Start Menu Missing Items
Category: Quickies
"All of a sudden, the Run and Search options are missing from the Windows XP Start Menu. What caused this, and how can I get them back?"
What caused it? Probably evil gnomes... or an errant cosmic ray. Here's one way to fix it:
- Right-click on the Start button
- Click on Properties
- Select the Start Menu tab
- Press the Customize button
- Select the Advanced tab
- Scroll down through the Start menu items list
- Check the box next to Search and/or Run
- Press OK twice