Start Menu Troubles. Thread last updated on 2006-05-16 18:29:15

Posted by member 325733 on 2006-05-16 15:34:43

I've installed Litestep and have been doing quite well customing by editing the .rc files...but I've hit a problem.

As the picture below shows, every start menu item shortcut is displaying twice. This does not happen when explorer is the shell. The problem is present in all themes.

http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/8543/litestep018ib.gif

I've tried moving the shortcuts from the All Users start menu to my Profile start menu (which is empty), but that hasn't worked.

Info:
Win XP Pro SP2
Litestep Omar 3.0.2
Default Austere theme

Thanks.

Posted by member 212670 on 2006-05-16 16:00:19 link

In your litestep\personal\popup.rc file, look for something similar to this:
*Popup "programs" !DynamicFolder:"$Programs$|$CommonPrograms$"

My guess is it's been changed from that, to something like this, which would create all the double entries:
*Popup "programs" !DynamicFolder:"$Programs$|$Programs$"

If you've removed all the entries from your "all users" area, you can just change that to:
*Popup "programs" !DynamicFolder:"$Programs$"

...since you aren't using the "all users" entries. But you'd have to keep an eye on newly installed programs that don't give you a choice, and put their shortcuts there.

Best solution is probably just to make sure it's like the original. :P

Posted by member 325733 on 2006-05-16 18:29:15 link

The entry in question was exactly as it should be, but I tried changing it to the third bit of code and the problem was solved.

It was also the springboard to redesigning the popup to something I like better, thanks alot :)