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[Lord Ac]

I dont even know what words to type into help here... so let me try to explain...

When you click on start, and then 'go' to accessories or whatver, and then you move your mouse over to accessories and then go to something else .... yo u know!!

WELL! You know how when you move from start to accessories and then to the next thing sometimes you accidently move the mouse over something else for a SECOND (eg. documents). On MOST computers, for that second it keeps the accessories option thing open still, and only moves to documents if you leave the mouse over it for more than 1 second.

THE PROBLEM:

on my computer if you accidenlty for a SPLIY MINUTE FRACTION of a second, go over something other than what you want (acessories) it will open the part for the thing you dont want but accidently went over (documents)...

I know i didnt explain that well, but i dont know how really. ...

ANYHOW:

does anyone know what the hell is going on with this and how do i change it back?

Ac

 

[sunny]

You mean the Start menu open delay is very short?

Theres various tools to change the time, you can use XP PowerToys from the MS website to change it.

 

[Lord Ac]

its not only start menu ... if i got to any options at the top here ... favourites for example ...

But seriously, this only happened last week ... something musta chnaged???

Ac

 

[redslert]

your harddrive needs to defragmentation done to it, seems like your system is lagging

 

[Lord Ac]

LoL ... the opposite?! Its not lagging, its not delaying for a second when it should

Ac

 

[redslert]

i still have the impression that it's lagging
say if you click on something and then your computer attempts to open it but if there is lag and you go over another icon it loads that instead, that's lag

 

[Jago]

format c .

 

[skoe]

You should probably defrag your system.

Before i can recommend any good utilities, i need to know what Operating System you are using?

 

[:: ck ::]

wow so funny..

 

[t-i-m-m-y]

sunnys on it

theres a regedit value which sets the menu delay. i set mine to 0, down from 400 ms. makes my computer seem like the beast it really is

edit: hit regedit and search up 'menushowdelay' that should give it to u, change the value. restart etc(not sure if u need to restart)

 

[fatmuscle]

seriously
how about don't offer any advice to open up regedit/regedt32 if you know the user is not capable of finding exactly what they're looking for?

using tweaking tools will be a lot safer. u can atleast unchange stuff easily.

 

[t-i-m-m-y]

seriously
how about don't offer any advice to open up regedit/regedt32 if you know the user is not capable of finding exactly what they're looking for?

I didn't realise Lord Ac couldn't use regedit.. I was just trying to help

As far as I'm concerned, thats the only way I know how to fix it(or what it appears to be)

 

[Lord Ac]

Thanks mate, that was the answer. All sexc now

Ac

sunnys on it

theres a regedit value which sets the menu delay. i set mine to 0, down from 400 ms. makes my computer seem like the beast it really is

edit: hit regedit and search up 'menushowdelay' that should give it to u, change the value. restart etc(not sure if u need to restart)