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XP Pro start menu - cannot open icons/folders from the start menu

 
 
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      25th Sep 2004
I cannot use thet start menu. I can open it, but when I click on most icons
(my computer, control panel, etc) nothing happens. any suggestions are
appreciated!

Chad
 
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      26th Sep 2004
Chad,

Follow the ShellExView part here:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/slowrightclick.htm
Ignore the title.

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I cannot use thet start menu. I can open it, but when I click on most icons
(my computer, control panel, etc) nothing happens. any suggestions are
appreciated!

Chad


 
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      5th Nov 2004
Hello Chad and Ramesh.

Thank you both very much for (1) addressing this problem and (2) providing
an effective solution to it!

I too had the same problem where I would go to the "Start Menu" and click on
the 'Start" button with my mouse, then highlight the "Documents" or
"Settings" menu items, and when I tried to open up any of the sub-menu items
in both of those categories, the following would NOT work or open up: "My
Documents", "My Pictures", "Control Panel", "Network Connections", and
"Printers and Faxes". Only the "Taskbar and Start Menu" item worked.

Then I took Ramesh's excellent advice and downloaded "ShellExView". I ran
the program, followed his instructions, and now everything works! Thanks
again.

Sincerely,

Eugene Markow

"Ramesh [MVP]" wrote:

> Chad,
>
> Follow the ShellExView part here:
> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/slowrightclick.htm
> Ignore the title.
>
> --
> Ramesh, MS-MVP XP Shell/UI
> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
>
>
> "chad" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:EC451F1C-EA18-41C9-8B92-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I cannot use thet start menu. I can open it, but when I click on most icons
> (my computer, control panel, etc) nothing happens. any suggestions are
> appreciated!
>
> Chad
>
>
>

 
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      5th Nov 2004
Hi Eugene,

You're most welcome, and thanks for the feedback!

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http://windowsxp.mvps.org
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"Eugene Markow" <(E-Mail Removed).(donotspam)> wrote in message news:487A2A9E-CA09-475D-A629-(E-Mail Removed)...
Hello Chad and Ramesh.

Thank you both very much for (1) addressing this problem and (2) providing
an effective solution to it!

I too had the same problem where I would go to the "Start Menu" and click on
the 'Start" button with my mouse, then highlight the "Documents" or
"Settings" menu items, and when I tried to open up any of the sub-menu items
in both of those categories, the following would NOT work or open up: "My
Documents", "My Pictures", "Control Panel", "Network Connections", and
"Printers and Faxes". Only the "Taskbar and Start Menu" item worked.

Then I took Ramesh's excellent advice and downloaded "ShellExView". I ran
the program, followed his instructions, and now everything works! Thanks
again.

Sincerely,

Eugene Markow

"Ramesh [MVP]" wrote:

> Chad,
>
> Follow the ShellExView part here:
> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/slowrightclick.htm
> Ignore the title.
>
> --
> Ramesh, MS-MVP XP Shell/UI
> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
>
>
> "chad" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:EC451F1C-EA18-41C9-8B92-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I cannot use thet start menu. I can open it, but when I click on most icons
> (my computer, control panel, etc) nothing happens. any suggestions are
> appreciated!
>
> Chad
>
>
>

 
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