Changing Start Bar Styles

[Karl Rose]

I cannot change my start bar style to Windows XP because
in the taskbar and start menu properties box on the start
menu tab where there is normally 2 choices between Windows
XP and Windows Classic I only have the Classic Start menu
selection choice. The other option is just not there!!
I'm at a real loss. I guess that something needs changing
somewhere in the registry but I don't know what or where.
Any help will be much appreciated.

 

[David Candy]

Your administrator has turned it off.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the reply but I am the administrator so how do
I turn it back on??

 

[David Candy]

Your domain admin. They don't turn of by themselves.

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Karl,

If your system is in a domain, contact your network admin as this may be due to a policy setting. If not, try this:

Open Registry Editor and navigate to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoSimpleStartMenu

In the right-pane, set "NoSimpleStartMenu" to 0. Do the same in the following registry key (if the "NoSimpleStartMenu" value exists)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoSimpleStartMenu

Restart Windows.

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

The Parasite Fight - Quick Fix Protocol:
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm

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I cannot change my start bar style to Windows XP because
in the taskbar and start menu properties box on the start
menu tab where there is normally 2 choices between Windows
XP and Windows Classic I only have the Classic Start menu
selection choice. The other option is just not there!!
I'm at a real loss. I guess that something needs changing
somewhere in the registry but I don't know what or where.
Any help will be much appreciated.

 

[Guest]

Thanks Ramesh

All fixed. I knew it would be a registry setting I just
didn't know where.

Thanks again

Karl

-----Original Message-----
Karl,

If your system is in a domain, contact your network admin

as this may be due to a policy setting. If not, try this:

Open Registry Editor and navigate to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersio n\Policies\Explorer\NoSimpleStartMenu

In the right-pane, set "NoSimpleStartMenu" to 0. Do the

same in the following registry key (if
the "NoSimpleStartMenu" value exists)

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

You're welcome.

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

The Parasite Fight - Quick Fix Protocol:
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm

------------------------------------------------
Thanks Ramesh

All fixed. I knew it would be a registry setting I just
didn't know where.

Thanks again

Karl

-----Original Message-----
Karl,

If your system is in a domain, contact your network admin

as this may be due to a policy setting. If not, try this:

Open Registry Editor and navigate to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersio n\Policies\Explorer\NoSimpleStartMenu

In the right-pane, set "NoSimpleStartMenu" to 0. Do the

same in the following registry key (if
the "NoSimpleStartMenu" value exists)