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Forum : Windows XP Support
Windows Explorer has lost its menus
From: Pansy Editor Date: Sat, 2 May 2009 20:22:01 -0700 I'm running Windows XP with SP3 and all current updates. Suddenly, my Windows Explorer has no menu at the top. I am a keyboard shortcut user, so if I want a new folder, I use "alt-F-E-F" to accomplish File-New-Folder. However, something in my registry has become corrupted, and there are no menus on any of the Explorer windows. I'm looking for any help I can get! Thanks in advance. Pansy [Reply] RE: Windows Explorer has lost its menus From: Pansy Editor Date: Sat, 2 May 2009 20:56:05 -0700 PS: I've already tried everything in "Windows Explorer menu line gone" also in this forum... no luck! [Reply] Re: Windows Explorer has lost its menus From: VanguardLH Date: Sat, 2 May 2009 23:54:18 -0500 Pansy Editor wrote: Right-click on an unused toolbar area. Deselect to lock the toolbars. Do you know see a "handle" for the menu bar that might've gotten dragged to the right end of the toolbar row? In the button bar, is there more than one "handle" over on the left end (meaning the menu and button bars share the same row and the menu bar got squashed on the left side)? Maybe the menu bar got squashed and needs to be dragged back out to enlarge it. Hello Pansy. Open Windows Explorer and press the *Alt + V* combination. Expand *Toolbars* and select the options *Standard Buttons* and *Address Bar*. Press *F5* to refresh the Window and see if the problem is resolved or not. Hope that helps. -- Goku -- Goku Posted via http://computerhelpforums.net Forum to USENET Gateway [Reply] Re: Windows Explorer has lost its menus From: Jose Date: Sun, 3 May 2009 07:52:08 -0700 (PDT) On May 3, 10:19=A0am, Pansy Editor <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote: ll Why would you think that something in the registry is corrupted? Your screen shot shows the Explorer window has a title bar at the top called My Documents. Your shot may be cut off at the bottom, but is your real problem that you do not see the folder names on the right hand side (I don't see any names under the thumbnails)? They could just be cut off in your shot, but if the folder/thumbnail names are missing on the right hand side, try this: Select the folder(s) in question (like My Documents) Go to View, select any of the other viewing options (such as List). Now go back to View and press and hold the Shift Key and select Thumbnails. You can hide or unhide the names using this procedure. If that is not it, try to describe the problem again or get a better screen shot saying what you don't see that you think you should see. And it used to work, right? [Reply] Re: Windows Explorer has lost its menus From: Jose Date: Sun, 3 May 2009 08:29:43 -0700 (PDT) On May 3, 11:07=A0am, "Richard in AZ" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote: l Oh, THAT... I see now. Here is an idea that does involve a registry edit to try: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/962963 There is a download to fix it, but if I can't see what's happening, I don't trust stuff like that. A simple registry edit may fix it. I don't use Windows Explorer, but I did apply the registry edit (delete what the article says) and then my WE still works fine and the registry key was recreated. [Reply] Re: Windows Explorer has lost its menus From: db ´?`·.. ><)))º>` .. . Date: Sun, 3 May 2009 15:39:48 -0500 see if the problem exists in safe mode as well. -- dbA??A??A?`A??...A??><)))A??> DatabaseBen, Retired Professional - Systems Analyst - Database Developer - Accountancy - Veteran of the Armed Forces - @hotmail.com "share the nirvana" - dbZen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Pansy Editor" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message news:guest@unknown-email.com... |
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