Topic: Start menu locked?

[welshy.]

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.

[Sandra]

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 ?

[sam]

or you mean you can't edit it?

[welshy.]

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

[Simon]

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

[welshy.]

Pin stuff to it for one

[sam]

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

are you using xp?

[welshy.]

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

[Simon]

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

[welshy.]

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

[Simon]

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. 

[sam]

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

[welshy.]

I don't fiddle if it ain't broke, don't fix it