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Old 30 June 2004, 12:05 AM
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Default XP PRo - Strange Start Menu behaviour

Think I must have clicked something in error, but boogered if I can think what.

For example When I click Start > Run, instead of getting the run box opening, I get a message saying I cannot create a shortcut here..... clicking OK puts a shortcut on the desktop. Launching this new shortcut opens the run dialogue box. Same happens for most of the icons on the right of the start menu

How do I get back to the way it should be?

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Press the "Alt Gr" key (right of the space bar) once and try again.


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Old 01 July 2004, 12:08 AM
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Nope that didn't fix it, but another reboot did!

Thanks anyway
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Nope that didn't fix it, but another reboot did!

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That would have been my next choice - fixes most things.


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Old 01 July 2004, 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by _Meridian_
That would have been my next choice - fixes most things.


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Had already rebooted in n times before asking the question. Guessit must have been the big hammer on Alt Gr that foxed it
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