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mranonymous
08-27-2002, 03:02 PM
In the Start menu, when I select the Programs menu, it doesn't show everything. It shows some folders and programs that I have recently, then the rest are hidden, and can be revealed by clicking on the double arrow at the bottom of the menu. This is really, really annoying. How do I turn it off so that it shows all the programs all the time?
POBrien
08-27-2002, 03:22 PM
Here's Simon's offering.

http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/513/

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mranonymous
08-27-2002, 05:27 PM
It didn't seem to work. A friend of mine told me that XP has a way to turn it off without editing the registery.
Mocha
08-27-2002, 05:59 PM
If your friend knows that much, doesn't he know how to accomplish it??

You could try a search engine for third party programs.

Maybe this is what you're looking for, but it's still a registry tweak. You can change that, so you have two columns instead.

<a target="_blank" href=http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/515/>http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/515/</a><P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by Mocha on 08/27/02 17:07.</FONT></P>
tom_keefer
08-27-2002, 08:40 PM
Or, you could do this: Taskbar & Start Menu Properties &gt; Start Menu &gt; Customize &gt; Advanced & untick "Scroll Programs". /images/forums/icons/smile.gif

<font color=purple>Tom</font color=purple>

the oxen are slow ...
but the earth is patient
Nana
08-27-2002, 11:19 PM
mranonymous,

Right click the taskbar.
On the general tab, uncheck Use personalized menus.

Nana /images/forums/icons/smile.gif
DanK
08-28-2002, 01:54 AM
Are you using the classic start menu?

As Nana said,

Right click the start button & choose properties then Customize.

Scroll down to Use Customized Menus & untick the box

<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by DanK on 08/28/02 00:55.</FONT></P>
Nana
08-28-2002, 06:18 AM
DanK,

Different wording from different generations of Windows, is it? MS sure likes to keep us on our toes, don't they?

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DanK
08-28-2002, 06:59 AM
Couldn't agree with you more Nana, just MS's way of making things awkward /images/forums/icons/crazy.gif

Personalised Menus don't work with the XP start menu, the classic one needs to be selected.
Nana
08-28-2002, 12:14 PM
DanK,

One of these fine days I might buy XP and learn all this other stuff first hand. OTOH, I'm probably better sticking with what I have until I know it inside, outside, upside down.

I must be more peculiar than I thought. /images/forums/icons/crazy.gif I really like the personalized/customized programme menu.

Nana /images/forums/icons/smile.gif