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More info?)
Do you see the missing items in
%allusersprofile%\Start Menu\Programs
or
%homepath%\Start Menu\Programs
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news:809A811E-E795-4939-94BA-3AFBF8EBEC66@microsoft.com,
buggywhip <buggywhip@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> Thanks but I've tried that already and it didn't work! Here is my latest
> summary of the problem:
> My Start Menu won't display the All Programs submenu when hovering or
> clicking or even using keyboard and "Enter" since installing Windows
> Update KB898461. The Right Click Menu still works on the start button and
> the "All Programs" entry though. Also, ToolTips appear on all items
> except All Programs and menus are missing rom Windows Explorer. Tried
> switching to "Classic Start Menu" but then it (Start Menu) doesn't appear
> at all!
> I don't know if this is related but I used to always see the process
> igfxtray.exe in Task Manager's processes, but don't anymore
> Normally I would do a System Restore but I don't have any previous System
> Restore Points available on my system because it got turned off somehow by
> some malware or something since the last time I checked it, about a year
> ago. I can't do a a Repair Install because I only have the OEM Windows CD.
> All the shortcuts are on the hard drive in the correct folders where they
> should be, but the only way I can access them is through the Windows
> Explorer file mgr.
> THE BIG QUESTION IS:
> What controls whether the Start Menu displays the All Programs submenu and
> what can I do to fix it?
> --
> buggywhip
>
>
> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>
>> Try this...
>>
>> Right click the Start button | Properties | Start Menu tab |
>> Customize button | Advanced tab | Select Open Submenus
>> when I pause on them with my mouse | OK | Apply | OK
>>
>>
>> [[Specifies that when you point to a Start menu item that contains other
>> items, those items are immediately displayed.]]
>>
>> Without this selected, you have to *click* All Programs to open it.
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>
>> Wes
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> In news:F72D3E43-4BBF-4416-AF5B-F65989AC915D@microsoft.com,
>> buggywhip <buggywhip@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
>>> I have Windows XP Home. My Start Menu won't display the All Programs
>>> submenu since installing Windows Update KB898461.
>>> Normally I would do a System Restore but I don't have any previous
>>> System Restore Points available on my system because it got turned off
>>> somehow by some malware or something since the last time I checked it,
>>> about a year ago. I can't do a a Repair Install because I only have the
>>> OEM Windows CD. All the shortcuts are on the hard drive in the correct
>>> folders where they should be, but the only way I can access them is
>>> through the Windows Explorer file mgr.
>>> What controls whether the Start Menu displays the All Programs submenu
>>> and what can I do to fix it?
>>> --
>>> buggywhip