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Title: Start menu locked?
Post by: welshy. on July 27, 2007, 18:09

Hiii, more then likely a simple answer to this lol, my start menu seems to be locked? I can't right click it, go to properties or pin to etc.. Kinda annoying me, it happened before and i never solved it. Thx in advance.

Title: Re: Start menu locked?
Post by: Sandra on July 27, 2007, 18:36

Cant think whats caused it but can you use the Windows key to open the start menu ?

Or do you mean you can open it but not do anything after that ?

Title: Re: Start menu locked?
Post by: sam on July 27, 2007, 20:08

or you mean you can't edit it?

Title: Re: Start menu locked?
Post by: welshy. on July 27, 2007, 20:36

Sorry  ::) I meant it pop's up but i can't do nothing with, edit etc  :dunno:

Title: Re: Start menu locked?
Post by: Simon on July 27, 2007, 20:48

That sounds odd.  Can you tell us what you want to do with it?

Title: Re: Start menu locked?
Post by: welshy. on July 27, 2007, 21:01

Pin stuff to it for one :P

Title: Re: Start menu locked?
Post by: sam on July 27, 2007, 21:08

so what happens if you right click on one of the icons in it?

are you using xp?

Title: Re: Start menu locked?
Post by: welshy. on July 27, 2007, 21:11

Quote from: sam on July 27, 2007, 21:08

so what happens if you right click on one of the icons in it?

are you using xp?

Absolutely nothing happens, yup XP, i can't even drag the icons :(

Title: Re: Start menu locked?
Post by: Simon on July 27, 2007, 22:37

OK, try this - Right click the Start button > Properties > Customize > Advanced (tab), then check that "Enable dragging and dropping" is ticked.

Title: Re: Start menu locked?
Post by: welshy. on July 27, 2007, 23:05

lol awesome that sorted it! no idea how it got unticked though? I'd imagine remembering doing such a process.

Title: Re: Start menu locked?
Post by: Simon on July 27, 2007, 23:10

Glad it's sorted!  If it happens again, it might be worth checking for viruses / spyware, unless someone else has access to the PC, and could have been fiddling about. 

Title: Re: Start menu locked?
Post by: sam on July 27, 2007, 23:27

... which includes fidling by accident I guess...

Title: Re: Start menu locked?
Post by: welshy. on July 28, 2007, 05:09

I don't fiddle :P if it ain't broke, don't fix it  :thumbs: