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Acronis TI 2011 Recovery Issue - Shortcuts missing

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I just got through using Recovery for the first time following my computer crash. Programs are in the program directory. However, shortcuts do not show up on my desktop. Also when I click Start>Programs and then select the application I want to launch it says where the shortcut should be. I can however, go into the programs directory and launch applications. Does anyone know what happened during the recovery that caused the shortcuts not to display? How do I get the shortcuts do display? Operating system is Windows XP.

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1 This issue occurs if the value of the Common Start Menu registry entry is inaccessible or if the value is not valid. In this case, Windows XP cannot initialize the program shell.
There is a hotfix available to fix this problem from http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941248

2 You have had a Trojan that has moved the files to windows temp locations and hidden. They are likely to have been moved to C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Local Settings\Temp.

These will be there unless you have removed temp files / folders

Download and run Unhide from http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/unhide/

There might be three numbered folders inside C:\Documents and Settings\Your User Name\Local Settings\Temp\smtmp folder. The folders will be numbered 1, 2 and 4.

Inside the 1 folder is a folder named “Programs.” This folder should be copied / pasted to (using XP) to C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu, which will already have a folder named Programs but it is safe to overwrite it since Windows will replace the subfolders without creating duplicates.

Inside the 2 folder are the quick launch items specific for the user. Select ALL of these shortcuts and copy / paste to (using XP) C:\Documents and Settings\Your User Name\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch.

Inside the 4 folder are the desktop items that should be copied to C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop.