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"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 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.788 / Virus Database: 533 - Release Date: 11/1/2004 |
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"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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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? -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once. - RAH |
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"All Programs" Window is Full - what can I do?
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. -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once. - RAH |
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"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. |
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"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 |
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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 |
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"All Programs" Window is Full - what can I do?
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. |
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"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 |
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"All Programs" Window is Full - what can I do?
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. -- Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE Please respond in Newsgroup only. Do not send email http://www.fjsmjs.com Protect your PC http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/ |
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"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. -- Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE Please respond in Newsgroup only. Do not send email http://www.fjsmjs.com Protect your PC http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/ |
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"All Programs" Window is Full - what can I do?
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! |
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"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! |
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"All Programs" Window is Full - what can I do?
Thanks mate
David mikey wrote: 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 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 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.788 / Virus Database: 533 - Release Date: 11/1/2004 |
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"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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