Where is my "Start menu" ???

[Hari Hari Mau]

Hmm... just discover this !!

Wondering around the wonderful world of Internet I found the following
picture ---

www.microsoft.com/library/media/1033/windowsxp/images/using/accessibility/customizestartmenu1.jpg

Then I click the "Taskbar and Start Menu Properties" on my own PC and
found something really weird !

As you can see in the that picture at Microsoft, there are two items
under the "Start Menu" tab --

"Start menu"

and

"Classic Start menu"

Mine ... only the "Classic Start menu" appears !

What is going on???

How to make it so that my "Taskbar and Start Menu Properties" looks
like the one in the picture??

Please help.

Thanks!!

 

[Sinner]

Hmm... just discover this !!

Wondering around the wonderful world of Internet I found the following
picture ---

www.microsoft.com/library/media/1033/windowsxp/images/using/accessibility/customizestartmenu1.jpg

Then I click the "Taskbar and Start Menu Properties" on my own PC and
found something really weird !

As you can see in the that picture at Microsoft, there are two items
under the "Start Menu" tab --

"Start menu"

and

"Classic Start menu"

Mine ... only the "Classic Start menu" appears !

What is going on???

How to make it so that my "Taskbar and Start Menu Properties" looks
like the one in the picture??

Please help.

Maybe you're using Windows XP Home Basic.


I'd backup my data, format and re-install XP.

At least one of the newsgroups you posted to isn't carried by my isp's news
server and throws an error when I try to respond. Pick a newsgroup, ask
your question and if you don't get a response, ask somewhere else.
Cross-posting will get you in my killfile rather quickly.

 

[Roy Smith]

Maybe you're using Windows XP Home Basic.

There is no such animal. There is XP Home, Pro, Media Center, and Windows
XP Starter Edition. XP Starter Edition is a lower-cost version of Windows
XP available in Thailand, Turkey, Malaysia, Indonesia, Russia, India,
Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Mexico, Ecuador, Uruguay
and Venezuela. It is similar to Windows XP Home, but is limited to low-end
hardware, can only run 3 programs at a time, and has some other features
either removed or disabled by default.

According to a Microsoft press release, Windows XP Starter Edition is "a
low-cost introduction to the Microsoft Windows XP operating system designed
for first-time desktop PC users in developing countries.

I'd backup my data, format and re-install XP.

Is that your answer to all your problems? There is a remedy that isn't as
drastic as what you've recommended...

 

[Twayne]

Maybe you're using Windows XP Home Basic.


I'd backup my data, format and re-install XP.

At least one of the newsgroups you posted to isn't carried by my
isp's news server and throws an error when I try to respond. Pick a
newsgroup, ask your question and if you don't get a response, ask
somewhere else. Cross-posting will get you in my killfile rather
quickly.

Uhh, Sinner, I assume you meant multi-posting. Cross posting would put
it into all the newsgroups and once you'd seen it, it would be marked
read in all the others when you go there. Excepting groups you don't
get of course.

 

[Kelly]

Hi,

Run the undo on line 167: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

--

All the Best and Happy Holidays,
Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

 

[relic]

And he has a BIG killfile but he is right...
Shit their is something wrong Sinner, I have been agreeing with you
to much lately....

I prefer cross-posting to a few "Relevant" groups rather than finding the
same post multi-posted in 6 different groups. When it's cross-posted, I can
see what has already been suggested and either enhance an answer, or ignore
the thread as "already answered." However, I would prefer never seeing a
'microsoft.public.xxxx' group included in a cross-post. (Too many idiots in
them.)

 

[Unknown]

Of course that includes you!

 

[relic]

Of course that includes you!

Have you ever seen me top-post? THAT is what idiots do.

 

[Hari Hari Mau]

Hmm... just discover this !!

Wondering around the wonderful world of Internet I found the following
picture ---

Then I click the "Taskbar and Start Menu Properties" on my own PC and
found something really weird !

As you can see in the that picture at Microsoft, there are two items
under the "Start Menu" tab --

"Start menu"

"Classic Start menu"

Mine ... only the "Classic Start menu" appears !

What is going on???

How to make it so that my "Taskbar and Start Menu Properties" looks
like the one in the picture??

Please help.

It's a simple fix, though it does require making some changes in your computer's registry.  Make a backup of your registry before making any changes just in case.  If you don't know how to do that then read this article: How to Backup and Restore the Registry.

Now to restore the Start Menu Go to Start => Run and type in "regedit" {without the quotes}

Navigate to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explor er

In the right-hand pane, right-click on NoSimpleStartMenu and Modify its Value to decimal 0 [dword:00000000]

Logoff and logon again (or restart) for the changes to take effect.

Thank you !!!

That did the magic !!!

Thanks again !!!!!!!!

 

[Hari Hari Mau]

Thanks for your very useful info, Kelly !!!!

Hi,

Run the undo on line 167:  http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

--

All the Best and Happy Holidays,
Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

 

[Unknown]

If you don't like top posting why don't you be polite, just shut up, ignore
the poster and
go on your merry way instead of ranting and raving like an idiot?
Isn't THAT what idiots do? Rant and rave.

 

[Damian]

If you don't like top posting why don't you be polite, just shut up,
ignore the poster and
go on your merry way instead of ranting and raving like an idiot?
Isn't THAT what idiots do? Rant and rave.

Please keep your dumb-arsed top-posting in the dumb-arsed microsoft.public
groups. The civilized world don't top-post.

 

[Twayne]

Please keep your dumb-arsed top-posting in the dumb-arsed
microsoft.public groups. The civilized world don't top-post.

It "don't", huh? It "don't" tawl lyke dat eider. Pot-kettle

 

[Roy Smith]

message

Hmm... just discover this !!

Wondering around the wonderful world of Internet I found the following
picture ---

Then I click the "Taskbar and Start Menu Properties" on my own PC and
found something really weird !

As you can see in the that picture at Microsoft, there are two items
under the "Start Menu" tab --

"Start menu"

"Classic Start menu"

Mine ... only the "Classic Start menu" appears !

What is going on???

How to make it so that my "Taskbar and Start Menu Properties" looks
like the one in the picture??

Please help.

It's a simple fix, though it does require making some changes in your
computer's registry. Make a backup of your registry before making any
changes just in case. If you don't know how to do that then read this
article: How to Backup and Restore the Registry.

Now to restore the Start Menu Go to Start => Run and type in "regedit"
{without the quotes}

Navigate to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explor
er

In the right-hand pane, right-click on NoSimpleStartMenu and Modify its
Value to decimal 0 [dword:00000000]

Logoff and logon again (or restart) for the changes to take effect.

Thank you !!!

That did the magic !!!

Thanks again !!!!!!!!

No problem, glad to be of help. Thanks for the feedback!