Newly installed programs not highlighted on the Start menu

[Guest Steven Tan]

Im using Windows XP SP3.After reformat the HD recently,those newly installed

programs are not highlighted and prompted on the Start>All programs menu.I

have tried to customize the start menu by checking "highlight newly installed

programs"button under advance tag but it does not function at all. please

assist.Thank you.

 

Regards,

Steven Tan

[Guest Rey Santos]

RE: Newly installed programs not highlighted on the Start menu

 

Right click the Start button > Properties, on the Start Menu tab click the

Customize... button. On the Customize Start Menu box click on the Advanced

tab. Under Start menu settings click the box to check it before "Highlight

newly installed programs"

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Rey

 

 

"Steven Tan" wrote:

> Im using Windows XP SP3.After reformat the HD recently,those newly installed

> programs are not highlighted and prompted on the Start>All programs menu.I

> have tried to customize the start menu by checking "highlight newly installed

> programs"button under advance tag but it does not function at all. please

> assist.Thank you.

>

> Regards,

> Steven Tan

[Guest Alan]

Re: Newly installed programs not highlighted on the Start menu

 

Uhhh....Rey,

 

I think that the OP has ALREADY tried that, as he said in his post which you

quoted.

 

Alan

 

"Rey Santos" <ReySantos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:C3B80D91-D309-4B83-B5A4-67A71317113E@microsoft.com...

> Right click the Start button > Properties, on the Start Menu tab click the

> Customize... button. On the Customize Start Menu box click on the Advanced

> tab. Under Start menu settings click the box to check it before "Highlight

> newly installed programs"

> --

> Rey

>

>

> "Steven Tan" wrote:

>

>> Im using Windows XP SP3.After reformat the HD recently,those newly

>> installed

>> programs are not highlighted and prompted on the Start>All programs

>> menu.I

>> have tried to customize the start menu by checking "highlight newly

>> installed

>> programs"button under advance tag but it does not function at all. please

>> assist.Thank you.

>>

>> Regards,

>> Steven Tan

[Guest Steven Tan]

RE: Newly installed programs not highlighted on the Start menu

 

As Alan mentioned,I have already try the method and it doesn't work. Any

other ways,please assist.

 

"Rey Santos" wrote:

> Right click the Start button > Properties, on the Start Menu tab click the

> Customize... button. On the Customize Start Menu box click on the Advanced

> tab. Under Start menu settings click the box to check it before "Highlight

> newly installed programs"

> --

> Rey

>

>

> "Steven Tan" wrote:

>

> > Im using Windows XP SP3.After reformat the HD recently,those newly installed

> > programs are not highlighted and prompted on the Start>All programs menu.I

> > have tried to customize the start menu by checking "highlight newly installed

> > programs"button under advance tag but it does not function at all. please

> > assist.Thank you.

> >

> > Regards,

> > Steven Tan

[Guest Kelly]

Re: Newly installed programs not highlighted on the Start menu

 

Hi,

 

See if line 405 helps: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

 

 

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"Steven Tan" <stevenlin_99@hotmail.com.sg> wrote in message

news:E9B9145B-7DF4-405A-A118-FDF4A5FFFA1A@microsoft.com...

> Im using Windows XP SP3.After reformat the HD recently,those newly

> installed

> programs are not highlighted and prompted on the Start>All programs menu.I

> have tried to customize the start menu by checking "highlight newly

> installed

> programs"button under advance tag but it does not function at all. please

> assist.Thank you.

>

> Regards,

> Steven Tan