Solved Office 2010 Update Created New Start Folder!

[GEWB]

I installed Office 2010 Pro Plus (on my Win 7 box) and renamed the Start Menu entry as Microsoft Office 2010. That sub menu has eleven program entries an some additional sub folders.

Today I installed numerous Office 2010 updates. After they installed, there is a NEW Start Menu entry of Microsoft Office with three programs.

Both sets of entries start the same application (as I had customized) but the quesiton is: why did the update create these new Start Menu entries? Will it "hurt" anything to just delete them?

Regards,
GEWB

 

[Bill2]

Start menu entries are just shortcuts, you can remove what you dont want.

 

[Capt.Jack Sparrow]

Hi there,

What are those 3 programs ? As Bill told those are just shortcuts. But it would to be nice to know what those programs are.

 

[GEWB]

Hi there,

What are those 3 programs ? As Bill told those are just shortcuts. But it would to be nice to know what those programs are.

Added new Office folder with Excel, Power Point and Word.

Regards,
GEWB

 

[GEWB]

Start menu entries are just shortcuts, you can remove what you dont want.

Thanks for your reply. I know they are shortcuts - investigation shows the same program but different created/ modified times from my "normal" folder shortcuts.

I'll just delete the unwelcomed mistake caused by the updates.

Regards,
GEWB