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cannot right click start menu
Posted by CC on January 12th, 2006


When I open the start menu then right click on the program list nothing
happens.
winxp home sp2

but right click works on all other programs and icons , buttons


Posted by Galen on January 12th, 2006


In news:Rfwxf.460114$zb5.148794@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net,
CC <hippiechick13-nospam@worldnet.att.net> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> When I open the start menu then right click on the program list
> nothing happens.
> winxp home sp2
>
> but right click works on all other programs and icons , buttons


If you disable drag and drop on the start menu then you also disable right
clicking on the start menu. Right click on the start button itself, select
properties, and then customize and enable drag and drop again.

--
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/
http://kgiii.info/

"We approached the case, you remember, with an absolutely blank mind,
which is always an advantage. We had formed no theories. We were simply
there to observe and to draw inferences from our observations." -
Sherlock Holmes


Posted by CC on January 12th, 2006


Well BooYahh to Galen.
That did it. Are you aware of a virus/trojan that would change that?


"Galen" <galennews@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> In news:Rfwxf.460114$zb5.148794@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net,
> CC <hippiechick13-nospam@worldnet.att.net> had this to say:
>
> My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
>
>> When I open the start menu then right click on the program list
>> nothing happens.
>> winxp home sp2
>>
>> but right click works on all other programs and icons , buttons

>
> If you disable drag and drop on the start menu then you also disable right
> clicking on the start menu. Right click on the start button itself, select
> properties, and then customize and enable drag and drop again.
>
> --
> Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
> http://dts-l.org/
> http://kgiii.info/
>
> "We approached the case, you remember, with an absolutely blank mind,
> which is always an advantage. We had formed no theories. We were simply
> there to observe and to draw inferences from our observations." -
> Sherlock Holmes
>



Posted by Galen on January 13th, 2006


In news:5bxxf.250499$qk4.128464@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net,
CC <hippiechick13-nospam@worldnet.att.net> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> Well BooYahh to Galen.
> That did it. Are you aware of a virus/trojan that would change that?
>
>
> "Galen" <galennews@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OqRhgQ6FGHA.740@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> In news:Rfwxf.460114$zb5.148794@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net,
>> CC <hippiechick13-nospam@worldnet.att.net> had this to say:
>>
>> My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
>>
>>> When I open the start menu then right click on the program list
>>> nothing happens.
>>> winxp home sp2
>>>
>>> but right click works on all other programs and icons , buttons

>>
>> If you disable drag and drop on the start menu then you also disable
>> right clicking on the start menu. Right click on the start button
>> itself, select properties, and then customize and enable drag and
>> drop again. --
>> Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
>> http://dts-l.org/
>> http://kgiii.info/
>>


Nope. If you're interested in malware scanning see here:

Malware Cleaners and Repair:
http://kgiii.info/windows/all/general/malwarefix.html

It's generally caused by fingers and mice going directions people didn't
intend for them to go or went without thinking. Small fingers, belonging to
children, are often the cause for such system changes. A malware scan
couldn't hurt, the above link will guide you through that.

--
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/
http://kgiii.info/

"We approached the case, you remember, with an absolutely blank mind,
which is always an advantage. We had formed no theories. We were simply
there to observe and to draw inferences from our observations." -
Sherlock Holmes



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