Missing radio button on Start Menu tab

[Robert Kay]

I've been operating for some time using the Classic Start
menu. Recently, I decided to switch to the XP start menu.
When I accessed the Start Menu tab on the Task Bar and
Start Menu Properties page, I found that the radio button
and associated Customizing button had disappeared without
a trace. How do I restore it?

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

If you're running XP Pro, click Start, Run and enter GPEDIT.MSC Go to User
Configuration, Administrative Templates, Start Menu and Taskbar. Look in the
right pane for Force classic Start Menu. Double click this entry. It should
be set to Not Configured.

For XP Home: Click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT Go to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\Explore
r

Look in the right pane for a value called NoSimpleStartMenu. If the value
exists, double click it and set it to 0 (zero). If it doesn't exist, right
click in the right pane, select New, DWord value and name it
NoSimpleStartMenu. Leave it at 0.

Log off/log on for the change to take effect.

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
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"Robert Kay" > wrote in message
...
> I've been operating for some time using the Classic Start
> menu. Recently, I decided to switch to the XP start menu.
> When I accessed the Start Menu tab on the Task Bar and
> Start Menu Properties page, I found that the radio button
> and associated Customizing button had disappeared without
> a trace. How do I restore it?

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

If you're running XP Pro, click Start, Run and enter GPEDIT.MSC Go to User
Configuration, Administrative Templates, Start Menu and Taskbar. Look in the
right pane for Force classic Start Menu. Double click this entry. It should
be set to Not Configured.

For XP Home: Click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT Go to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\Explore
r

Look in the right pane for a value called NoSimpleStartMenu. If the value
exists, double click it and set it to 0 (zero). If it doesn't exist, right
click in the right pane, select New, DWord value and name it
NoSimpleStartMenu. Leave it at 0.

Log off/log on for the change to take effect.

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
--------------------------------
Associate Expert
ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
--------------------------------
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"Robert Kay" > wrote in message
...
> I've been operating for some time using the Classic Start
> menu. Recently, I decided to switch to the XP start menu.
> When I accessed the Start Menu tab on the Task Bar and
> Start Menu Properties page, I found that the radio button
> and associated Customizing button had disappeared without
> a trace. How do I restore it?

[Robert Kay]

Thanks for a clear and accurate response. I followed your
instructions (('m running XP Home) and recovered my
missing button.
>-----Original Message-----
>If you're running XP Pro, click Start, Run and enter
GPEDIT.MSC Go to User
>Configuration, Administrative Templates, Start Menu and
Taskbar. Look in the
>right pane for Force classic Start Menu. Double click
this entry. It should
>be set to Not Configured.
>
>For XP Home: Click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT Go to:
>
>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersio
n\Policies\Explore
>r
>
>Look in the right pane for a value called
NoSimpleStartMenu. If the value
>exists, double click it and set it to 0 (zero). If it
doesn't exist, right
>click in the right pane, select New, DWord value and name
it
>NoSimpleStartMenu. Leave it at 0.
>
>Log off/log on for the change to take effect.
>
>--
>Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
>Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>http://www.dougknox.com
>--------------------------------
>Associate Expert
>ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>--------------------------------
>Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
>Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>
>"Robert Kay" > wrote in message
...
>> I've been operating for some time using the Classic
Start
>> menu. Recently, I decided to switch to the XP start
menu.
>> When I accessed the Start Menu tab on the Task Bar and
>> Start Menu Properties page, I found that the radio
button
>> and associated Customizing button had disappeared
without
>> a trace. How do I restore it?
>
>
>.
>

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

You're welcome :)

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
--------------------------------
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ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
--------------------------------
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Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.

"Robert Kay" > wrote in message
...
> Thanks for a clear and accurate response. I followed your
> instructions (('m running XP Home) and recovered my
> missing button.
> >-----Original Message-----
> >If you're running XP Pro, click Start, Run and enter
> GPEDIT.MSC Go to User
> >Configuration, Administrative Templates, Start Menu and
> Taskbar. Look in the
> >right pane for Force classic Start Menu. Double click
> this entry. It should
> >be set to Not Configured.
> >
> >For XP Home: Click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT Go to:
> >
> >HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersio
> n\Policies\Explore
> >r
> >
> >Look in the right pane for a value called
> NoSimpleStartMenu. If the value
> >exists, double click it and set it to 0 (zero). If it
> doesn't exist, right
> >click in the right pane, select New, DWord value and name
> it
> >NoSimpleStartMenu. Leave it at 0.
> >
> >Log off/log on for the change to take effect.
> >
> >--
> >Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
> >Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
> >http://www.dougknox.com
> >--------------------------------
> >Associate Expert
> >ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> >--------------------------------
> >Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
> >Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
> >
> >"Robert Kay" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> I've been operating for some time using the Classic
> Start
> >> menu. Recently, I decided to switch to the XP start
> menu.
> >> When I accessed the Start Menu tab on the Task Bar and
> >> Start Menu Properties page, I found that the radio
> button
> >> and associated Customizing button had disappeared
> without
> >> a trace. How do I restore it?
> >
> >
> >.
> >