No Right Click in Start Menu after SP2

[Guest]

Hello all:

I just installed SP2 on XP Professional. Everything works fine. All
software, hardware recognized and working (it's been about 2 hours now).

The only thing is, after I've clicked on the Start button and displayed
my list of programs, nothing happens when I right-click a particular
program ... including the "My Computer" button. How do I get back the
right-click function here? It works well everywhere else ... desktop,
Windows Explorer, etc.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Russel

 

[Nero]

No problem like that here

 

[Guest]

Russell, I have exactly the same problem. Except that, in my case, its advent
has nothing to do with Windows XP SP2. I know this because my system shipped
with SP2 and I originally had right-click functionality in the Start menu.

Eventually, something changed. What, I don't know. The right mouse button
works as expected in all other circumstances but, alas, no longer brings up a
Properties dialog when I right-click on an item (program) in the Start menu.

Anyone aware of an obscure registry entry or some such that might cover in
this behavior?

Peter

 

[Kelly]

Hi Peter,

Didn't realize this was related to SP2, it has been happening to users for
over three years now and the workaround has been documented just as long.
)

Easy fix, though:

Check your settings here: Most users who face this issue can still right
click the Start button, even though they can't right click on the Start
Menu. Here is the workaround:

Right click the Start button, select Properties, Customize. Scroll through
the options on the Advanced tab and put the check mark back in Enable
dragging and dropping.

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Happy Mardi Gras,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
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