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Originally Posted by clittle
...Then I created the folder: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs and ran Install again. This time I got an option: Repair, Remove or Install. I choose Repair and it's now working!
I don't know why my system didn't have C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs. But I use a program called "Classic Start Menu" which lets me boot into a (classic) start menu and keeps me out of Metro (unless, of course I want to go Metro).
Perhaps Classic Start Menu removes the Programs folder or perhaps Win8 doesn't use one.
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It would seem that your "Classic Start Menu" add in is the basis of your problem.
The folders C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs are created by Win 8 during its installation - if you did not have it then something has deleted it since your original Win 8 installation.
Win 8 has Program Files and Program Files (x86) just like Win 7 does.
My suggestion would be to dump your "Classic Start Menu" add in and get used to working from the Win 8 Start page - it is much faster and easier than the old Windows Globe menu system and will avoid problems such as you are having.