Start Menu subfolders closing inappropriately

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.

Ron
Tue Jul 01 08:48:28 PDT 2008

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.
>
>
>

Code-Curious
Tue Jul 01 10:03:52 PDT 2008

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.
>>
>>
>>
>
>

Ron
Tue Jul 01 10:45:12 PDT 2008

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.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Code-Curious
Tue Jul 01 12:14:58 PDT 2008

Okay, thanks again.

"Ron Badour" <Sorry@NoAddress.com> wrote in message
news:u9OH3I62IHA.4928@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>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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