRoot%\system32\MdSched.exe
3) Print Management - %systemroot%\system32\printmanagement.msc
4) Task Scheduler - %SystemRoot%\system32\taskschd.msc /s
5) Windows Firewall with Advanced Security - %SystemRoot%\system32\WF.msc
 
Thank you.
-Paul Randall

Paul,

None of the 5 MMC consoles exist in Windows XP.

1) iSCSI Initiator - %SystemRoot%\system32\iscsicpl.exe
2) Memory Diagnostics Tool - %SystemRoot%\system32\MdSched.exe
3) Print Management - %systemroot%\system32\printmanagement.msc
4) Task Scheduler - %SystemRoot%\system32\taskschd.msc /s
5) Windows Firewall with Advanced Security - %SystemRoot%\system32\WF.msc

You can create a shortcut for:

#3 "control.exe printers" (Printers folder)
#4 "control.exe schedtasks" (Task Scheduler)
#5 "control.exe firewall.cpl" (Windows Firewall)

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com



Hi James,

If the shortcuts are missing, you can download them from here:

http://www.winhelponline.com/fixes/vista_ultimate_admintools.zip

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

Hi, Ramesh
Many of these Vista shortcuts work equally well on WXP. The following ones
do not: work on my WxpProSP2 stytem. I assume some or all of them are
available through a different shortcut or perhaps require a download from
Microsoft. Can you help?
I successfully changed the system configuration shortcut to point to
C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries\msconfig.exe

1) iSCSI Initiator - %SystemRoot%\system32\iscsicpl.exe
2) Memory Diagnostics Tool - %SystemRoot%\system32\MdSched.exe
3) Print Management - %systemroot%\system32\printmanagement.msc
4) Task Scheduler - %SystemRoot%\system32\taskschd.msc /s
5) Windows Firewall with Advanced Security - %SystemRoot%\system32\WF.msc
 
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