Right-Clicking in Start Menu doesn't work

I'm running WXP Professional on a 2.4 GHz Intel CPU. Three days ago, after
updating my NAV 2007 virus signatures, right-clicking anything in the Start
Menu suddenly ceased functionung. E.g., I cannot right-click an entry in My
Recent Documents for immediate deletion, & I cannot right-click a Favorites
entry to examine its properties. Any ideas? Note that I can still right-click
folders & documents not in my Start Menu.
--
Joe Davis

Have you contacted Symantec technical support?

---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

Joe wrote:
> I'm running WXP Professional on a 2.4 GHz Intel CPU. Three days ago, after
> updating my NAV 2007 virus signatures, right-clicking anything in the Start
> Menu suddenly ceased functionung. E.g., I cannot right-click an entry in My
> Recent Documents for immediate deletion, & I cannot right-click a Favorites
> entry to examine its properties. Any ideas? Note that I can still right-click
> folders & documents not in my Start Menu.

"Joe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:CB0222BC-5991-43B5-9358-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I'm running WXP Professional on a 2.4 GHz Intel CPU. Three days ago, after
> updating my NAV 2007 virus signatures, right-clicking anything in the Start
> Menu suddenly ceased functionung. E.g., I cannot right-click an entry in My
> Recent Documents for immediate deletion, & I cannot right-click a Favorites
> entry to examine its properties. Any ideas? Note that I can still right-click
> folders & documents not in my Start Menu.
> --
> Joe Davis


Check the following.

Go to Start -> Control Panel and double click Taskbar and Start Menu.
Click on the Start Menu tab.
Hit the Customize button.

1. If you're using the XP style menu, click on the Advanced tab.
In the Start menu items box, make sure "Enable dragging and dropping" is
checked.
Click OK twice.

2. If you're using the Classic menu, look in the "Advanced
Start Menu options" box for "Enable dragging and dropping".
Make sure it's checked.
Click OK twice.

Good luck

Nepatsfan

Thanks so much, Nepatsfan. You were right on the money.
--
Joe Davis


"Nepatsfan" wrote:

> "Joe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:CB0222BC-5991-43B5-9358-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I'm running WXP Professional on a 2.4 GHz Intel CPU. Three days ago, after
> > updating my NAV 2007 virus signatures, right-clicking anything in the Start
> > Menu suddenly ceased functionung. E.g., I cannot right-click an entry in My
> > Recent Documents for immediate deletion, & I cannot right-click a Favorites
> > entry to examine its properties. Any ideas? Note that I can still right-click
> > folders & documents not in my Start Menu.
> > --
> > Joe Davis
>
>
> Check the following.
>
> Go to Start -> Control Panel and double click Taskbar and Start Menu.
> Click on the Start Menu tab.
> Hit the Customize button.
>
> 1. If you're using the XP style menu, click on the Advanced tab.
> In the Start menu items box, make sure "Enable dragging and dropping" is
> checked.
> Click OK twice.
>
> 2. If you're using the Classic menu, look in the "Advanced
> Start Menu options" box for "Enable dragging and dropping".
> Make sure it's checked.
> Click OK twice.
>
> Good luck
>
> Nepatsfan
>
>
>

Leonard Grey, thanks for the effort. Note that Symantec tech support is a
joke at best; in this case, however, they are a red-herring to the problem.
--
Joe Davis


"Leonard Grey" wrote:

> Have you contacted Symantec technical support?
>
> ---
> Leonard Grey
> Errare humanum est
>
> Joe wrote:
> > I'm running WXP Professional on a 2.4 GHz Intel CPU. Three days ago, after
> > updating my NAV 2007 virus signatures, right-clicking anything in the Start
> > Menu suddenly ceased functionung. E.g., I cannot right-click an entry in My
> > Recent Documents for immediate deletion, & I cannot right-click a Favorites
> > entry to examine its properties. Any ideas? Note that I can still right-click
> > folders & documents not in my Start Menu.
>

Joe,

You're welcome. Thanks for taking the time to let us know your problem is fixed.

Nepatsfan

"Joe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:6E994C2A-23A8-433C-B1B7-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks so much, Nepatsfan. You were right on the money.
> --
> Joe Davis
>
>
> "Nepatsfan" wrote:
>
>> "Joe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:CB0222BC-5991-43B5-9358-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > I'm running WXP Professional on a 2.4 GHz Intel CPU. Three days ago, after
>> > updating my NAV 2007 virus signatures, right-clicking anything in the Start
>> > Menu suddenly ceased functionung. E.g., I cannot right-click an entry in My
>> > Recent Documents for immediate deletion, & I cannot right-click a Favorites
>> > entry to examine its properties. Any ideas? Note that I can still
>> > right-click
>> > folders & documents not in my Start Menu.
>> > --
>> > Joe Davis
>>
>>
>> Check the following.
>>
>> Go to Start -> Control Panel and double click Taskbar and Start Menu.
>> Click on the Start Menu tab.
>> Hit the Customize button.
>>
>> 1. If you're using the XP style menu, click on the Advanced tab.
>> In the Start menu items box, make sure "Enable dragging and dropping" is
>> checked.
>> Click OK twice.
>>
>> 2. If you're using the Classic menu, look in the "Advanced
>> Start Menu options" box for "Enable dragging and dropping".
>> Make sure it's checked.
>> Click OK twice.
>>
>> Good luck
>>
>> Nepatsfan
>>
>>
>>

On Feb 25, 9:24*pm, "Nepatsfan" <nepats...@SBXXXIX.com> wrote:
> Joe,
>
> You're welcome. Thanks for taking the time to let us know your problem is fixed.
>
> Nepatsfan
>
> "Joe" <J...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>
> news:6E994C2A-23A8-433C-B1B7-(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>
>
> > Thanks so much, Nepatsfan. You were right on the money.
> > --
> > Joe Davis
>
> > "Nepatsfan" wrote:
>
> >> "Joe" <J...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >>news:CB0222BC-5991-43B5-9358-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> > I'm running WXP Professional on a 2.4 GHz Intel CPU. Three days ago, after
> >> > updating my NAV 2007 virus signatures, right-clicking anything in theStart
> >> > Menu suddenly ceased functionung. E.g., I cannot right-click an entryin My
> >> > Recent Documents for immediate deletion, & I cannot right-click a Favorites
> >> > entry to examine its properties. Any ideas? Note that I can still
> >> > right-click
> >> > folders & documents not in my Start Menu.
> >> > --
> >> > Joe Davis
>
> >> Check the following.
>
> >> Go to Start -> Control Panel and double click Taskbar and Start Menu.
> >> Click on the Start Menu tab.
> >> Hit the Customize button.
>
> >> 1. If you're using the XP style menu, click on the Advanced tab.
> >> In the Start menu items box, make sure "Enable dragging and dropping" is
> >> checked.
> >> Click OK twice.
>
> >> 2. If you're using the Classic menu, look in the "Advanced
> >> Start Menu options" box for "Enable dragging and dropping".
> >> Make sure it's checked.
> >> Click OK twice.
>
> >> Good luck
>
> >> Nepatsfan- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I can't find where my post is located but your tip worked for me too.
My crash had crashed -- several times-- and I couldn't remember the
settings so I just clicked what made sense. Since my mouse wouldn't
bring up a menu on the Start Menu, I started searching for menus and
found your reply to Joe Davis. It worked for him so I tried it and it
worked for me. Thanks to all you guys who are willing to share your
knowledge with those of us who are still muddling our way through.

Grandma

> <snipped>
>
>>>> "Joe" <J...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:CB0222BC-5991-43B5-9358-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>> I'm running WXP Professional on a 2.4 GHz Intel CPU. Three days ago,
>>>>> after
>>>>> updating my NAV 2007 virus signatures, right-clicking anything in the
>>>>> Start
>>>>> Menu suddenly ceased functionung. E.g., I cannot right-click an entry in
>>>>> My
>>>>> Recent Documents for immediate deletion, & I cannot right-click a
>>>>> Favorites
>>>>> entry to examine its properties. Any ideas? Note that I can still
>>>>> right-click
>>>>> folders & documents not in my Start Menu.
>>>>> --
>>>>> Joe Davis
>>
>>>> Check the following.
>>
>>>> Go to Start -> Control Panel and double click Taskbar and Start Menu.
>>>> Click on the Start Menu tab.
>>>> Hit the Customize button.
>>
>>>> 1. If you're using the XP style menu, click on the Advanced tab.
>>>> In the Start menu items box, make sure "Enable dragging and dropping" is
>>>> checked.
>>>> Click OK twice.
>>
>>>> 2. If you're using the Classic menu, look in the "Advanced
>>>> Start Menu options" box for "Enable dragging and dropping".
>>>> Make sure it's checked.
>>>> Click OK twice.
>>
>>>> Good luck
>>
>>>> Nepatsfan
>
>
> I can't find where my post is located but your tip worked for me too.
> My crash had crashed -- several times-- and I couldn't remember the
> settings so I just clicked what made sense. Since my mouse wouldn't
> bring up a menu on the Start Menu, I started searching for menus and
> found your reply to Joe Davis. It worked for him so I tried it and it
> worked for me. Thanks to all you guys who are willing to share your
> knowledge with those of us who are still muddling our way through.
>
> Grandma

You're welcome. Thanks for taking the time to let us know you were able to fix
your problem.

Nepatsfan

go to start menu, properties, under advanced tab, check the box "enable dragging and dropping"

> On Monday, February 25, 2008 4:12 AM Jo wrote:

> I'm running WXP Professional on a 2.4 GHz Intel CPU. Three days ago, after
> updating my NAV 2007 virus signatures, right-clicking anything in the Start
> Menu suddenly ceased functionung. E.g., I cannot right-click an entry in My
> Recent Documents for immediate deletion, & I cannot right-click a Favorites
> entry to examine its properties. Any ideas? Note that I can still right-click
> folders & documents not in my Start Menu.
> --
> Joe Davis


>> On Monday, February 25, 2008 9:56 AM Leonard Grey wrote:

>> Have you contacted Symantec technical support?
>>
>> ---
>> Leonard Grey
>> Errare humanum est
>>
>> Joe wrote:


>>> On Monday, February 25, 2008 11:39 AM Nepatsfan wrote:

>>> "Joe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:CB0222BC-5991-43B5-9358-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>
>>>
>>> Check the following.
>>>
>>> Go to Start -> Control Panel and double click Taskbar and Start Menu.
>>> Click on the Start Menu tab.
>>> Hit the Customize button.
>>>
>>> 1. If you're using the XP style menu, click on the Advanced tab.
>>> In the Start menu items box, make sure "Enable dragging and dropping" is
>>> checked.
>>> Click OK twice.
>>>
>>> 2. If you're using the Classic menu, look in the "Advanced
>>> Start Menu options" box for "Enable dragging and dropping".
>>> Make sure it's checked.
>>> Click OK twice.
>>>
>>> Good luck
>>>
>>> Nepatsfan


>>>> On Monday, February 25, 2008 9:18 PM Jo wrote:

>>>> Thanks so much, Nepatsfan. You were right on the money.
>>>> --
>>>> Joe Davis
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Nepatsfan" wrote:


>>>>> On Monday, February 25, 2008 9:23 PM Jo wrote:

>>>>> Leonard Grey, thanks for the effort. Note that Symantec tech support is a
>>>>> joke at best; in this case, however, they are a red-herring to the problem.
>>>>> --
>>>>> Joe Davis
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Leonard Grey" wrote:


>>>>>> On Monday, February 25, 2008 9:24 PM Nepatsfan wrote:

>>>>>> Joe,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You're welcome. Thanks for taking the time to let us know your problem is fixed.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Nepatsfan


>>>>>>> On Wednesday, February 27, 2008 11:35 AM Nepatsfan wrote:

>>>>>>> You're welcome. Thanks for taking the time to let us know you were able to fix
>>>>>>> your problem.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Nepatsfan


>>>>>>>> On Thursday, February 28, 2008 2:29 AM fibromom wrote:

>>>>>>>> On Feb 25, 9:24=A0pm, "Nepatsfan" <nepats...@SBXXXIX.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> fixed.
>>>>>>>> after
>>>>>>>> Start
>>>>>>>> in My
>>>>>>>> orites
>>>>>>>> s
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I can't find where my post is located but your tip worked for me too.
>>>>>>>> My crash had crashed -- several times-- and I couldn't remember the
>>>>>>>> settings so I just clicked what made sense. Since my mouse wouldn't
>>>>>>>> bring up a menu on the Start Menu, I started searching for menus and
>>>>>>>> found your reply to Joe Davis. It worked for him so I tried it and it
>>>>>>>> worked for me. Thanks to all you guys who are willing to share your
>>>>>>>> knowledge with those of us who are still muddling our way through.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Grandma


>>>>>>>> Submitted via EggHeadCafe - Software Developer Portal of Choice
>>>>>>>> Composite UI Pattern and RAD Development for Data Entry Applications, Part 1
>>>>>>>> http://www.eggheadcafe.com/tutorials...ns-part-1.aspx

Hey you HoopleHeaded EggHead:

Do you realize you've replied to a post form 2008?
"C White" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> go to start menu, properties, under advanced tab, check the box "enable
> dragging and dropping"
>
>> On Monday, February 25, 2008 4:12 AM Jo wrote:
>
>> I'm running WXP Professional on a 2.4 GHz Intel CPU. Three days ago,
>> after
>> updating my NAV 2007 virus signatures, right-clicking anything in the
>> Start
>> Menu suddenly ceased functionung. E.g., I cannot right-click an entry in
>> My
>> Recent Documents for immediate deletion, & I cannot right-click a
>> Favorites
>> entry to examine its properties. Any ideas? Note that I can still
>> right-click
>> folders & documents not in my Start Menu.
>> --
>> Joe Davis
>
>
>>> On Monday, February 25, 2008 9:56 AM Leonard Grey wrote:
>
>>> Have you contacted Symantec technical support?
>>>
>>> ---
>>> Leonard Grey
>>> Errare humanum est
>>>
>>> Joe wrote:
>
>
>>>> On Monday, February 25, 2008 11:39 AM Nepatsfan wrote:
>
>>>> "Joe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>> news:CB0222BC-5991-43B5-9358-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Check the following.
>>>>
>>>> Go to Start -> Control Panel and double click Taskbar and Start Menu.
>>>> Click on the Start Menu tab.
>>>> Hit the Customize button.
>>>>
>>>> 1. If you're using the XP style menu, click on the Advanced tab.
>>>> In the Start menu items box, make sure "Enable dragging and dropping"
>>>> is
>>>> checked.
>>>> Click OK twice.
>>>>
>>>> 2. If you're using the Classic menu, look in the "Advanced
>>>> Start Menu options" box for "Enable dragging and dropping".
>>>> Make sure it's checked.
>>>> Click OK twice.
>>>>
>>>> Good luck
>>>>
>>>> Nepatsfan
>
>
>>>>> On Monday, February 25, 2008 9:18 PM Jo wrote:
>
>>>>> Thanks so much, Nepatsfan. You were right on the money.
>>>>> --
>>>>> Joe Davis
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Nepatsfan" wrote:
>
>
>>>>>> On Monday, February 25, 2008 9:23 PM Jo wrote:
>
>>>>>> Leonard Grey, thanks for the effort. Note that Symantec tech support
>>>>>> is a
>>>>>> joke at best; in this case, however, they are a red-herring to the
>>>>>> problem.
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Joe Davis
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Leonard Grey" wrote:
>
>
>>>>>>> On Monday, February 25, 2008 9:24 PM Nepatsfan wrote:
>
>>>>>>> Joe,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You're welcome. Thanks for taking the time to let us know your
>>>>>>> problem is fixed.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Nepatsfan
>
>
>>>>>>>> On Wednesday, February 27, 2008 11:35 AM Nepatsfan wrote:
>
>>>>>>>> You're welcome. Thanks for taking the time to let us know you were
>>>>>>>> able to fix
>>>>>>>> your problem.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Nepatsfan
>
>
>>>>>>>>> On Thursday, February 28, 2008 2:29 AM fibromom wrote:
>
>>>>>>>>> On Feb 25, 9:24=A0pm, "Nepatsfan" <nepats...@SBXXXIX.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> fixed.
>>>>>>>>> after
>>>>>>>>> Start
>>>>>>>>> in My
>>>>>>>>> orites
>>>>>>>>> s
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I can't find where my post is located but your tip worked for me
>>>>>>>>> too.
>>>>>>>>> My crash had crashed -- several times-- and I couldn't remember
>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>> settings so I just clicked what made sense. Since my mouse
>>>>>>>>> wouldn't
>>>>>>>>> bring up a menu on the Start Menu, I started searching for menus
>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>> found your reply to Joe Davis. It worked for him so I tried it and
>>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>>> worked for me. Thanks to all you guys who are willing to share
>>>>>>>>> your
>>>>>>>>> knowledge with those of us who are still muddling our way through.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Grandma
>
>
>>>>>>>>> Submitted via EggHeadCafe - Software Developer Portal of Choice
>>>>>>>>> Composite UI Pattern and RAD Development for Data Entry
>>>>>>>>> Applications, Part 1
>>>>>>>>> http://www.eggheadcafe.com/tutorials...ns-part-1.aspx