Thread: Windows XP, start > all programs does not show all programs

Have you tried clicking the expand downwards button (two down arrows) at the bottom of the menu? Menu should expand to show all your programs... no?

The problem could be related to the user profile you are logging on under.

Try adding a new user through control panel and logging on as that user. This generates a new profile based on the windows default. If this fixes the problem you can copy over the shortcuts from your old profile although some apps like email will need to be re set up.

Pat.

type GPedit.msc at the run box.
Click User Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Start Menu and Bar >> Turn off personalised Menus.

Are you sure that All Programs doesn't just show the programs that are on everyone's start menu, rather than every single program installed? i.e. user 1 will have programs in his start menu that might not be in "all programs"

check some hidden icons... I believe there are functionality like that or may be called inactive icons.

I couldn't say that it is really a virus on your computer system but there must be something wrong with it. can u view all your installed programs in the add/remove programs? on my experience whenever I installed any software on my pc, it really showed on the all programs on the start menu. unless,it is hidden. I've already tried hiding the program on the start menu. Well, it is shown on the local disk of your pc under the program files folder.