"All Programs" List - changed from multiple columns to one

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My programs used to be listed across my entire screen in multiple colums,
allowing me to see all the programs at once. Somehow it is now listed in
just one column and I must scroll down to see all the programs. How can I
get it back into multiple columns?
 
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picklelady said:
My programs used to be listed across my entire screen in
multiple colums, allowing me to see all the programs at
once. Somehow it is now listed in just one column and I
must scroll down to see all the programs. How can I get it
back into multiple columns?
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Right click on the Taskbar at the bottom of the screen.
Select Properties from the menu.
Click on the Start Menu tab.
Hit the Customize button.
For the XP style Start Menu, click on the Advanced tab. In the
Start menu items box, scroll down to "Scroll Programs". Remove
the check mark from the box next to this entry. Click OK twice.
For the Classic Start Menu, look in the "Advanced Start menu
options" box for "Scroll Programs". Remove the check mark from
the box next to this entry. Click OK twice.
Hit the Start button and see if all your programs are now
visible.

Good luck

Nepatsfan
 
With the Classic Start Menu, both of these need to be UNChecked.
XP Start Menu doesn't have Use Personalized Menus option.

XP Start Menu >>
Right click the Start button | Properties |
Start Menu tab | Customize button | Advanced tab |
Scroll down to and UNCheck:
Scroll Programs * |
Click OK | Click Apply | Click OK

Classic Start Menu >>
Right click the Start button | Properties |
Start Menu tab | Customize button |
Scroll down to and UNCheck both of these:
Scroll Programs * |
Use Personalized Menus **
Click OK | Click Apply | Click OK

[*Specifies whether to display the items on the Programs menu as one long
scrolling menu or as horizontal pages. Depending on your screen resolution,
if you have more than 29 or 38 programs installed, and you select to have
one long scrolling menu, you can access the programs you don’t see
by clicking the arrow at each end of the list of programs.]

[**Specifies whether to turn on Personalized Menus.
Personalized Menus keeps the Programs menu clean by hiding items you haven't
used recently, while still keeping other programs easily accessible. You
can gain access to hidden programs by clicking the down arrow at the bottom
of the Programs menu.]

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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