Right Click on Start/All Programs does not work

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With the Windows XP start menu/All Programs list displayed, when I right
click on an item in the list a menu appears for a VERY BRIEF instant and
then disappears. I cannot read anything in the menu because it is gone too
fast.

I want to sort by name but I cannot because of this problem.

NOTE: A perhaps related problem, is that when I attempt to switch to the
classic start menu, windows explorer hangs.

Thanks for any & all help.
 
You need to enable the "Enable Dragging and Dropping" Option in your start
menu properties. Follow these steps:

Classic Start Menu:
Right-click Taskbar, Properties, click Start Menu tab, choose Customize
Enable the option "Enable Dragging and Dropping."

For New Start Menu:
Right-click Taskbar, Properties, click Start Menu tab, choose Customize
Click "Advanced" tab and enable the option "Enable Dragging and Dropping."
 
That worked great! Thanks.

However, anytime I go to properties and then click OK (even if I don't
change anything) Windows Explorer hangs and I have to restart it (not the
whole machine).
 
Windows Explorer hangs and I have to restart it.

Have you checked the Task Manager for running processes.
 
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