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    Unpinning from Start Menu

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by silasy, Jan 2, 2009.

  1. silasy

    silasy Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm runnning Vista Home Premium.. and i changed the theme to a visual style.. and i can't seem to unpin items from the start menu.. i've reverted back to the original aero theme, but can't seem to unpin them either (right clicking on the shortcut).. anybody knows how? thanks
     
    silasy, Jan 2, 2009
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    Unpin them...as to unpin them to a shortcut on the desktop or what?
     
    McGrady, Jan 2, 2009
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  3. Matt

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    He means the shortcuts pinned in his Vista start menu.
     
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    Yeah I can't tell if he wants to move the order around or unpin them so that he can put them on his desktop or what.
     
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    Ah. I think he wants to unpin them.

    To OP: Google might help.
     
    Matt, Jan 2, 2009
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  6. silasy

    silasy Notebook Enthusiast

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    what happened was, i had shortcuts on my desktop, and at the time, i also pinned them onto my vista start menu.. but now i want to remove (unpin) it from the vista start menu (the part above the recently used programs list)

    i hope that clarifies.
     
    silasy, Jan 2, 2009
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    McGrady Notebook Virtuoso

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    Can you drag it off?
    That just makes a shortcut though and leaves it there.

    EDIT: Yeah I didn't know that was what it was called. lol.
     
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  8. Matt

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    That would duplicate the shortcut to where you drag it.
     
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    Do you get anything in the context menu? Or is it locked up.
     
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    C'mon people - this ain't rocket science. I should know as I use to work with them. People around here are much smarter (or so I thought).

    Your default settings for the Start Menu are to add anything you open or add to it. To get rid of the items on the Start Menu:

    1. Right click on the Taskbar
    2. Select "Properties"
    3. Click on "Start Menu"
    4. Both Privacy checkboxes are probably checked. Uncheck both of them.
    5. Click on the "Apply" button.

    When you open your Start Menu. all previous menu items will be gone except for the permanent items. If you want to remove those, go back through the above steps, except after Step 3 do this:

    4. Click on the "Customize" Button.
    5. At the bottom of the Customize window are the default options for Start Menu Programs (Show on Start Menu). Unchecking those boxes and clicking on the Apply button will remove those as well.
     
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  11. silasy

    silasy Notebook Enthusiast

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    that's not what i'm talking about.. i'm talking about the permanent programs on the start menu.. before i was able to unpin them just from right clicking them and clikign unpin from start menu.. but for some reason, i'm unable to do that anymore.. no pop up menu comes up when i right click.. nothing comes up..
     
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  12. McGrady

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    Try going to the Windows Classic theme and doing it. If that doesn't work, I'm guessing you patched something wrong.
     
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    silasy Notebook Enthusiast

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    WOW.. just found the solution.. and it was a simpler than it was.. found it through a lot of googling..

    somehow the option enable dragging and dropping was disabled.. and who knew this affected it.. how dumb of me.

    thanks everyone
     
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  14. Matt

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    Lol... I bet you feel like such a rocket scientist now. :D

    See post #5, please. ;)
     
    Matt, Jan 2, 2009
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