Menu Speed

[worth]

Hi All

Can you please tell me how to increase my menu speeds

Thanks

Alcistra

 

[Taurarian]

Edit registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop and edit the value MenuShowDelay. It
's by default set to 400 - wait 4/10ths of a second before opening a submenu
when you put the cursor on it - but if you want menus to open instantly, set
it to 0.

If this doesn't work for some reason, then you might try the following:
Navigate to Display Properties then Appearance then Advanced and turn off
the option titled Show menu shadow. You will get much better overall
performance.


Note you can save the registry key first by:
On the File menu, click Export.
In the File name box, type SaveKey, and then click Save.
Or create a system restore point prior to editing.
Note: If the registry key is not there, you can simply create one by going
edit > new.



http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;322756
HOW TO: Back Up, Edit, and Restore the Registry in Windows XP
Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may
require you to reinstall your operating system. Use the information provided
at your own risk.

 

[S.Sengupta]

-----Original Message-----
Hi All

Can you please tell me how to increase my menu speeds

Thanks

Alcistra


.

Hello!
The default value is 400. Set it to 0 and the delay is

gone, but it will be nearly impossible to move the mouse

fast enough not to activate [All Programs] if you mouse

over it in route to your final selection. Pick a number

that suits your style and make the change, then test it

until you find a good compromise between speed and

usability.

Start]> [Run] > [Regedit] Navigate to:-

Registry Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop

Modify/Create the Value Data Type(s) and Value Name(s) as
detailed below.

Data Type: String Value // Value Name: MenuShowDelay
Setting for Value Data: [Default = 400 / Adjust to Preference]

Exit Registry and Reboot.

with regards/

ssg/pronetworks.org

 

[Alex Nichol]

Can you please tell me how to increase my menu speeds

Use TweakUI - one of the XP Powertoys from (if you have installed XP
SP1)
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

If you have not installed SP!, the earlier version can be found at
http://download.microsoft.com/download/whistler/Install/2/WXP/EN-US/TweakUiPowertoySetup.exe

Once installed you will find it in Start - All Programs - Powertoys for
Windows XP

Its Mouse page has a control for this, and for other things (like how
far you have to drag something before it is seen as a deliberate drag,
not a shaky hand)

 

[Bruiser]

Alex, I have the opposite problem: I would prefer the the menu popout speed
to be 250 and, no matter how I change it (either through TweakUI or directly
via the Registry), the change does not hold through a reboot, i.e. it will
revert back to 0.

Any ideas?

Bruce