Microsoft KB Archive/285920

= Phone Dialer Is Not Available in the Communications Menu =

Article ID: 285920

Article Last Modified on 1/15/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional

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This article was previously published under Q285920



SUMMARY
This article describes how to run Phone Dialer, which is a program that is included in Windows XP. However, you cannot access this program through the Communications menu, which you locate by clicking Start, All Programs, and then Accessories.



To Run Phone Dialer on Windows XP
To run Phone Dialer, click Start, click Run, type dialer.exe, and then press ENTER.

To Add Phone Dialer to the Communications Menu
 Click Start, click My Computer, and then double-click the partition in which Windows XP is installed. Navigate to the following folder:

Documents and Settings\All Users\Start\Programs\Accessories\Communications

 In the Communications folder, click File, click New, and then click Shortcut to start the Create Shortcut wizard. In the Type the location of the item box, type c:\program files\windows nt\dialer.exe . Click Next. In the Type a name for this shortcut box, type Phone Dialer . Click Finish.</li></ol>

Keywords: kbinfo KB285920

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