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The uninstaller is EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE in 64-bit Windows. It completely deletes all Start Menu items associated with the User Account where YAMB was installed.
Path: C:Users\AppDataRoamingMicrosoftWindowsStart Menu
(substitute the account name for in the string)
This is a major deal, because it is very hard to restore the Start Menu unless you happen to back up your user account regularly (which is hard because it is so large).
There is an easier manual solution. Manually copy the start menu folders from the above location and the start menu for "all users" at the following location:
C:ProgramDataMicrosoftWindowsStart Menu
Be sure to distinguish between the two identically named Start Menu folders -- I suggest keeping them in separate backup folders called "Start Menu - " and "Start Menu - All Users".
These folders are small (usually < 1MB) but they will take a few minutes to install because each shortcut .lnk file requires an update of the registry so that the combined Start Menu on the Windows desktop can be built.
Even if the backups are not completely up to date, merging them with the existing Start Menu folders should cause no difficulties. You can choose to replace same-name files or not, on an individual case by case basis, if it makes you feel more comfortable. Any non-functional shortcuts can simply be deleted manually from the start menu folders. Some system cleaner software will do it for you.
Just remember that the time spent doing this backup and performing any reinstallation is nothing compared to the pain of relocating all those .lnk files scattered throughout the Program Files folders.
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