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Name: alfredo
Date: October 28, 2003 at 03:26:43 Pacific
OS: windows xp
CPU/Ram: p4/256mb
Comment:

hi, i'm running windows xp and i can't right-click anything on the start menu, but whenever i put it in 'classic start menu' i'm able to right-click. how can i fix this?

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Response Number 1
Name: Sandman
Date: October 28, 2003 at 04:05:19 Pacific
Reply:

If you are running Xp pro click start then run and enter gpedit.msc

Next navigate to
User configuration>administrative templates>windows components>start menu and taskbar

Find "Remove drag-and-drop context menus on the start menu." and set it to disabled.

I am not positive this is the problem but it is worth a shot.

Hope this helps,
Sandman

P.S. If you are running Xp home let me know and I will post a regisry file that will do the same thing.


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Response Number 2
Name: Sandman
Date: October 28, 2003 at 04:06:43 Pacific
Reply:

Forgot to add you may need to restart for the change to take place.

Sandman


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Response Number 3
Name: alfredo
Date: October 28, 2003 at 15:27:09 Pacific
Reply:

thanks for the help, i'm running xp home.


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Response Number 4
Name: Sandman
Date: October 28, 2003 at 21:31:02 Pacific
Reply:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoChangeStartMenu"=dword:00000000

Paste the above into notepad and save it as fix.reg
Click the file you just made to import the info into the registry.

Sandman


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Response Number 5
Name: fredo48
Date: October 29, 2003 at 00:49:03 Pacific
Reply:

i tried it, and i got an error message saying: Cannot import C:\DOCUME~1\fix.reg: The specified file is not a registry script. You can only import binary registry files within the registry editor.


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Response Number 6
Name: Sandman
Date: October 29, 2003 at 01:16:01 Pacific
Reply:

Make sure to include this line

"Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00"

If the file doesn't work (but does import) let me know. There are a couple different settings that could cause this.

Sandman


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Response Number 7
Name: alfredo
Date: October 29, 2003 at 22:56:46 Pacific
Reply:

it imported but it didn't fix it.


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Response Number 8
Name: Sandman
Date: November 1, 2003 at 00:33:25 Pacific
Reply:

I am having a little trouble finding the answer to your problem. When I find the other setting(s) I will post it.

Sandman


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