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Subject: How to add and remove shortcuts from the Windows 98 start menu?
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Tech Article Number: WBTA12000519

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  1. Click on Start, Settings, and then Taskbar & Start Menu.
  2. Click on the tab labeled Start Menu Programs

To Add a Shortcut

  1. To add a shortcut click on Add.
  2. Click on Browse and find the folder that the program is located in and then click once on the executable (.EXE) file for it. Click on open.
  3. Click on Next.
  4. Select the folder you wish to put the shortcut in or click on create new folder if you wish to create a new one. If you click on Create New Folder then an empty square with a blinking cursor will appear, type in the name of the folder and hit enter.
  5. Select a name for the shortcut and then click on finish.

To Delete a Shortcut

  1. To delete a shortcut click on Remove.
  2. Locate the shortcut and click once on it to highlight it.
  3. Click on Remove, it will ask you to confirm the deletion, click on Yes.

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