Start Menu subfolders closing inappropriately

[Guest Code-Curious Mom]

I open start menu>My Documents>subfolder1>subfolder2>etc. Pausing on

subfolder auto-opens them to right. When I reach right side of screen, they

open to left instead. Fine. But now if I hover the folder that opened to the

left, then move the mouse horizonally back to the right, the menu on the

right most side of the screen closes. Actually if I hover open topmost

folder on right most side of screen, all is well, but any other folder, menu

closes as stated.

 

IOW, in example

My Documents>SubFoldersA>SubFoldersB>SubFoldersC(rightmost side of

screen)>SubFoldersD(opens to left)

hover open any folder in SubFolderC's list (except first one), point to the

folder you just opened, then try to return to previous folder. Menu of

SubFoldersC closes. Occasionally it will stay open (if I move the mouse just

so?) but the first folder works fine and nowhere nearly so finicky.

 

Hard to describe, but very annoying. (XP Home SP3) Anyone know what the

problem is? Ideas appreciated.

[Guest Ron Badour]

Re: Start Menu subfolders closing inappropriately

 

Look at the length of the names on the shortcuts and cut down the length of

the long ones by renaming them. That will allow the folders to continue

opening to the right

 

--

Regards

 

Ron Badour

MS MVP 1997 - 2008

 

 

"Code-Curious Mom" <none@NG.invalid> wrote in message

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>I open start menu>My Documents>subfolder1>subfolder2>etc. Pausing on

>subfolder auto-opens them to right. When I reach right side of screen, they

>open to left instead. Fine. But now if I hover the folder that opened to

>the left, then move the mouse horizonally back to the right, the menu on

>the right most side of the screen closes. Actually if I hover open topmost

>folder on right most side of screen, all is well, but any other folder,

>menu closes as stated.

>

> IOW, in example

> My Documents>SubFoldersA>SubFoldersB>SubFoldersC(rightmost side of

> screen)>SubFoldersD(opens to left)

> hover open any folder in SubFolderC's list (except first one), point to

> the folder you just opened, then try to return to previous folder. Menu of

> SubFoldersC closes. Occasionally it will stay open (if I move the mouse

> just so?) but the first folder works fine and nowhere nearly so finicky.

>

> Hard to describe, but very annoying. (XP Home SP3) Anyone know what the

> problem is? Ideas appreciated.

>

>

>

[Guest Code-Curious Mom]

Re: Start Menu subfolders closing inappropriately

 

That definately helps. Thanks. It's some sort of bug needing worked around?

 

"Ron Badour" <Sorry@NoAddress.com> wrote in message

news:ujpUoH52IHA.1192@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> Look at the length of the names on the shortcuts and cut down the length

> of the long ones by renaming them. That will allow the folders to

> continue opening to the right

>

> --

> Regards

>

> Ron Badour

> MS MVP 1997 - 2008

>

>

> "Code-Curious Mom" <none@NG.invalid> wrote in message

> news:O09Roo42IHA.4036@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>I open start menu>My Documents>subfolder1>subfolder2>etc. Pausing on

>>subfolder auto-opens them to right. When I reach right side of screen,

>>they open to left instead. Fine. But now if I hover the folder that opened

>>to the left, then move the mouse horizonally back to the right, the menu

>>on the right most side of the screen closes. Actually if I hover open

>>topmost folder on right most side of screen, all is well, but any other

>>folder, menu closes as stated.

>>

>> IOW, in example

>> My Documents>SubFoldersA>SubFoldersB>SubFoldersC(rightmost side of

>> screen)>SubFoldersD(opens to left)

>> hover open any folder in SubFolderC's list (except first one), point to

>> the folder you just opened, then try to return to previous folder. Menu

>> of SubFoldersC closes. Occasionally it will stay open (if I move the

>> mouse just so?) but the first folder works fine and nowhere nearly so

>> finicky.

>>

>> Hard to describe, but very annoying. (XP Home SP3) Anyone know what the

>> problem is? Ideas appreciated.

>>

>>

>>

>

>

[Guest Ron Badour]

Re: Start Menu subfolders closing inappropriately

 

I dunno. I recalled that "work around" from many years ago in my W98 days.

There might be a fix available; however, I don't like my menus opening

right and then left so I just trim the names.

 

--

Regards

 

Ron Badour

MS MVP 1997 - 2008

 

 

"Code-Curious Mom" <none@NG.invalid> wrote in message

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> That definately helps. Thanks. It's some sort of bug needing worked

> around?

>

> "Ron Badour" <Sorry@NoAddress.com> wrote in message

> news:ujpUoH52IHA.1192@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> Look at the length of the names on the shortcuts and cut down the length

>> of the long ones by renaming them. That will allow the folders to

>> continue opening to the right

>>

>> --

>> Regards

>>

>> Ron Badour

>> MS MVP 1997 - 2008

>>

>>

>> "Code-Curious Mom" <none@NG.invalid> wrote in message

>> news:O09Roo42IHA.4036@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>>I open start menu>My Documents>subfolder1>subfolder2>etc. Pausing on

>>>subfolder auto-opens them to right. When I reach right side of screen,

>>>they open to left instead. Fine. But now if I hover the folder that

>>>opened to the left, then move the mouse horizonally back to the right,

>>>the menu on the right most side of the screen closes. Actually if I hover

>>>open topmost folder on right most side of screen, all is well, but any

>>>other folder, menu closes as stated.

>>>

>>> IOW, in example

>>> My Documents>SubFoldersA>SubFoldersB>SubFoldersC(rightmost side of

>>> screen)>SubFoldersD(opens to left)

>>> hover open any folder in SubFolderC's list (except first one), point to

>>> the folder you just opened, then try to return to previous folder. Menu

>>> of SubFoldersC closes. Occasionally it will stay open (if I move the

>>> mouse just so?) but the first folder works fine and nowhere nearly so

>>> finicky.

>>>

>>> Hard to describe, but very annoying. (XP Home SP3) Anyone know what the

>>> problem is? Ideas appreciated.

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>

>>

>

>

[Guest Code-Curious Mom]

Re: Start Menu subfolders closing inappropriately

 

Okay, thanks again.

 

"Ron Badour" <Sorry@NoAddress.com> wrote in message

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>I dunno. I recalled that "work around" from many years ago in my W98 days.

>There might be a fix available; however, I don't like my menus opening

>right and then left so I just trim the names.

>

> --

> Regards

>

> Ron Badour

> MS MVP 1997 - 2008

>

>

> "Code-Curious Mom" <none@NG.invalid> wrote in message

> news:esIRqx52IHA.4536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> That definately helps. Thanks. It's some sort of bug needing worked

>> around?

>>

>> "Ron Badour" <Sorry@NoAddress.com> wrote in message

>> news:ujpUoH52IHA.1192@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>> Look at the length of the names on the shortcuts and cut down the length

>>> of the long ones by renaming them. That will allow the folders to

>>> continue opening to the right

>>>

>>> --

>>> Regards

>>>

>>> Ron Badour

>>> MS MVP 1997 - 2008

>>>

>>>

>>> "Code-Curious Mom" <none@NG.invalid> wrote in message

>>> news:O09Roo42IHA.4036@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>>>I open start menu>My Documents>subfolder1>subfolder2>etc. Pausing on

>>>>subfolder auto-opens them to right. When I reach right side of screen,

>>>>they open to left instead. Fine. But now if I hover the folder that

>>>>opened to the left, then move the mouse horizonally back to the right,

>>>>the menu on the right most side of the screen closes. Actually if I

>>>>hover open topmost folder on right most side of screen, all is well, but

>>>>any other folder, menu closes as stated.

>>>>

>>>> IOW, in example

>>>> My Documents>SubFoldersA>SubFoldersB>SubFoldersC(rightmost side of

>>>> screen)>SubFoldersD(opens to left)

>>>> hover open any folder in SubFolderC's list (except first one), point to

>>>> the folder you just opened, then try to return to previous folder. Menu

>>>> of SubFoldersC closes. Occasionally it will stay open (if I move the

>>>> mouse just so?) but the first folder works fine and nowhere nearly so

>>>> finicky.

>>>>

>>>> Hard to describe, but very annoying. (XP Home SP3) Anyone know what

>>>> the problem is? Ideas appreciated.

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>

>>>

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