How to get the Run icon back in Start Menu for windows XP July 21, 2008
Posted by me2blog in about computer.Tags: get the run icon back
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some viruses make the run icon disappears from the start menu, to make sure that you will not have the chance to remove it, well; there is no need to use anti-virus to do this, it can be done easily in two methods, i will write both of them here to give you the choice to use any 
first method:
1. right click on the start bar, then properties
2. click on the tab start menu then customize
3. open the Advanced tab then make sure that the run command is checked , and welcome the run icon back!
Second method:
1. open the following path, but if you have the windows in another drive rather than ‘C’ then start from there instead of the ‘C’ in our path “C-> windows -> system32 -> gpedit”
2. open user configuration then the sub folder Administrative templates then to the sub folder start menu and taskbar, then from the right from the setting look for “remove run menu from start menu” and double click in its state (it maybe set to not configured or enabled)
3. change the state to be disabled -> ok and we are done !
Thanks – Appreciate the tip! The second method worked like a charm………I’ve been nailed by the ‘Antivirus XP 2008′ virus – been trying to get that cleaned off my machine.
Hi, I have the ‘disabled by admin.” problem also but it has disabled both regedit and the run functions. I’m on WIN XP, home edition, service pack 3. My task bar was ‘disabled’ but I found a fix online for that. This problem started after I uninstalled a internet filter by the name of ‘Parental Control”. Maybe it didn’t completly uninstall though I can find no remnants of it yet.
Suggestions?
well… u ‘ve no run icon in the start, no regedit and no task manager
I had the same problem by a virus few months ago… and the three of ‘em were fixed in the way I write in my blog
actually I made these post after my problems were fixed …
so u can check:
How to get the Run icon back in Start Menu for windows XP
Registry Editing Has Been Disabled By Your Administrator
Task Manager has been disabled by your administrator
u think that all these problems occurred after u uninstall a program, i dunno it might be…
so what u need to do “after” get back ur run,task manager and regedit
is to try to uninstall the rest of the program manually …
if u don’t know how… this is the method:
run -> regedit -> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> sotware
then u will find all the sotwares in ur pc… they r sorted alphabitically, so enter the first name of the program
and check for a folder with the program name,,, sometimes if u uninstall a program from control panel or its uninstall option,,, some folders will remain there
If u still think that u still ‘ve some parts of the program go to the run ->gpedit and check all the folders (but hopefully u won’t need this step)
I hope all will be good,,, plz write me again if that work to let me use the same advice for others
if not (hopfully this won’t be the case) write me too ,, to let me try again in this problem …..
Regards,
Noor
thx, but neither method will work, I had tried them earlier today with no success. It’s locked up tight it seems. Can’t access run to edit register and can’t access registry edit to turn run on. If anyone else has suggestion besides restore, reformat hd, or run av software then I’d love to hear it. BTW, I found another forum where the user has the exact same problem with the filter that I downloaded, Parental Contro so I’ll be checking that out as well. Thx.
hey..thanks for the tips..
but i got another prob..
i can’t right click at start!!
i’ve scan my computer..
there’s no virus..
what to do?
thanks for the solution….
thanks once again….
Thanks for share this very helpfull information. I know that any people appreciated.
Thanks A Lot!!
with the win “antivirus” XP 2008 (I hope these guys burn in hell) it helps if you can make a new admin account and then do the other mentioned in the forums.
Another way to get you RUN icon back up is to switch between the old start menu and the new. Follow the steps above, when you see the choice between the old and new start up menu chose old and apply. The run icon will appear.
Now do the same again, and switch to the new menu. The run icon will now be there.