Keep having fun. :-)

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:434D9A94-5091-4F44-BBC3-5CEAACEE8702@microsoft.com,
BigBoy <BigBoy@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> Hi Wesley,
>
> Many, many thanks. Very useful indeed.
>
> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>
>> With the Classic Start Menu, both of these need to be UNChecked.
>> XP Start Menu doesn't have  Use Personalized Menus option.
>>
>> XP Start Menu >>
>> Right click the Start button | Properties |
>> Start Menu tab | Customize button | Advanced tab |
>> Scroll down to and UNCheck:
>>  Scroll Programs * |
>> Click OK | Click Apply | Click OK
>>
>> Classic Start Menu >>
>> Right click the Start button | Properties |
>> Start Menu tab | Customize button |
>> Scroll down to and UNCheck both of these:
>>  Scroll Programs * |
>>  Use Personalized Menus **
>> Click OK | Click Apply | Click OK
>>
>> [*Specifies whether to display the items on the Programs menu as one long
>> scrolling menu or as horizontal pages. Depending on your screen
>> resolution, if you have more than 29 or 38 programs installed, and you
>> select to have one long scrolling menu, you can access the programs you
>> don’t see
>> by clicking the arrow at each end of the list of programs.]
>>
>> [**Specifies whether to turn on Personalized Menus.
>> Personalized Menus keeps the Programs menu clean by hiding items you
>> haven't used recently, while still keeping other programs easily
>> accessible. You can gain access to hidden programs by clicking the down
>> arrow at the bottom of the Programs menu.]
>>
>> The columns are going to be as wide as the widest item. Look to see if
>> you have some really long file/folder name(s) that you can shorten up.
>>
>> For example my longest item in the Start Menu is:
>> Outlook Express Freebie Backup
>> I could shorten it to:
>> OE Freebie Backup
>>
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>
>> Wes
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> In news:6D447D8F-2A88-4532-852A-FBC39132833F@microsoft.com,
>> BigBoy <BigBoy@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
>>> Hi all,
>>> Never done this before, so my apologies if I'm doing it wrong.
>>>
>>> When I click All Programs, the list that appears is in columns about
>>> 3"/10cm wide & runs off the page. While I can of course use Scroll, I'd
>>> rather have it the normal way & I'm sure the column widths shouldn't be
>>> as large as they are; there must be a way of resetting but being a
>>> novice I don't fancy fiddling.
>>>
>>> Has anyone come across this before? I'd be very grateful for any advice.
>>>
>>> (by the way, everything else is fine)
>>>
>>> Many thanks
>>>
>>> Colin