Start Menu Disappears?

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afgoody

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Hello,

Anyone know how to fix the problem when the left side of the Start Menu disappears in Windows XP? It totally blacks out. Along with this problem, submenus won't open automatically. The only way to fix it right now is to restart. Any ideas?

thanks,
Adam
 
the only time i recall any place blacks out is when my computer is either dead slow or just froze and recovering.. prob tell us what program your running while it happenes? try working with a bit less program, or open one and close one, to see which on causes the problem?
 
I am attaching a screenshot.

Thanks,
Adam
 

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XP Repair install

Boot the computer using the XP CD. You may need to change the boot order in the system BIOS so the CD boots before the hard drive. Check your system documentation for steps to access the BIOS and change the boot order.
When you see the "Welcome To Setup" screen, you will see the options below
This portion of the Setup program prepares Microsoft
Windows XP to run on your computer:

To setup Windows XP now, press ENTER.

To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R.

To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3.

Press Enter to start the Windows Setup. do not choose "To repair a Windows XP installation using the Recovery Console, press R", (you Do Not want to load Recovery Console). I repeat, do not choose "To repair a Windows XP installation using the Recovery Console, press R".
Accept the License Agreement and Windows will search for existing Windows installations.
Select the XP installation you want to repair from the list and press R to start the repair. If Repair is not one of the options, read this Warning#2!
Setup will copy the necessary files to the hard drive and reboot. Do not press any key to boot from CD when the message appears. Setup will continue as if it were doing a clean install, but your applications and settings will remain intact.
 
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