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The tag 're-register programs' covers issues where Windows updates or system changes cause installed applications to lose their registration, requiring users to re-register them. A common scenario involves a Windows update altering the desktop layout and removing program icons from the Start Menu or All Programs list, as seen with Microsoft Access, Excel, Photoshop, and Adobe Pro after an October 2014 update on Windows Vista. Users may find programs still installed but inaccessible from usual locations. Troubleshooting typically involves restoring shortcuts, repairing installations, or using system restore points to revert the update.
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    Windows Vista October 2014 windows update changed location of programs altered desktop

    The October 15, 2014 Windows update to my 64 _bit Vista home premium changed the desktop, removing folders. It also seemed to have affected installed programs (wanting me to re-register them), or removing them from All Programs. For example microsoft access is installed but the icon was...
    • kathym
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    • desktop issues excel issues microsoft access missing programs photoshop re-register programs software issues user support windows update windows vista
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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