Folders Missing from Start menu

[romlinsys]

I need some help.. Been racking my brain for hours trying to figure this out..

We have a Windows 2003 Domain and just got some new Windows 7 professional machines..

The problem I am having is that the Accessories, Startup, and maybe other folders are missing from the start menu..

If I login as the Domain admin I get them.. The user is setup as a local machine admin, but they are missing..

We are not blocking anything in Group policy on the domain that I can see.. I have looked numerous times..

Also tried following other suggestions found on the net, but everyone keeps pointing to the folder being hidden..

This is not the case..

Is there a domain level policy that controls this??

I haven't found it if there is..

Any help will be greatly appreciated seeing I have 15 new PC's that need to be configured..


Thanks in advance..

 

[lunarlander]

Are the folders here: C:\Users\<yourAccount>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs ? If the folders are there, then it should show up in the start menu.

I think when you create a new user, the settings are copied from "C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu"

 

[romlinsys]

Yes the folders are there, but they don't show up unless logged in as domain admin

 

[lunarlander]

Check the permissions. It should have full permissions for SYSTEM and <UserAccountName>

 

[romlinsys]

Check the permissions. It should have full permissions for SYSTEM and <UserAccountName>

I just checked and they have full control set for System, Domain User, and local admininstrator..

Thanks for the suggestions..

Keep them coming..LOL

 

[lunarlander]

Then it seems to be missing out the limited users. Add the <UserName> into the security permissions list. And give it read permissions.

 

[romlinsys]

The user is already on the list with full control..

I tried adding the DomainUser group to the list with full control and it still does not show up..

I am stumped with this one..

Thanks for the suggestions..

 

[romlinsys]

Also I just looked at the Group policy editor on the server again and all the options for the Start menu/Task Bar under Administrative Templates are set to Not Configured...

Even the Windows update options are set to not configured, but I cannot run Windows update on any Win 7 machine if logged into the Domain..


Thanks