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Start\Program view - horizontal

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by d.h. cesare

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A short time ago there was an article about changing the view in Start\Programs from verticle (having to scroll up and down) to horizontal (panels side by side). It was done in "regedit". I made the registry change and it changed my view, as promised. Since I made the change, I've lost the article and desperately need to change the view back to vertical. Checked the archives and can't find the article. Can anyone direct me to, or send me a copy of that article? Thanx

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by saihib

Windows 98:

Run the Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE).
Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ explorer\ Advanced.
Select New and then String Value from the Edit menu, and type StartMenuScrollPrograms as thename for the new value.
Now, double-click on the StartMenuScrollPrograms value, and type FALSE as the data for this value.
Click Ok and then close the Registry Editor when you're done.
This setting should take effect immediately.

Note: This will affect your Start Menu's Programs folder and all folders underneath it, but it surprisingly won't affect folders directly in your Start Menu folder (which appear above Programs in the main Start Menu).
Note: If this doesn't work on your machine, try adding a second StartMenuScrollPrograms value, as described above, to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ explorer key (just the parent key of the one in the instructions). There have been reports that this is ocassionally necessary.
Note: If this still doesn't work, check your spelling and make sure you're putting the values in the right keys. Try restarting Windows to see if that helps. Also, make sure you've installed all of the latest Windows Updates.

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