Replacing Start Menu scrolling with good 'ol multiple columns
One of the most frequently requested fixes for Windows 98 is to make the Start Menu behave like it did in Windows 95. That is, instead of those tiny arrows that let you scroll through the list, slowly and painfully, you can configure it to have multiple columns. Microsoft has been no help on this issue, but we've found a way:
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 the name 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, including IE5.
One of the most frequently requested fixes for Windows 98 is to make the Start Menu behave like it did in Windows 95. That is, instead of those tiny arrows that let you scroll through the list, slowly and painfully, you can configure it to have multiple columns. Microsoft has been no help on this issue, but we've found a way:
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 the name 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, including IE5.
