to give credit where due... I didn't pull the solution from thin
air
Thank goodness for Google. I found the fix after a quick
search.
Many thanks to windowsnetworking.com
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http://www.windowsnetworking.com/kba...owsXP/Registry...
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"You can use the Group Policy editor, gpedit.msc, to manage XP Start
Menu options:
User Configuration \ Administrative Templates \ Start Menu and Taskbar
[ Under the Standard tab (at the bottom), there's a setting "Force
classic Start Menu".
Right-click, select Properties. Then change value to Disable. Then
press OK.
It should work immediately. ]
You can also set them directly via the registry using the registry
key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies
\Explorer
The registry entries are DWORD values. A value of 1 is enabled, and a
value of 0 is disabled:
* Policy: Disable the new simple Start Menu
Description
isables the new simple Start menu and forces the
classic Start menu.
Registry Value: NoSimpleStartMenu
"