Hide Explorer Menu bar

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Michael Tissington

In Windows Explorer I have the Menu bar showing.

How do I hide the menu bar ?

I have tried clicking on Organize/Layout and making sure that Menu Bar is
not checked but that does not seem to make any difference.

Any ideas please ?
 
Running RTM from MSDN

I've switched it on, but nothing I seem to do will make the menu bar go away
 
Hi Michael,

The setting works fine here. Try closing all the explorer windows, and
access the Folder Options applet (Type "control folders" in Start/Run). In
the View tab, uncheck "Always show menus". Click OK.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Running RTM from MSDN

I've switched it on, but nothing I seem to do will make the menu bar go away
 
Hi, Ramesh. Long time no see.

Ramesh said:
Hi Michael,

The setting works fine here. Try closing all the explorer windows, and
access the Folder Options applet (Type "control folders" in Start/Run). In
the View tab, uncheck "Always show menus". Click OK.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Running RTM from MSDN

I've switched it on, but nothing I seem to do will make the menu bar go
away

Ronnie Vernon MVP said:
Works OK here?

What build of Vista are you running?

--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User
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Hi Colin,

Was busy posting in the xp newsgroups. This probably is my 3rd post in
vista.general. Thanks for asking!
Looks like you're busy here :)

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Hi, Ramesh. Long time no see.
 
We need good MVP's here. Quit slumming in XP and come over where the action
is going to be hot and heavy for months to come. :)
 
Hi Ramesh,

Unfortunately it is already unchecked.

Any other ideas please ?


Ramesh said:
Hi Michael,

The setting works fine here. Try closing all the explorer windows, and
access the Folder Options applet (Type "control folders" in Start/Run). In
the View tab, uncheck "Always show menus". Click OK.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Running RTM from MSDN

I've switched it on, but nothing I seem to do will make the menu bar go
away

Ronnie Vernon MVP said:
Works OK here?

What build of Vista are you running?

--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
OK, clicking on restore defaults did the trick.

Michael Tissington said:
Hi Ramesh,

Unfortunately it is already unchecked.

Any other ideas please ?


Ramesh said:
Hi Michael,

The setting works fine here. Try closing all the explorer windows, and
access the Folder Options applet (Type "control folders" in Start/Run).
In
the View tab, uncheck "Always show menus". Click OK.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Running RTM from MSDN

I've switched it on, but nothing I seem to do will make the menu bar go
away

Ronnie Vernon MVP said:
Works OK here?

What build of Vista are you running?

--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User


In Windows Explorer I have the Menu bar showing.

How do I hide the menu bar ?

I have tried clicking on Organize/Layout and making sure that Menu Bar
is
not checked but that does not seem to make any difference.

Any ideas please ?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Quite busy in fact, and likely to get a whole lot busier. Glad to see you
joining us.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
Thanks, Rick and Colin. Really looking forward to the challenge ahead.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Quite busy in fact, and likely to get a whole lot busier. Glad to see you
joining us.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
Michael

Thanks for letting us know, we just need to figure out what setting might have been interferring with that option. :)

--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User



Michael said:
OK, clicking on restore defaults did the trick.

Michael Tissington said:
Hi Ramesh,

Unfortunately it is already unchecked.

Any other ideas please ?


Ramesh said:
Hi Michael,

The setting works fine here. Try closing all the explorer windows,
and access the Folder Options applet (Type "control folders" in
Start/Run). In
the View tab, uncheck "Always show menus". Click OK.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Running RTM from MSDN

I've switched it on, but nothing I seem to do will make the menu
bar go away

Works OK here?

What build of Vista are you running?

--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User


In Windows Explorer I have the Menu bar showing.

How do I hide the menu bar ?

I have tried clicking on Organize/Layout and making sure that
Menu Bar is
not checked but that does not seem to make any difference.

Any ideas please ?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
My favorite challenging quote from this ng so far:

"How can I uninstall Vista? I can't find it in my Add/Remove Programs."

Ramesh said:
Thanks, Rick and Colin. Really looking forward to the challenge ahead.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Quite busy in fact, and likely to get a whole lot busier. Glad to see you
joining us.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

Ramesh said:
Hi Colin,

Was busy posting in the xp newsgroups. This probably is my 3rd post in
vista.general. Thanks for asking!
Looks like you're busy here :)

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
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