XP Start-Menu Button Auto-Hide

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Steve King

One of the things I hate about Windows XP, the auto-hide "feature" of
the Start Button/Programs listing. Is there a utility that can disable
this feature (or an XP setting)?

Thanks!

Steve . . .
 
Steve said:
One of the things I hate about Windows XP, the auto-hide "feature" of
the Start Button/Programs listing. Is there a utility that can disable
this feature (or an XP setting)?

Thanks!

Steve . . .
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Turn off autohide:
1/ right-click on the task bar (on an empty space)
2/ select properties
3/ untick "autohide the task bar"
 
One of the things I hate about Windows XP, the auto-hide "feature" of
the Start Button/Programs listing. Is there a utility that can disable
this feature (or an XP setting)?
Click to expand...
try this...

right-click on the start button

a menu will appear. choose 'properties'

'taskbar and start menu properties' appears

click the 'taskbar' tab

un-check 'auto-hide the taskbar'

hit 'ok'

your start menu and task bar shouldn't hide itself anymore
 
/3iff //ullins said:
try this...

right-click on the start button

a menu will appear. choose 'properties'

'taskbar and start menu properties' appears

click the 'taskbar' tab

un-check 'auto-hide the taskbar'

hit 'ok'

your start menu and task bar shouldn't hide itself anymore
Click to expand...

The OP is not on about the 'taskbar' he means the infuriating
habit (in XP) of the start/programs section hiding little used
programs. I would like to know how to disable this as well
 
"Jackdaw" <Ofrheims@ic_24.net> wrote:
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The OP is not on about the 'taskbar' he means the infuriating
habit (in XP) of the start/programs section hiding little used
programs. I would like to know how to disable this as well
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Start\Control Panel\Taskbar and Start Menu\Taskbar

Uncheck, "Hide Inactive Icons."
 
If you are using the Classic Start Menu, you can stop the auto-hiding by
going to Settings -> Control Panel -> Taskbar and Start Menu.
On the Start Menu tab, click the Customize button. Under Advanced Start
Menu options, make sure Use Personalized Menus is UNCHECKED.

I'm not sure if this works with the Windows XP Start Menu.

Regards,
Eric
 
If you are using the Classic Start Menu, you can stop the
auto-hiding by
going to Settings -> Control Panel -> Taskbar and Start Menu.
On the Start Menu tab, click the Customize button. Under
Advanced Start
Menu options, make sure Use Personalized Menus is UNCHECKED.

I'm not sure if this works with the Windows XP Start Menu.

Regards,
Eric
Click to expand...

Problem solved ! (XP Home SP2)

Thanks very much
 
If you are using the Classic Start Menu, you can stop the auto-hiding by
going to Settings -> Control Panel -> Taskbar and Start Menu.
On the Start Menu tab, click the Customize button. Under Advanced Start
Menu options, make sure Use Personalized Menus is UNCHECKED.

I'm not sure if this works with the Windows XP Start Menu.

Regards,
Eric
Click to expand...

Eric,

Finally!!! Thank you. That one fixed it and it works for XP/

Steve . . .
 
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