Everything in the start menu has a (2) or (3) nexr to it ?

[Dicehunter]

Did a clean install of windows 7 ultimate 64 bit the other day and noticed something strange when i was adding shortcuts to the start menu, every time i add something it has a (2) next to it, any suggestions/ideas are welcome.

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[Dicehunter]

Nevermind, figured it out.

 

[robinbredin]

What did you do to resolve the matter.

 

[Dicehunter]

Open Windows Explorer, (press the “Alt” key to get the hidden menu), go to “Tools”,”Folder Options”, click the “View” tab.
Select “’Show hidden files, folders, and drives.” under the “Hidden Files and Folders” area.
Right-click on the Application shortcut/icon from the Start Menu, and choose “Properties”.
Click on the “General” tab.
Find the “Location:” field and copy (Ctrl+C) the entire file path to the right of it. It should be something like: ‘C:\Users\<your_name>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\StartMenu’
Click on the “Start”/“Windows” button”. Paste (Ctrl+V) the file path into the “Search programs and files” box at the bottom of the Start menu.
When this folder opens select all the contents (Ctrl+A) and delete it.
Go back to your “Start/All Programs/” menu and choose the Application’s you want to “Pin to Start Menu”.