Kids Plus!: Start Menu Loses Hierarchies With Protect It! On (166710)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Plus! for Kids 1.0
This article was previously published under Q166710

MORE INFORMATION

Protect It! organizes each family member's Start Menu based on the set restrictions and stores this information in: 
     C:\Windows\Profiles\<user name>\Start Menu
(where C is the drive letter of your hard disk).

The hierarchical information may, on some configurations, get omitted, and all application shortcuts will appear on the first level of the Start Menu. This can be a problem when the number of applications exceeds the screen size, so some applications cannot be accessed via the Start Menu.

SYMPTOMS

When you use Microsoft Plus! For Kids, Protect It! to set restrictions on family member profiles, the Start Menu may lose hierarchies when the restricted family member logs in.

WORKAROUND

To workaround this issue:
  1. Go to C:\Windows\Start Menu (where C is the drive letter for you hard disk and Windows is your Windows folder).
  2. Drag the contents of the Start Menu folder to the C:\Windows\Profiles\<username> folder.
  3. This will replace the non-hierarchical Start Menu with the default Start Menu, with hierarchies. All active Protect It! restrictions will remain.
You can also workaround this issue by creating customization:
  1. Go to C:\Windows\Profiles\<username>.
  2. Create a Programs folder within the <username> folder, and then drag the appropriate program shortcuts into this folder.
  3. Create any other desired Start Menu customization to re-enable hierarchies. (You must restart Windows for these hierarchical changes to take place.)
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/8/2001
Keywords:kbhowto kbusage KB166710
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