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Administrative Tools Show or Hide on the Start Menu

Depending on your Windows XP expertise, you may wish to have easy access to the Administrative Tools to perform tasks such as:‐

Starting and stopping services

Viewing event logs

Modifying database ODBC connections

Monitoring computer performance

Advanced users may need these tools, however, beginners may wish to stay away from them to help prevent accidentally changing key system settings, seriously I recommend that you do until you are more proficient.

You can configure the Start Menu to show or hide a shortcut to these tools, as desired.

Right‐click on an empty area of the taskbar, choosing ʺPropertiesʺ.

When the ʺTaskbar and Start Menu Propertiesʺ multi‐tabbed dialog box appears, click the ʺStart Menuʺ tab.

Click ʺCustomizeʺ next to ʺStart Menuʺ.

When the ʺCustomize Start Menuʺ dialog box appears, click the ʺAdvancedʺ tab.

Underneath ʺStart menu itemsʺ, scroll down to ʺSystem Administrative Toolsʺ.

Choose one of the options as desired:‐

Display on the All Programs menu

Display on the All Programs menu and the Start menu

Donʹt display this item

Click ʺOKʺ on the dialog boxes to close them.