<tim.england@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Help.
>
> I cleaned up some shortcuts and folders in Start Menu/All Programs. I
> saw something called Programs that I didn't see before (and it was
> empty), so I deleted that, too. I then emptied the Recycle Bin.
>
> To my shock, I realized that the Programs folder was a shortcut to c:/
> ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start/Programs, so now I have lost all
> the standard Windows shortcuts that I need -- like Accessories,
> Windows SUA, and Administrative Tools (!).
>
> I had done a full backup, but C:/ProgramData was not in the list of
> things that gets backed up.
>
> I do not have a Vista install CD, since I purchased the Vista Upgrade
> online, and downloaded it.
>
> How in god's name can I recover these important links?
>
> Desperate...
>'System Restore?
Try that.