Programs (Empty)

[zll-lost]

Yesterday our virus scanner program detected a spyware, quarantined it, and
subsequently deleted the infected file. Now at the Start Bar in Windows XP
Home,
Programs shows (Empty) and all of the program selection icons to the right
of the start bar disappeared. The programs are still on the computer, just
not shown at Start>Programs. How do I get these back?

 

[Shenan Stanley]

zll-lost wrote:
> Yesterday our virus scanner program detected a spyware, quarantined
> it, and subsequently deleted the infected file. Now at the Start
> Bar in Windows XP Home,
> Programs shows (Empty) and all of the program selection icons to
> the right of the start bar disappeared. The programs are still on
> the computer, just not shown at Start>Programs. How do I get these
> back?

What virus scanner?

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[TaurArian [MS-MVP]]

Start Menu - 'All Programs' is empty or nothing happens when you click the menu:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/allprograms.htm

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"zll-lost" <zlllost@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:56BFA010-E0FA-458B-96D2-8091A29E54E5@microsoft.com...
| Yesterday our virus scanner program detected a spyware, quarantined it, and
| subsequently deleted the infected file. Now at the Start Bar in Windows XP
| Home,
| Programs shows (Empty) and all of the program selection icons to the right
| of the start bar disappeared. The programs are still on the computer, just
| not shown at Start>Programs. How do I get these back?