Lost MS Word Start Menu Icon

[jeh44]

I'm Running XP Pro on a Dell Dimension XPS Generation 3 computer. Had it about 3 weeks.

Wife dragged the word icon from the start menu onto her user preferred desktop and the Icon is now missing from my start menu and hers.

Does anyone know how to add menu items back to the menu....I've been all over the start menu options and haven't found a way yet.

Thanks for any help you can provide.

[Jazz]

Open Windows Explorer and navigate to C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10.

Right click Winword.exe and drag it to the Start icon. When the Start icon menu populates, drag it to where you want it to go and let go.

Then click Create Shortcuts Here. From the list, you can then put it in alphabetical order by right clicking and selecting Sort by Name if you wish...

[jeh44]

Thanks so much for the information. I could have sworn I did that once, but apparently missed a step somewhere. Thanks again.
Jim

[Jazz]

You're welcome............