menus slow

[Marty]

Some days ago I posted a version of this in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics but got no response. This newsgroup
seems to be more active.


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I've just reformatted and installed WinXP Pro SP2 on a friends computer.
Everything is fine except when opening the program trees in Start > All
Programs it seems to be rather slow. Nothing else has been installed on
the computer. Also, some other menus are a little slow, for example the
menus in Word.

It's nothing major, certainly can be lived with - and possibly normal.
It's just that I've used computers with less CPU speed and memory and
there have been no such symptoms.

Maybe it's just a case of certain components (certain brands, video cards,
chipsets, drivers etc) causing this?

Any feedback would be appreciated.

Cheers,

Marty

 

[Rock]

Some days ago I posted a version of this in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics but got no response. This newsgroup
seems to be more active.


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I've just reformatted and installed WinXP Pro SP2 on a friends
computer. Everything is fine except when opening the program trees in
Start > All Programs it seems to be rather slow. Nothing else has been
installed on the computer. Also, some other menus are a little slow,
for example the menus in Word.

It's nothing major, certainly can be lived with - and possibly normal.
It's just that I've used computers with less CPU speed and memory and
there have been no such symptoms.

Maybe it's just a case of certain components (certain brands, video
cards, chipsets, drivers etc) causing this?

Any feedback would be appreciated.

Cheers,

Marty

You can reduce the delay time before a menu pops up on the start menu by
editing the registry. Go to Start | Run, type in regedit. Click ok.

Navigate to
open Regedit and Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\
Double click the MenuShowDelay value in the right pane. The default is
400. Lower numbers mean shorter delay. Set it to what suits you. Try
100.

Best to have a backup of the registry before making changes. You can
export that key to a .reg file prior to making changes. Right click the
Desktop in the left pane and choose export. Give it a name and save it
- it defaults to the extension of .reg. If something happens you can
import that key by double clicking on it.

You can also save the registry in it's totality, which is a good thing
to do anyway to have a backup of the registry. I like using ERUNT for this.

http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/erunt.txt

Installing and Using ERUNT
http://www.silentrunners.org/sr_eruntuse.html
http://www.winxptutor.com/regback.htm

 

[t.cruise]

If you haven't already: Download and install TweakUI for Windows XP, one of the Microsoft
Power Toys for Windows XP. After installation, open TweakUI, in the left pane select
Mouse, and in the right pane set the slider for menu speed. You can download TweakUI for
Windows XP at:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

Also, to speed up menus:

Right click an empty space on the desktop, left click Properties, click the Appearance
tab, click the Effects button, then remove the checkmark to the left of Use the following
Transition Effect for Menus and Tool Tips. BTW, TweakUI does not run in the background,
and will not slow down your system. Personally, I opt for the classic Windows menu, the
Windows XP, menu, with all of its Fisher Price eye candy is bound to use system resources
that could be better used for other things. To switch to the Classic Windows Menus:
Right click the Start button, left click Properties, them select Classic Start Menu and
click APPLY and OK buttons. BTW, after install TweakUI it can be found on the Start Menu
listed under Powertoys for Windows XP.