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    Start Button

    My start button no longer responds to my mouse click. Any ideas what I can do to restore this so I can get into my start menu?


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    Re: Start Button

    Click the "Start" button on the key board ...left of "Alt" key ....

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    Re: Start Button

    From an administrator command prompt run the following:

    SFC /scannow

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    Re: Start Button

    No luck with keyboard start either. Not sure what to do next.

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    Re: Start Button

    worth a try.......

    http://www.vistax64.com/newreply.php...te=1&p=1133190


    Home Premium with SP1 beta.
    Like quite a few people I had the Broken Start Button problem - it happened
    after the PC lost power. Click the Start orb and nothing happens. It's fine
    if you switch it to classic mode but does nothing in normal Vista mode.

    CHKDSK and SFC (as suggested in an old post) didn't help so I was resigned
    to living with classic mode as I couldn't be bothered run an upgrade/repair
    then have to reactivate by phone.

    But then I looked in the SFC log and noticed two files couldn't be
    repaired - msshsq.dll and HotStartUserAgent.dll. I replaced them with
    copies from a working system (had to boot from the DVD as they are "in-use")
    and the Start Button now works again. Not sure which one is to blame ...

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    Re: Start Button

    I have the same problem. when i upgraded to SP2 my start button stopped responding to my mouse click. i tried goin back to SP1 but it still didnt work? when i try to right-click on the start orb it comes up but with three black rows at the bottom of the right-click menu? i had to download that "Vista Start Menu" just to use it again but i'd rather have the normal start menu. any help please

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