my computer is run by windows xp. i have installed lots of programs (nearly 100) onto my computer. i am bringing to your notice a peculiar and an interesting problem. whenever i click 'start menu' and then 'all programs', the rightmost columns of program listing are hidden due to the size limitation of the monitor. that means, some 60 or 70 shortcut icons are displayed, while the rest of the shortcut icons get hidden as it is not possible to physically stretch the two ends of the monitor. even changing the resolution to 1024x728 has not solved the problem. the only way to launch a program whose shortcut icon is towards the extreme right, is to go to the program files folder and double click the executable file icon. what can be done to solve this problem? it is highly inconvenient to not be able to start a program from the start menu. a lot of time is wasted by navigating to the programs file folder in order to launch a program.

Hi:The following website maybe useful to you : http://windowsxp.mvps.org/startmenuhelp.htm Bon Courage..

Add a new folder full of shortcuts to your most used programs to the taskbar on your desktop, ..right click on taskbar click on toolbars,new toolbars,point to your folder etc..then you can cut and paste the folder out of site, say in documents and settings some where..while the shorcut to the folder of shortcuts remains low profile on your taskbar..

r28271, Another option is to shorten the names on some of those Start Menu shortcuts by right clicking on them and choose Rename. An example would be Lavasoft AdAware SE Personal you would rename it to Ad-aware. Note the width of the menu is generated by the longest program name. Doing this would give you what you're looking for. Tufenuf

The Start Menu a User sees comes from two folders: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\... and C:\Documents and Settings\username\Start Menu\Programs\... Where username denotes your User Account configured on the computer. ----------------- What I would do is create a folder with a general catagory name like GAMES, and move all game programs to that folder. You get the idea.

Personally, I would first try Tufenuf's method as it works fine and is simple. When I have more programs than can be displayed then I consolidate infrequently used program shortcuts into a folder as noted by the others. Bryan