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  #16  
Old November 7th 04, 02:56 PM
mikey
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Default "All Programs" Window is Full - what can I do?

right click on START, select Properties,Start Menu tab and Customize button,Advanced tab and scroll down to the option for SCROLL PROGRAMS and check it.







"David" wrote in message ...
Hi All

When I click on 'All Programs' the window that comes up is now full of
programs/folders etc., That is, this window fills the screen and the
last lot of software that I installed can not be seen as the window does
not scroll vertically or horizontally.

What is the answer here? Surely even crappy XP cant put a limit on how
many applications you can install (well see and access I guess) but how
can I make this window scroll to see and access all my applications?

David



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Old November 7th 04, 03:54 PM
Mike Hall
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Default "All Programs" Window is Full - what can I do?

The Mac OS runs only on Mac branded computers.. Windows XP is expected to
work on a professionally designed and assembled computer or a system cobbled
together by an eight year old kid and the family's pet hamster.. quit it
with the supercilious attitude..


"David" wrote in message
...
Thanks Taurarian

That works - I can now access some of the recently installed programs,
though now
I know that I don't have to keep all the entries in this section, I will
be able
to condense the list down

Cheers

David

Taurarian wrote:

Right click Start button
Select Explore and/or Explore All Users.
Then open the Programs folder.
Create new subfolders then rearrange shortcuts.
OR
You can also configure your programs list to scroll which results in one
large
column.
Right-click the Start button
Go to Properties
Click the Customize button.
Click the Advanced tab.
Scroll through the list until you see the item "Scroll Programs".
Check that and hit OK.

"David" wrote in message
...
Hi All

When I click on 'All Programs' the window that comes up is now full of
programs/folders etc., That is, this window fills the screen and the
last lot of software that I installed can not be seen as the window
does
not scroll vertically or horizontally.

What is the answer here? Surely even crappy XP cant put a limit on how
many applications you can install (well see and access I guess) but how
can I make this window scroll to see and access all my applications?

David




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Old November 7th 04, 04:11 PM
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David wrote:
As I am a long term Mac user I am used to logical and user friendly
ways of doing things


I've seen Macs -- That statement a complete contradiction in
terms. Dragging the floppy drive icon to the Trash Can to eject a
floppy? How is that logical or user friendly?


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Old November 7th 04, 04:12 PM
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David wrote:
Hi All

When I click on 'All Programs' the window that comes up is now full
of
programs/folders etc., That is, this window fills the screen and
the
last lot of software that I installed can not be seen as the window
does not scroll vertically or horizontally.

What is the answer here? Surely even crappy XP cant put a limit on
how many applications you can install (well see and access I guess)
but how can I make this window scroll to see and access all my
applications?

David



Learn to use the Help files. The only "limit" imposed by WinXP is
that users must learn to use it.

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  #20  
Old November 7th 04, 04:38 PM
André Gulliksen
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Default "All Programs" Window is Full - what can I do?

"David" skrev i melding
...
When I click on 'All Programs' the window that comes up is now full of
programs/folders etc., That is, this window fills the screen and the
last lot of software that I installed can not be seen as the window does
not scroll vertically or horizontally.

What is the answer here? Surely even crappy XP cant put a limit on how
many applications you can install (well see and access I guess) but how
can I make this window scroll to see and access all my applications?


One answer I don't see mentioned by anybody he Ditch the fancy new-look
XP start menu. First, right click "Start", choose "Properties".

Oki, at this point I should point out that I am using a Norwegian XP, and I
can not verify 100% what the english names for the appropriate buttons and
options in the next steps are. But you should now be looking at a menu where
you can select between the new fancy start menu and the oldskool classic
start menu. Now select the classic start menu, click the Options-button next
to it (this one was inactive before you selected classic). Now you should
get a menu, where one of the top items (number 2 from the top on my
Norwegian XP Home) should say something about dynamic or personal start
menus. Make sure this is checked. You may also wish to make sure the "Scroll
programs" is checked.

Now you will find that your start menu has changed to the old Windows
95-look. You will also find that when you click Programs only the recently
used applications are actually visible, unless you click the arrow at the
bottom of the menu.

You may or may not like this style of start menu. But: Cleaning up the start
menu is still a good suggestion, no matter what kind of menu you like.


  #21  
Old November 7th 04, 04:40 PM
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Default "All Programs" Window is Full - what can I do?

David wrote in
:

Well, Peter, no I didn't realise that at all! Not knowing much about
Windows I am never sure what I can get rid of and what I have to keep.
I do have sortcuts on the desktop to all the apps that I normally
use, so if these files in the 'all programs' are not needed I can
certainly dump them.

Thanks for the info, much appreciated

David

peter wrote:

You realize that not every shortcut that gets
installed on your "all programs" needs to stay there...
peter
"David" wrote in message
...
Hi All

When I click on 'All Programs' the window that comes up is now full
of programs/folders etc., That is, this window fills the screen
and the last lot of software that I installed can not be seen as
the window does not scroll vertically or horizontally.

What is the answer here? Surely even crappy XP cant put a limit on
how many applications you can install (well see and access I guess)
but how can I make this window scroll to see and access all my
applications?

David



David, following Peter's advice on how to cleanup the Start Menu, when I
go to my start menu, All Programs, I then have only 10 or 11 choices
there at the top level, Apps, Audio, CDr, Games, Graphics, Internet,
Programming, etc. Then under those is where I keep the appropriate type
of program.

Here's my added help, after you have these top-level program group's
defined using Explorer, or the Start Menu folder, you can then just
simply go to the start menu itself and start dragging around the various
item's into their respective groups you want them in.

To add some more organization to it, on the root of my C drive, I have
folder's of the same name as the start menu groups, except for Apps.
Then, when installing a new program, if it's a CDr program, I install it
to the C:\CDr\program name folder, a new Internet program, installed to
C:\Internet\Program Name, SoundForge 6, installed to C:\Audio
\Soundforge.

I absolutely HATE the way programs install themselves. Everything always
want's to install to 'program files'\publisher name\program name
\shortcut's here. And then it want's to put it's start menu entries in
the same fashion. The only time I install an app into program files is
when it doesn't fit in any of my pre-determined categories.

This is a great utility I wrote and use daily, http://users.adelphia.net/
~thisnthat/menuhell/index.htm , which I was thinking of finishing up and
making available for download. There's a couple very tiny bug's that I
live with that I need to clean up first. I almost never go to the start
menu because of this utility. Incidentally, the screenshot's there show
you the structure I spoke of earlier on. The only difference between the
images shown there and the current version is that the most recent
version does not support the system tray, due to some lame program's that
have a system tray icon, but don't respond properly to shell broadcast's.

Regards,

DanS
  #22  
Old November 7th 04, 04:43 PM
JAX
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Default "All Programs" Window is Full - what can I do?

David, once I gave you as much 'undeserved information as I did, I would
have thought you would have enough sense to make it the rest of the way on
your own, 'Obviously', I was wrong!

JAX

"David" wrote in message
...
Ah perhaps it is not me that needs to read Jaxi old fellow - I tried that
and there is no advanced tab - just 'task bar' and 'start menu' tabs

David - who wonders why some people go out of their way to be
objectionable -
especially when it turns out they don't know what they are talking about,
like Jax

JAX wrote:

R-click Start, choose properties, advanced tab, scroll down and check
"Scroll Programs".

XP is not "crappy", read a little!

JAX

"David" wrote in message
...
Hi All

When I click on 'All Programs' the window that comes up is now full of
programs/folders etc., That is, this window fills the screen and the
last lot of software that I installed can not be seen as the window
does
not scroll vertically or horizontally.

What is the answer here? Surely even crappy XP cant put a limit on how
many applications you can install (well see and access I guess) but how
can I make this window scroll to see and access all my applications?

David




  #23  
Old November 8th 04, 01:21 AM
David
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Thanks mate

David

"André Gulliksen" wrote:

"David" skrev i melding
...
When I click on 'All Programs' the window that comes up is now full of
programs/folders etc., That is, this window fills the screen and the
last lot of software that I installed can not be seen as the window does
not scroll vertically or horizontally.

What is the answer here? Surely even crappy XP cant put a limit on how
many applications you can install (well see and access I guess) but how
can I make this window scroll to see and access all my applications?


One answer I don't see mentioned by anybody he Ditch the fancy new-look
XP start menu. First, right click "Start", choose "Properties".

Oki, at this point I should point out that I am using a Norwegian XP, and I
can not verify 100% what the english names for the appropriate buttons and
options in the next steps are. But you should now be looking at a menu where
you can select between the new fancy start menu and the oldskool classic
start menu. Now select the classic start menu, click the Options-button next
to it (this one was inactive before you selected classic). Now you should
get a menu, where one of the top items (number 2 from the top on my
Norwegian XP Home) should say something about dynamic or personal start
menus. Make sure this is checked. You may also wish to make sure the "Scroll
programs" is checked.

Now you will find that your start menu has changed to the old Windows
95-look. You will also find that when you click Programs only the recently
used applications are actually visible, unless you click the arrow at the
bottom of the menu.

You may or may not like this style of start menu. But: Cleaning up the start
menu is still a good suggestion, no matter what kind of menu you like.


  #24  
Old November 8th 04, 01:54 AM
David
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Default "All Programs" Window is Full - what can I do?

Thanks Dan - much appreciated

David

DanS wrote:



David, following Peter's advice on how to cleanup the Start Menu, when I
go to my start menu, All Programs, I then have only 10 or 11 choices
there at the top level, Apps, Audio, CDr, Games, Graphics, Internet,
Programming, etc. Then under those is where I keep the appropriate type
of program.

Here's my added help, after you have these top-level program group's
defined using Explorer, or the Start Menu folder, you can then just
simply go to the start menu itself and start dragging around the various
item's into their respective groups you want them in.

To add some more organization to it, on the root of my C drive, I have
folder's of the same name as the start menu groups, except for Apps.
Then, when installing a new program, if it's a CDr program, I install it
to the C:\CDr\program name folder, a new Internet program, installed to
C:\Internet\Program Name, SoundForge 6, installed to C:\Audio
\Soundforge.

I absolutely HATE the way programs install themselves. Everything always
want's to install to 'program files'\publisher name\program name
\shortcut's here. And then it want's to put it's start menu entries in
the same fashion. The only time I install an app into program files is
when it doesn't fit in any of my pre-determined categories.

This is a great utility I wrote and use daily, http://users.adelphia.net/
~thisnthat/menuhell/index.htm , which I was thinking of finishing up and
making available for download. There's a couple very tiny bug's that I
live with that I need to clean up first. I almost never go to the start
menu because of this utility. Incidentally, the screenshot's there show
you the structure I spoke of earlier on. The only difference between the
images shown there and the current version is that the most recent
version does not support the system tray, due to some lame program's that
have a system tray icon, but don't respond properly to shell broadcast's.

Regards,

DanS


  #25  
Old November 8th 04, 02:00 AM
David
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Thanks Frank - following your instructions works fine

David

"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP" wrote:

sigh
Right click the Start button.
Click Properties
Click the Start Menu tab.
Click the appropriate Customize button.
Click the Advanced tab.
Scroll down the Start Menu items window until you find it.

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Old November 8th 04, 02:28 AM
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Default "All Programs" Window is Full - what can I do?

David, from your posts, I figure you to be almost 15 years old. I recognize
your name and the properties from your posts. I will never try to help you
again. If you were mature, and smart enough, to be able to read and explore
the information given you, you would have already resolved your immediate
problem, computer related, that is.

JAX

"David" wrote in message
...
Thanks Frank - following your instructions works fine

David

"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP" wrote:

sigh
Right click the Start button.
Click Properties
Click the Start Menu tab.
Click the appropriate Customize button.
Click the Advanced tab.
Scroll down the Start Menu items window until you find it.

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  #27  
Old November 8th 04, 02:59 AM
David
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Why undeserved? - surely anyone that uses windows deserves (and needs) all the
help in the world

When I followed your directions and found they were wrong, I looked elsewhere -
others tho have put me on the right track

David

JAX wrote:

David, once I gave you as much 'undeserved information as I did, I would
have thought you would have enough sense to make it the rest of the way on
your own, 'Obviously', I was wrong!


  #28  
Old November 8th 04, 03:05 AM
JAX
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Default "All Programs" Window is Full - what can I do?

My directions were wrong? I neglected to tell you to press the "Customize"
tab!! I thought I was addressing an adult who was capable of carrying out
the operation from where I left off.

JAX

"David" wrote in message
...
Why undeserved? - surely anyone that uses windows deserves (and needs) all
the
help in the world

When I followed your directions and found they were wrong, I looked
elsewhere -
others tho have put me on the right track

David

JAX wrote:

David, once I gave you as much 'undeserved information as I did, I would
have thought you would have enough sense to make it the rest of the way
on
your own, 'Obviously', I was wrong!




  #30  
Old November 8th 04, 08:30 AM
Paul S.
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Default "All Programs" Window is Full - what can I do?

David,

if you want you can switch to Classic view style. Click on

Right click on the taskbar
click on properties
go on Start menu tab
Click on Classic Start menu
Click Customize
Scrolldown and look for personalized menu
uncheck the box.
then close all the application window.



"David" wrote:

Hi All

When I click on 'All Programs' the window that comes up is now full of
programs/folders etc., That is, this window fills the screen and the
last lot of software that I installed can not be seen as the window does
not scroll vertically or horizontally.

What is the answer here? Surely even crappy XP cant put a limit on how
many applications you can install (well see and access I guess) but how
can I make this window scroll to see and access all my applications?

David


 




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