Start Menu subfolders closing inappropriately

[Code-Curious Mom]

I open start menu>My Documents>subfolder1>subfolder2>etc. Pausing on
subfolder auto-opens them to right. When I reach right side of screen, they
open to left instead. Fine. But now if I hover the folder that opened to the
left, then move the mouse horizonally back to the right, the menu on the
right most side of the screen closes. Actually if I hover open topmost
folder on right most side of screen, all is well, but any other folder, menu
closes as stated.

IOW, in example
My Documents>SubFoldersA>SubFoldersB>SubFoldersC(rightmost side of
screen)>SubFoldersD(opens to left)
hover open any folder in SubFolderC's list (except first one), point to the
folder you just opened, then try to return to previous folder. Menu of
SubFoldersC closes. Occasionally it will stay open (if I move the mouse just
so?) but the first folder works fine and nowhere nearly so finicky.

Hard to describe, but very annoying. (XP Home SP3) Anyone know what the
problem is? Ideas appreciated.

 

[Ron Badour]

Look at the length of the names on the shortcuts and cut down the length of
the long ones by renaming them. That will allow the folders to continue
opening to the right

 

[Code-Curious Mom]

That definately helps. Thanks. It's some sort of bug needing worked around?

 

[Ron Badour]

I dunno. I recalled that "work around" from many years ago in my W98 days.
There might be a fix available; however, I don't like my menus opening
right and then left so I just trim the names.

 

[Code-Curious Mom]

Okay, thanks again.

I dunno. I recalled that "work around" from many years ago in my W98 days.
There might be a fix available; however, I don't like my menus opening
right and then left so I just trim the names.

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Regards

Ron Badour
MS MVP 1997 - 2008