Windows XP in a Nutshell, Second Edition
| Start Menu |
The look and feel of the Start menu, a component of Windows Explorer (discussed in Chapter 4), can be controlled with the following settings. See also "Desktop" and "Windows Explorer".
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- Start menu, button look and feel
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Control Panel
Display Appearance tab Windows and buttons list -
- Start menu, clear list of recently opened applications
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Control Panel
Taskbar and Start Menu Start Menu tab Customize General tab Clear List -
- Start menu, enable dragging and dropping (Classic Start menu only)
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Control Panel
Taskbar and Start Menu Start Menu tab Customize "Advanced Start menu options" section Enable Dragging and Dropping -
- Start menu, enable dragging and dropping (XP Start menu only)
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Control Panel
Taskbar and Start Menu Start Menu tab Customize Advanced tab "Start menu items" section Enable Dragging and Dropping -
- Start menu, hide infrequently accessed applications (Classic Start menu only)
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Control Panel
Taskbar and Start Menu Start Menu tab Customize "Advanced Start menu options" section Use Personalized Menus -
- Start menu, highlight newly installed programs (XP Start menu only)
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Control Panel
Taskbar and Start Menu Start Menu tab Customize Advanced tab Highlight newly installed programs -
- Start menu, look and feel
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Control Panel
Taskbar and Start Menu Start Menu tab "Start menu" or "Classic Start menu" -
- Start menu, number of recently opened applications to show (XP Start menu only)
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Control Panel
Taskbar and Start Menu Start Menu tab Customize General tab "Programs" section -
- Start menu, open menus when hovering with mouse (XP Start menu only)
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Control Panel
Taskbar and Start Menu Start Menu tab Customize Advanced tab Open submenus when I pause on them with my mouse -
- Startmenu, size of icons (Classic Start menu only)
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Control Panel
Taskbar and Start Menu Start Menu tab Customize Advanced tab "Start menu items" section Show Small Icons in Start Menu -
- Start menu, size of icons (XP Start menu only)
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Control Panel
Taskbar and Start Menu Start Menu tab Customize General tab "Select an icon size for programs" section