Administrative tools on Start Menu root

I was searching the registry to help someone in the forum, when I found that you can have an Administrative Tools menu on the start menu root!





Did it ever exist in Vista?

Anyways, here's the reg entry:

1. Open Regedit

2. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced

3. Change DWORD Value Start_AdminToolsRoot from 0 to 1

4. Log off and on to see changes

Hello limneos.


Good find; though it's in both Vista and Windows 7.......Sorry!

One day I may learn to use the registry as you do; I keep working on it.




Later :) Ted

damn I'm such a noob!

I thought I was on to something here

Good to know , though.

Yup, found it too later....I did check at first to see if it was there, but I missed it, so I thought it was a secret revealed.

limneos said:

damn I'm such a noob!

I thought I was on to something here

Good to know , though.

You a noob; I don't think so, I should be such a noob!...:)







Later Ted

No I doubt that too...

btw, speaking of noobity , how do these labels under our names change?

I mean the "SevenPro" etc, cause I have made more posts here and got more rep than in Vista forums , but I still remain "skilled" here, but I'm "power user" in Vistax64 forums...

I want me purple here too !

Hello limneos.


Unless someone is advanced (promoted) by z3r010, these are the guide lines.


Forum Rules - Vista Forums - Only with Seven in place of Vista.












Later Ted

Thanks! That ranking system I was looking for!

Also was in XP too...