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When I click on Start/ All programs, I get two columns of programs. I once
read an article that showed me how to increase the number of columns to 3 or
4 . I can't find it now. Any help is appreciated.
 
a said:
When I click on Start/ All programs, I get two columns of programs.
I once read an article that showed me how to increase the number of
columns to 3 or 4 . I can't find it now. Any help is appreciated.
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Why would you want to increase the number of columns?

It is two columns now because you have it so full it cannot show everything
you have at the root level in one column and fit on your screen. In my
opinion, it would be better for you to organize your stuff into folders so
you can go through the directory tree to get to your applications in a more
logical fashion.

The Start Menu is just a combination of two folders:
%USERPROFILE%\Start Menu
and
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu

If you want to better organize them, type either of those into the Start -->
RUN area and click OK. Know that if you name a folder on the same level in
the start menu (subdirectories) in both - it just combines the contents of
the two.
 
a said:
When I click on Start/ All programs, I get two columns of programs.
I once read an article that showed me how to increase the number of
columns to 3 or 4 . I can't find it now. Any help is appreciated.
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Shenan said:
Why would you want to increase the number of columns?

It is two columns now because you have it so full it cannot show
everything you have at the root level in one column and fit on your
screen. In my opinion, it would be better for you to organize your
stuff into folders so you can go through the directory tree to get
to your applications in a more logical fashion.

The Start Menu is just a combination of two folders:
%USERPROFILE%\Start Menu
and
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu

If you want to better organize them, type either of those into the
Start --> RUN area and click OK. Know that if you name a folder on
the same level in the start menu (subdirectories) in both - it just
combines the contents of the two.
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a said:
Thanks for the tips. I still like to edit the registry to add a
third column. Thanks again.
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Again, Why? If you actually explain your logic behind it - perhaps someone
can better understand what you are trying to accomplish and can lead you
down the path you want.

You cannot AFAIK. Beyond organizing (or disorganizing and putting
everything in the root) and just naturally hitting three levels deep.
Seeing that your All Programs already expands two columns deep (because it
is that full), the following is likely already set:

1. Open RegEdit
2. Go to the key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Explorer\
Advanced
3. Create a string value "StartMenuScrollPrograms"
4. Right click the new string value and select modify
5. Set the value to "FALSE"

(Plus I think you may only have to do that in Classic Mode - and I doubt you
are in Classic Mode.)
 
When I click on Start/ All programs, I get two columns of programs. I once
read an article that showed me how to increase the number of columns to 3 or
4 . I can't find it now. Any help is appreciated.
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I always assumed that Windows determined the number of columns
automatically depending on how many items in "start menu all programs"
- if you put in too many for one column it automatically expanded to
two columns, then to three columns.

That is how it has always worked on my computer.

See here:-

http://en.allexperts.com/q/Windows-XP-3282/Windows-XP-Pro-Programs-1.htm
 
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