Bug 191947 - no kde entry in the MS Windows start menu
Summary: no kde entry in the MS Windows start menu
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: kde-windows
Classification: Miscellaneous
Component: installer (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: KDE-Windows
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Reported: 2009-05-07 20:51 UTC by Unknown
Modified: 2009-12-27 00:28 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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Description Unknown 2009-05-07 20:51:10 UTC 
Version:            (using KDE 4.2.2)
OS:                MS Windows
Installed from:    MS Windows

Sorry for my English :

I tried to install KDE 4.2.2 on Windows XP. Install went fine but there's no kde entry in the start menu, (I precise apps start if manually launched from the bin folder).

I have same problem with older version (4.1 and 4.0).
	
Is there a service (in KDE Bin folder) to rebuild The KDE entry in Windows start menu ???

(I precise, I have done extensive research on the web before submitting my request on the KDE Bugzilla).
Comment 1 Ralf Habacker 2009-05-19 07:51:10 UTC 
The service is named kwinstartmenu
Comment 2 leighman 2009-12-11 15:12:38 UTC 
I also have this problem with 4.3.4, latest installer.
Shortcuts seem to have been added correctly either by playing about with System Settings -> Platform or by disabling UAC.
Vista SP2, 32 bit
Comment 3 leighman 2009-12-11 15:13:40 UTC 
And then re-running kwinstartmenu
Comment 4 Ahmed Helal 2009-12-20 14:54:30 UTC 
Running the installation as administrator ( Right click run as admin )
Solves the problem.

Suggested Fix: Add a few lines to the installer, so that it grants itself admin rights at first ( show the UAC dialog to the user [yes or no] ).
Comment 5 Carlo Segato 2009-12-27 00:28:52 UTC 
this is fixed in revision 1063658 the start menu entries are added to the user start menu instead of the global one