Explorer bar - no dropdown menus

[paulc]

I have a user of XP Home whose Explorer bar is missing the drop-down menus
like File Edit, etc. We've both looked everywhere and can't find any place
where they can be "turned on" or "off."

 

[Paul Smith]

I have a user of XP Home whose Explorer bar is missing the drop-down menus
like File Edit, etc. We've both looked everywhere and can't find any place
where they can be "turned on" or "off."

If you right click in that area there's an option to lock the toolbars, if
it's unlocked you can move things around. But you should still have it
somewhere, although if it's shrunk all you could probably see is File.

If you can find that, and you've unlocked it it'll have a little hand to the
left of it where you can drag it back to the top.

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
http://www.windowsresource.net/

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[Malke]

I have a user of XP Home whose Explorer bar is missing the drop-down
menus
like File Edit, etc. We've both looked everywhere and can't find any
place where they can be "turned on" or "off."

Press F11.

Malke

 

[paulc]

Thanks, he tried that but it didn't work.

If you right click in that area there's an option to lock the toolbars, if
it's unlocked you can move things around. But you should still have it
somewhere, although if it's shrunk all you could probably see is File.

If you can find that, and you've unlocked it it'll have a little hand to
the left of it where you can drag it back to the top.

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
http://www.windowsresource.net/

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[paulc]

Thanks, that just might be it.

Press F11.

Malke
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