do a "new and reset"
they should then be showing up as fly-outs from the door/window tool (can't remember which shows by default).
if they don't show, my guess is something isn't installed correctly and you'll have to do a clean install of archiCAD.
for what it's worth, i'm with john - i don't think that you're missing much: they are quite temperamental, and require a lot of fiddling to get right. be careful after making changes to them too - they often break back into two windows if a parameter is slightly arwy!
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