Hi guy's,
It took Microsoft several weeks to concoct an answer.
This is it; open notepad copy the following:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\Display]
@=hex(2):40,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,\
00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,64,00,\
69,00,73,00,70,00,6c,00,61,00,79,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,2d,00,34,\
00,00,00
"ControlPanelName"="Microsoft.Display"
"ControlPanelPage"="Settings"
"Icon"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,\
00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,64,00,\
69,00,73,00,70,00,6c,00,61,00,79,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,2d,00,31,\
00,00,00
"Position"="Bottom"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\Display\command]
"DelegateExecute"="{06622D85-6856-4460-8DE1-A81921B41C4B}"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\Gadgets]
"MUIVerb"=hex(2):40,00,25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,\
69,00,6c,00,65,00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,\
00,20,00,53,00,69,00,64,00,65,00,62,00,61,00,72,00,5c,00,73,00,69,00,64,00,\
65,00,62,00,61,00,72,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,2c,00,2d,00,31,00,31,00,31,\
00,30,00,30,00,00,00
"Position"="Bottom"
"Icon"="C:\\Program Files\\Windows Sidebar\\sidebar.exe,-100"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\Gadgets\command]
@="C:\\Program Files\\Windows Sidebar\\sidebar.exe /showGadgets"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\Personalize]
@=hex(2):40,00,25,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,72,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,\
00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,74,00,\
68,00,65,00,6d,00,65,00,63,00,70,00,6c,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,2d,\
00,31,00,30,00,00,00
"HideInSafeMode"=""
"ControlPanelName"="Microsoft.Personalization"
"Position"="Bottom"
"Icon"=hex(2):25,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,72,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,\
00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,74,00,\
68,00,65,00,6d,00,65,00,63,00,70,00,6c,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,2d,\
00,31,00,00,00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\Personalize\command]
"DelegateExecute"="{06622D85-6856-4460-8DE1-A81921B41C4B}"
Save it as :"Shell.reg" and merge it.
Works like a dream.
So, if you ever loose parts of the desktop menu (Screenresolution, Gadgets or Personalize) this is the way to restore it.
Greetz.