Guest joelgee Posted August 11, 2007 Posted August 11, 2007 Okay. This isn't a life-threatening issue, but it's starting to gnaw at me that I can't fix it. When I click "Start" and access my startup menu, there should be a graphic and my name at the top of the menu. However, what is there is a black bar. I've checked themes, start menu and taskbar, and user accounts. Everything that I've checked tells me that my chosen graphic and name should show up. Yet, I'm looking at a black bar. Anybody have any ideas about possible causes? Like I say, not life threatening, but I think I should know enough about Windows to fix this, but I don't. Thanks, J
Guest Rey Santos Posted August 11, 2007 Posted August 11, 2007 RE: startup menu black bar where graphic should be Conditions for the Start Menu picture to appear: 1. Welcome Screen is enabled 2. You use the New Start Menu (not the classic) 3. You use Windows XP theme. See this link if it would help: http://windowsxp.mvps.org/removepicture.htm -- Rey "joelgee" wrote: > Okay. This isn't a life-threatening issue, but it's starting to gnaw at me > that I can't fix it. > When I click "Start" and access my startup menu, there should be a graphic > and my name at the top of the menu. > However, what is there is a black bar. I've checked themes, start menu and > taskbar, and user accounts. Everything that I've checked tells me that my > chosen graphic and name should show up. Yet, I'm looking at a black bar. > Anybody have any ideas about possible causes? > Like I say, not life threatening, but I think I should know enough about > Windows to fix this, but I don't. > Thanks, > J
Guest joelgee Posted August 11, 2007 Posted August 11, 2007 RE: startup menu black bar where graphic should be Okay. Followed the instructions per the link, using regedit. However, when I got to the final step, the NoUserNameInStartMenu key wasn't there. Could be the issue. How do I put it there? Thanks. J "Rey Santos" wrote: > Conditions for the Start Menu picture to appear: > > 1. Welcome Screen is enabled > 2. You use the New Start Menu (not the classic) > 3. You use Windows XP theme. > > See this link if it would help: > http://windowsxp.mvps.org/removepicture.htm > > > -- > Rey > > > "joelgee" wrote: > > > Okay. This isn't a life-threatening issue, but it's starting to gnaw at me > > that I can't fix it. > > When I click "Start" and access my startup menu, there should be a graphic > > and my name at the top of the menu. > > However, what is there is a black bar. I've checked themes, start menu and > > taskbar, and user accounts. Everything that I've checked tells me that my > > chosen graphic and name should show up. Yet, I'm looking at a black bar. > > Anybody have any ideas about possible causes? > > Like I say, not life threatening, but I think I should know enough about > > Windows to fix this, but I don't. > > Thanks, > > J
Guest Kelly Posted August 11, 2007 Posted August 11, 2007 Re: startup menu black bar where graphic should be 1. Are you using the Welcome Screen/Fast User Switching? 2. Have you disabled Picture and Fax Viewer? If so: Go to Start/Run and type in: regsvr32 shimgvw.dll 3. Do/did you have Styles XP or the similar installed? #2 generally clears this up. -- All the Best, Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP) Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm Is it October already? Either way, Happy Birthday if today is your birthday! "joelgee" <joelgee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:60B05512-E58E-40AE-B5AB-E1467D2B2E50@microsoft.com... > Okay. This isn't a life-threatening issue, but it's starting to gnaw at me > that I can't fix it. > When I click "Start" and access my startup menu, there should be a graphic > and my name at the top of the menu. > However, what is there is a black bar. I've checked themes, start menu and > taskbar, and user accounts. Everything that I've checked tells me that my > chosen graphic and name should show up. Yet, I'm looking at a black bar. > Anybody have any ideas about possible causes? > Like I say, not life threatening, but I think I should know enough about > Windows to fix this, but I don't. > Thanks, > J
Guest joelgee Posted August 11, 2007 Posted August 11, 2007 Re: startup menu black bar where graphic should be Well, the mystery only deepens. I clicked the "start" button as processes were loading after a reboot. The picture and my name are at the top of the start menu until *something* loads. Then the bar goes black. I've tried watching task manager processes loading to see what could be the issue, but so far can't tell. This is just beginning to gnaw at me. J "Kelly" wrote: > 1. Are you using the Welcome Screen/Fast User Switching? > 2. Have you disabled Picture and Fax Viewer? If so: Go to > Start/Run and type in: regsvr32 shimgvw.dll > 3. Do/did you have Styles XP or the similar installed? > > #2 generally clears this up. > > -- > > All the Best, > Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP) > > Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm > > Is it October already? Either way, Happy Birthday if today is your > birthday! > > > "joelgee" <joelgee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:60B05512-E58E-40AE-B5AB-E1467D2B2E50@microsoft.com... > > Okay. This isn't a life-threatening issue, but it's starting to gnaw at me > > that I can't fix it. > > When I click "Start" and access my startup menu, there should be a graphic > > and my name at the top of the menu. > > However, what is there is a black bar. I've checked themes, start menu and > > taskbar, and user accounts. Everything that I've checked tells me that my > > chosen graphic and name should show up. Yet, I'm looking at a black bar. > > Anybody have any ideas about possible causes? > > Like I say, not life threatening, but I think I should know enough about > > Windows to fix this, but I don't. > > Thanks, > > J > > >
Guest Kelly Posted August 12, 2007 Posted August 12, 2007 Re: startup menu black bar where graphic should be Without knowing more about your system, read the culprits here: http://blogs.vertigosoftware.com/steventap/archive/2005/06/15/Windows_XP_Start_Menu_Going_all_Black.aspx -- All the Best, Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP) Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm "joelgee" <joelgee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:6E527A75-D8CF-4E81-AF17-83DAC7965000@microsoft.com... > Well, the mystery only deepens. I clicked the "start" button as processes > were loading after a reboot. The picture and my name are at the top of the > start menu until *something* loads. Then the bar goes black. I've tried > watching task manager processes loading to see what could be the issue, > but > so far can't tell. > This is just beginning to gnaw at me. > J > > "Kelly" wrote: > >> 1. Are you using the Welcome Screen/Fast User Switching? >> 2. Have you disabled Picture and Fax Viewer? If so: Go to >> Start/Run and type in: regsvr32 shimgvw.dll >> 3. Do/did you have Styles XP or the similar installed? >> >> #2 generally clears this up. >> >> -- >> >> All the Best, >> Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP) >> >> Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! >> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm >> >> Is it October already? Either way, Happy Birthday if today is your >> birthday! >> >> >> "joelgee" <joelgee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:60B05512-E58E-40AE-B5AB-E1467D2B2E50@microsoft.com... >> > Okay. This isn't a life-threatening issue, but it's starting to gnaw at >> > me >> > that I can't fix it. >> > When I click "Start" and access my startup menu, there should be a >> > graphic >> > and my name at the top of the menu. >> > However, what is there is a black bar. I've checked themes, start menu >> > and >> > taskbar, and user accounts. Everything that I've checked tells me that >> > my >> > chosen graphic and name should show up. Yet, I'm looking at a black >> > bar. >> > Anybody have any ideas about possible causes? >> > Like I say, not life threatening, but I think I should know enough >> > about >> > Windows to fix this, but I don't. >> > Thanks, >> > J >> >> >>
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