text: start menu issues? on my windows xp start menu, a few programs are listed that i cnt right click and i've already removed and uninstalled them from my pc, and i also deleted any related files/folders. i can't figure out how to get them off of my start menu. what can i do? you can also try to manage your short cut from explorer: start>run then type explorer and enter. from here navigate to your c drive from where you should see this folder: "d:&#92;documents and settings". within that folder, you will see one folder by user account on your workstation. under each one, there is a folder named: "start menu". look into each one to delete/copy/rename the short cut. maybe some are write protected, then right click on it, select properties, then go to the tab general, and on the bottom, uncheck the read-only check box.