| Hi,
| I clicked on the start button and the area that would list recently used
| programs is black and when I click on the programs button it highlights
but
| nothing happens. How do I fix this?
| Thanks!
| Sue
Hello Sue-
Do you have a Logitech Webcam installed?Apparently,this is caused by it & my
brother had the same problem with his.After Googling the "Start menu goes
black",I found this blog:
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# re: Windows XP Start Menu Going all Black
Problem with Start Menu going black due to Logitech webcam?
Sort of found a way to fix it. I too had a problem about Start menu going
all black due to Logitech webcam. I wanted to keep the cam, but it was
annoying to see that black menu kept coming back. So... I did an experiment
to trigger the problem. It took several trial test to pin point where
exactly the problem triggered.
For me, I had the Start menu configured so that the control panel is not a
button, instead it is a drop-down list (menu of a control panel). The black
start menu is triggered everytime I mouse over the "Control Panel" to
display a menu and took mouse off of that back and forth. Voila black menu
came back.
My solution was to change the Start Menu to not have control panel as a menu
item.
Solution that worked for me:
-- Right-click on the task bar
-- Clark on Properties
-- At the top, click the tab, "Start Menu"
-- Click the button, "Customize"
-- At the top, click the tab, "Advanced"
-- You will see, "Control Panel"
----- Select the, "Display as a link"
-- Click "OK" and that's it.
Hope that helps. I know this isn't exactly a solution, but more of a
work-around.
