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September 9, 2004 11:08:16 AM from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums
I upgraded my os to xp pro recently and now all of a sudden in the start menu I can no longer use the right click options, when I right click on an itemm int the start menu, nothing happens? Anyone have a nifty little fix for this problem without losing all of my stuiff AGAIN?
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Reply #1 September 9, 2004 11:36:58 AM
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I had that happen on one of my laptops a while back. When I would right-click the Start menu and programs menu would close themselves. I had never heard of it happening before, never found a fix for it either.
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Reply #2 September 9, 2004 12:04:43 PM
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I've seen this too, and like Mark, I never found a fix other than reinstall.



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Reply #3 September 9, 2004 12:21:58 PM
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Not another reinstall...Arg!
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Reply #4 September 9, 2004 2:13:16 PM
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I wouldn't upgrade a system with a previous operating system to XP Pro. I tried it and it never worked as well as a clean install. The upgrade install left all sorts of junk, from the previous OS, on my system too. I wiped my hard drive and used the boot disks from Microsoft to perform the install. It might work for you too.
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Reply #5 September 9, 2004 9:18:01 PM
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NEVER EVER do an upgrade of the Windows OS!
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Reply #6 September 9, 2004 9:19:57 PM
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format and fresh install..
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Reply #7 September 9, 2004 10:38:16 PM
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format and fresh install..


and RTFM .....



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Reply #10 September 10, 2004 1:00:53 PM
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NO MORE INSTALLS!...They scare me
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Reply #11 September 10, 2004 1:06:56 PM
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Scary is being in your bedroom with the door closed and hearing a rattlesnake's tail clicking. Scary is camping and hearing the roar of a hungry lion outside your tent. Sheesh, come on Wimpy, you can do it.
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Reply #12 September 10, 2004 1:08:50 PM
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I just put in all kind sof nifty widgets and downloaded like 500 songs and movie off Napster... Not to mention I amassed a huge collection of various other things and immediately forgot where they came from...
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Reply #13 September 10, 2004 1:16:51 PM
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CDR..CDR...CDR
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Reply #14 September 10, 2004 1:19:59 PM
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Fresh out, and broke
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Reply #15 September 10, 2004 1:33:12 PM
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Then it looks like you're going to settle for a broken OS and no right click menu. (Or, don't he know that if it don't work right, right out of the box, then its broken.)
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Reply #16 September 10, 2004 1:36:18 PM
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Egh... I'll just have to settle with it ufntil I get the courage to start over again
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Reply #17 September 10, 2004 3:31:30 PM
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Forgive me for mentioning this, you are clicking on an item and not a blank portion of the menu correct?



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Reply #18 September 10, 2004 3:36:07 PM
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Erg... yeah?

I'm not that dumb...I hope?
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Reply #19 September 10, 2004 3:51:05 PM
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Had to ask, I had done it in the past!

I'll hunt around.


Jeff



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Reply #20 September 10, 2004 3:52:43 PM
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Thanks!

Sorry for the comment about that being dumb.
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Reply #21 September 10, 2004 4:05:30 PM
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Take a look here http://www.techsupportforum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5524, http://forums.windrivers.com/showthread.php?t=54456, best I can do right now.

Jeff



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Reply #22 September 10, 2004 4:09:02 PM
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For a test I disabled drag & drop, no more right click!

Reenabled d&d and right click is back


Jeff



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Reply #23 September 10, 2004 4:25:17 PM
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It's back!!!!
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Reply #24 September 10, 2004 4:33:03 PM
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Great!

Drag & drop?



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Reply #25 September 10, 2004 4:36:45 PM
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True
Love ya, lol
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