Start menu too big

sindustrial777 · December 24th, 2005

I dont know what caused this problem but whenever I go into my start menu the third column of applications are half off the screen. I had 3 columns before and they fit just fine. My moniter is at the correct resolution and I used the auto calibration button to center everything out but still no results.

Any ideas???

Thanks

**madmatt** · December 24th, 2005

Are you using a third party visual style? Have you tried changing back to Windows Classic then back to the visual style you are using now?

sindustrial777 · December 24th, 2005

I havent changed anything that has to do with desktop settings since I got my computer. Heres a screen of what's up (attached). But maybe you just cant fit 3 columns and I just didnt realize that it added said column

sindustrial777 · December 24th, 2005

heres a JPG if you dont have photoshop

**Bman** · December 24th, 2005

First off, why would you want that many columns and that big. Have you installed any new drivers, programs etc.

**madmatt** · December 24th, 2005

Some thing in the third column is that lengthy. The columns are going to be the same width.

You should organize all of that and then you will only have one column.

**Johnny** · December 24th, 2005

how do you have the icon spacing set ??? The width is also set by the length of the file titles .. Try to shorten some of them ..

**sean.ferguson** · December 24th, 2005

Yeah, It looks like "Pinnacle Hollywood FX For Windows" etc.

You could rename those to simply "Pinnacle Hollywood FX" and so on.

**ElementalDragon** · December 24th, 2005

or...... could toy around with the start menu folders..... like say.... if you do video/photo editing and stuff like that.... you could make your own folder for Video Editing apps, and have all the apps for video editing in there. then make a folder for photo editing and do the same. and maybe for games and such. either that or fight to get it back to normal size so you can see the third column, or set it so that the start menu scrolls, like i think Win98 used to do by default i think.

**Bman** · December 24th, 2005

organization is the best looking.

**American Zombie** · December 24th, 2005

Originally Posted by madmatt

You should organize all of that and then you will only have one column.

To start with you can right-click on any listed program then select "sort by name" to arrange them alphabetically.

digima$ter · December 24th, 2005

Have you conisdered Start->Control Panel->Add/Remove Programs?

**Shamus MacNoob** · December 24th, 2005

Why would he need to uninstall programs? Thats like a format to fix a problem type of attitude.

**Lonman** · December 24th, 2005

Originally Posted by Bman™

organization is the best looking.

I'm w/ Bman.

3 columns = sloppy.

1 'short' column = easy to navigate.

**Bman** · December 24th, 2005

Yes, wouldn't you enjoy having something like this more?

**Johnny** · December 24th, 2005

I have my start panel set in ordily fashion. The accesories, games, installes, and startup are all seperated ..

**Bman** · December 24th, 2005

There are many ways you can organize it. Depends on what you use, how you use things. Either way, it looks much better clean. I think most people would agree.

**LeeJend** · December 24th, 2005

Sin - do you feel like your mom just told you to clean up your room?
lol...

One of your folder or program names is too long or got corrupted causing the column width to be too big. You can right click each one and delete from the last letter to the end of the line directly on the start menu or (easier way) go to each of the Start Menu folders and check them using Explorer.

The explorer start menu paths will be:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users
C:\Documents and Settings\Default User
C:\Documents and Settings\your account name

The bad folder/file could be in any one of those Start menu folders. If it is a multi user machine the trouble maker could have been installed by someone else. P2P download file names are notorious for being obscenely long and causing problems. When you are done that.

CLEAN up that mess! Subfolders were created for a reason.

**Bman** · December 24th, 2005

lol nice one!

**madmatt** · December 25th, 2005

Everyone else is showing off their start menu...

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sindustrial777 OSNN Addict Joined: July 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 197 Reputation: 100 Power: 83	Start menu too big I dont know what caused this problem but whenever I go into my start menu the third column of applications are half off the screen. I had 3 columns before and they fit just fine. My moniter is at the correct resolution and I used the auto calibration button to center everything out but still no results. Any ideas??? Thanks Please use the Reputation System! If you thought a post was helpful or interesting, click the under the member's avatar to award positive reputation points and encourage useful posts on the forum.

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madmatt Bow Down to the King Joined: April 2002 Location: New York Posts: 13,312 Reputation: 4090 Power: 294	Re: Start menu too big Are you using a third party visual style? Have you tried changing back to Windows Classic then back to the visual style you are using now?

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sindustrial777 OSNN Addict Joined: July 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 197 Reputation: 100 Power: 83	Re: Start menu too big I havent changed anything that has to do with desktop settings since I got my computer. Heres a screen of what's up (attached). But maybe you just cant fit 3 columns and I just didnt realize that it added said column Please use the Reputation System! If you thought a post was helpful or interesting, click the under the member's avatar to award positive reputation points and encourage useful posts on the forum.

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sindustrial777 OSNN Addict Joined: July 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 197 Reputation: 100 Power: 83	Re: Start menu too big heres a JPG if you dont have photoshop Please use the Reputation System! If you thought a post was helpful or interesting, click the under the member's avatar to award positive reputation points and encourage useful posts on the forum.

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Bman OSNN Designer Joined: July 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 8,700 Blog Entries: 106 Reputation: 1386 Power: 218	Re: Start menu too big First off, why would you want that many columns and that big. Have you installed any new drivers, programs etc.

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December 24th, 2005	Top \| #6
madmatt Bow Down to the King Joined: April 2002 Location: New York Posts: 13,312 Reputation: 4090 Power: 294	Re: Start menu too big Some thing in the third column is that lengthy. The columns are going to be the same width. You should organize all of that and then you will only have one column.

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Johnny Paul Reed Smith Joined: January 2004 Location: Happy Valley Posts: 4,838 Reputation: 2369 Power: 170	Re: Start menu too big how do you have the icon spacing set ??? The width is also set by the length of the file titles .. Try to shorten some of them .. Paul Reed Smith.

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sean.ferguson OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: July 2003 Location: Fife; Scotland Posts: 1,693 Reputation: 550 Power: 126	Re: Start menu too big Yeah, It looks like "Pinnacle Hollywood FX For Windows" etc. You could rename those to simply "Pinnacle Hollywood FX" and so on. Mac - 13-inch Macbook Core Duo 1.83GHz\| 1GB Ram \| 120GB Internal \| BT & AE \| OS 10.5 PC- Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 1.8GHz \| 2GB Dual Channel Ram \| 360GB Internal \| Lite-On DVDRW \| Radeon X1300XT \| Vista Home Premium 64-bit

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ElementalDragon The One and Only Joined: August 2002 Location: Lehighton, PA Posts: 3,160 Blog Entries: 3 Reputation: 1095 Power: 157	Re: Start menu too big or...... could toy around with the start menu folders..... like say.... if you do video/photo editing and stuff like that.... you could make your own folder for Video Editing apps, and have all the apps for video editing in there. then make a folder for photo editing and do the same. and maybe for games and such. either that or fight to get it back to normal size so you can see the third column, or set it so that the start menu scrolls, like i think Win98 used to do by default i think. Core 2 Quad Q9450 \| 4GB DDR2 800 \| Abit IP-35 Pro \| eVGA GTX 295+ I Love Windows 7! Has my post been helpful to you? If so, please click the to the left to add to my reputation.

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Bman OSNN Designer Joined: July 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 8,700 Blog Entries: 106 Reputation: 1386 Power: 218	Re: Start menu too big organization is the best looking.

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American Zombie OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: June 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 2,849 Reputation: 2689 Power: 148	Re: Start menu too big Originally Posted by madmatt You should organize all of that and then you will only have one column. To start with you can right-click on any listed program then select "sort by name" to arrange them alphabetically.

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digima$ter OSNN Junior Addict Joined: December 2005 Location: Cali Posts: 16 Reputation: 0 Power: 75	Re: Start menu too big Have you conisdered Start->Control Panel->Add/Remove Programs?

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Shamus MacNoob OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: January 2002 Location: Brossard,Quebec Posts: 4,199 Blog Entries: 1 Reputation: 1481 Power: 178	Re: Start menu too big Why would he need to uninstall programs? Thats like a format to fix a problem type of attitude. ASUS PN5-E SLI,Intel E8400,2 x 8800GTX 768mb SLI,ASUS VW266H 26 inch LCD, 8 GB Crucial Ballistix Tracer, Silverstone Strider 850watt PSU.Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit.

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Lonman Bleh! Joined: December 2001 Posts: 2,642 Reputation: 60 Power: 151	Re: Start menu too big Originally Posted by Bman™ organization is the best looking. I'm w/ Bman. 3 columns = sloppy. 1 'short' column = easy to navigate.

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Bman OSNN Designer Joined: July 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 8,700 Blog Entries: 106 Reputation: 1386 Power: 218	Re: Start menu too big Yes, wouldn't you enjoy having something like this more?

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Johnny Paul Reed Smith Joined: January 2004 Location: Happy Valley Posts: 4,838 Reputation: 2369 Power: 170	Re: Start menu too big I have my start panel set in ordily fashion. The accesories, games, installes, and startup are all seperated .. Paul Reed Smith.

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Bman OSNN Designer Joined: July 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 8,700 Blog Entries: 106 Reputation: 1386 Power: 218	Re: Start menu too big There are many ways you can organize it. Depends on what you use, how you use things. Either way, it looks much better clean. I think most people would agree.

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LeeJend OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: January 2003 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 5,255 Reputation: 3386 Power: 196	Re: Start menu too big Sin - do you feel like your mom just told you to clean up your room? lol... One of your folder or program names is too long or got corrupted causing the column width to be too big. You can right click each one and delete from the last letter to the end of the line directly on the start menu or (easier way) go to each of the Start Menu folders and check them using Explorer. The explorer start menu paths will be: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users C:\Documents and Settings\Default User C:\Documents and Settings\your account name The bad folder/file could be in any one of those Start menu folders. If it is a multi user machine the trouble maker could have been installed by someone else. P2P download file names are notorious for being obscenely long and causing problems. When you are done that. CLEAN up that mess! Subfolders were created for a reason. Attached Thumbnails Thought for the new millenium: In a world without walls and fences, who needs Windows and Gates? - Open Office - Firefox - Thunderbird - Gimp -Ubuntu - Red Hat -

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Bman OSNN Designer Joined: July 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 8,700 Blog Entries: 106 Reputation: 1386 Power: 218	Re: Start menu too big lol nice one!

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madmatt Bow Down to the King Joined: April 2002 Location: New York Posts: 13,312 Reputation: 4090 Power: 294	Re: Start menu too big Everyone else is showing off their start menu...