dash does not contain "system"

I recently upgraded my lsptop to Ubuntu 12.4 . Mostly in order to create a bootable memory stick
for my sick workstation. (Sent in several questions, not resolved yet).

In a recent response I was told: go to dash -> system -> administration ->startup disk creator.

My dash does not have a "system" button.
It has "System Settings" , System Monitor" , "System Testing" , but no "System".
And none of these has "Administration".
when I type in "System" I get the above, and more, but no system.

I have more problems than this. They have to wait.
One is irritating, though: I I have anything open in a workspace and then open dash, the two are
superimposed and both unreadable. At this point this is secondary.

Help me with "System" etc. Many Thanks. Teun Ott.

Teunis J. Ott
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