Can't delete folder from the start menu

Can't delete folder from the start menu I like to keep a tidy start menu on my Windows XP machines. So I was surprised and annoyed when I tried to move root start menu folders for a couple of applications off into designated sub-folders. I'm sure they're not the only ones, but one is Symantec Endpoint Protection and another is the Cisco Systems VPN Client.
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Guest [Entry]

"""Windows Installer dialog pops up and
informs me that it is
installing/configuring the product""

This is just the default behaviour of Windows Installer (Which is by default present in Windows & running in the background 'msiexec.exe'). Whenever it finds that the original files installed using it are modified, it starts up & re-installs the files.
This is a useful feature present to reduce end users' intervention when something goes wrong with the installs.

The workaround is to press ""cancel"" whenever the installer starts up to repair the installation.
Also in my case I just rename the products' installer present in (C:\Windows\Installer) so that the msiexec.exe will not modify the settings again (But its tedious & needs some manual searching for the installer).

So I suggest you go with Molly's suggestion or best leave the two out of place folders."

Guest [Entry]

"I finally figured out a workaround to this. You can run an MSI file disabling this behavior using:

msiexec.exe <path to msi-file> DISABLEADVTSHORTCUTS=1

or

vpnclient_setup.exe DISABLEADVTSHORTCUTS=1

Alternatively it can be set permanently in the MSI file using Microsoft's Orca tool; this needs to be performed on each build update.

I copied the shortcuts prior to uninstalling/reinstalling with corrected MSI parameters - however you can achieve this by manually creating shortcuts to ipsecdialer.exe and SetMTU.exe respectively.

This problem has been bothering me as well for years and I finally sat down to work out a resolution. Hope it helps!"