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More info?)
Well you have that registry entry then. If absent it drops to the right. A program could do it by asking windows too and specifing not to make changes permanent, but this program would need to run each logon.
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"JD" <JD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:E7A8DD04-2730-4EF4-80FD-BEBCED245AFC@microsoft.com...
> Same problem. After initial menu drops down the SubMenu always appears on
> the left.
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> "David Candy" wrote:
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>> What happens on menu bar menus.
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>> "JD" <JD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:00A8866B-8FCE-4737-A963-3BBE2D74BAA2@microsoft.com...
>> >I do not have that option and if I add it nothing happens. Is there a string
>> > to add to force it right?
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>> > Thanks,
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>> > JD
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>> > "David Candy" wrote:
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>> >> HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop"
>> >> MenuDropAlignment
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>> >> 0=left
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>> >> "JD" <JD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:2D092B5C-BE30-4C9E-8E0A-53AFC1693188@microsoft.com...
>> >> > When I right click on the desktop and go to arrange icons or new, the menu
>> >> > that pops up is on the right, not the left where it should be. I tested this
>> >> > by putting the cursor in the middle of the screen, I then pressed right click
>> >> > and scrolled down to new. The menu appeared on the left and I chose new
>> >> > folder. Everything seem to be fine with the annoying exception of the menu
>> >> > being on the wrong side.
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>> >> > Anyone have any idea's?
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>> >> > Thanks in Advance.
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