Lost context menu only for program list

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Hello Group:

Windows XP Pro SP3, all updates

This seems peculiar. I added a program which as usual appeared at the
end of my list in Start|Programs. I right clicked on one of the
programs to sort them by name, but the context menu has disappeared.
It's peculiar because the right click context menue is working fine
for any other file or folder in Windows Explorer.

I ran ShellExView and found nothing peculiar there in terms of
disabled items, except perhaps this:
There are four items named "column handler" under "type". All four
have identical description, size and version numbers but different
CLSIDs. Three of the four are disabled. There are no other Microsoft
items disabled.
Whether this means anything or not, I don't know, of course.

Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.

Jack
 
Re: Lost context menu only for program list

"JClark" <jclark@nomail.invalid> wrote in message
news:5mrdd4p03n08rt4j41nebrf39bav5mluq0@4ax.com...
> Hello Group:
>
> Windows XP Pro SP3, all updates
>
> This seems peculiar. I added a program which as usual appeared at the
> end of my list in Start|Programs. I right clicked on one of the
> programs to sort them by name, but the context menu has disappeared.
> It's peculiar because the right click context menue is working fine
> for any other file or folder in Windows Explorer.
>
> I ran ShellExView and found nothing peculiar there in terms of
> disabled items, except perhaps this:
> There are four items named "column handler" under "type". All four
> have identical description, size and version numbers but different
> CLSIDs. Three of the four are disabled. There are no other Microsoft
> items disabled.
> Whether this means anything or not, I don't know, of course.
>
> Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> Jack



See if the following helps.

Go to Start -> Control Panel and double click Taskbar and Start Menu.
Click on the Start Menu tab.
Hit the Customize button.

1. If you're using the XP style menu, click on the Advanced tab.
In the Start menu items box, make sure "Enable dragging and dropping" is
checked.
Click OK twice.

2. If you're using the Classic menu, look in the "Advanced
Start Menu options" box for "Enable dragging and dropping".
Make sure it's checked.
Click OK twice.

Good luck

Nepatsfan
 
Re: Lost context menu only for program list

On Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:49:57 -0400, "Nepatsfan"
<nepatsfan@SBXXXIX.com> wrote:

>"JClark" <jclark@nomail.invalid> wrote in message
>news:5mrdd4p03n08rt4j41nebrf39bav5mluq0@4ax.com...
>> Hello Group:
>>
>> Windows XP Pro SP3, all updates
>>
>> This seems peculiar. I added a program which as usual appeared at the
>> end of my list in Start|Programs. I right clicked on one of the
>> programs to sort them by name, but the context menu has disappeared.
>> It's peculiar because the right click context menue is working fine
>> for any other file or folder in Windows Explorer.
>>
>> I ran ShellExView and found nothing peculiar there in terms of
>> disabled items, except perhaps this:
>> There are four items named "column handler" under "type". All four
>> have identical description, size and version numbers but different
>> CLSIDs. Three of the four are disabled. There are no other Microsoft
>> items disabled.
>> Whether this means anything or not, I don't know, of course.
>>
>> Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.
>>
>> Jack
>
>
>
>See if the following helps.
>
>Go to Start -> Control Panel and double click Taskbar and Start Menu.
>Click on the Start Menu tab.
>Hit the Customize button.
>
>1. If you're using the XP style menu, click on the Advanced tab.
>In the Start menu items box, make sure "Enable dragging and dropping" is
>checked.
>Click OK twice.
>
>2. If you're using the Classic menu, look in the "Advanced
>Start Menu options" box for "Enable dragging and dropping".
>Make sure it's checked.
>Click OK twice.
>
>Good luck
>
>Nepatsfan
>
Worked perfectly! Many thanks.

Jack
 
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