Vista - Right click on START/PROGRAMS not working

After reloading Home Premium due to a non recoverable crash, I can not right
click on any label under START/PROGRAMS to delete it or even make a shortcut.

I have to go into MY COMPUTER or EXPLORER to do it.

How do I fix this?

Although this shouldn't affect All Programs in the Start Menu, it will
affect the icons in Start Menu's initial view: right click on the Start
Menu button, choose Properties, then choose Customize. Make sure the
"Enable context menus and dragging and dropping" item has a checkmark next
to it.

"cewrx7r1" <cewrx7r1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6F67CE94-0EF7-47BD-856B-EFE99D8C2504@microsoft.com...
> After reloading Home Premium due to a non recoverable crash, I can not
> right
> click on any label under START/PROGRAMS to delete it or even make a
> shortcut.
>
> I have to go into MY COMPUTER or EXPLORER to do it.
>
> How do I fix this?

Hi cewrx7r1-

1) Try this reg tweak from Kelly (whose site seems to be off line--I had to
use a web archive to reach it):

http://web.archive.org/web/200604241...ontextmenu.reg

Click it>run>apply

2) Try SFC:

Type cme in Search Box>rt.click when pops up>run as admin>at prompt type sfc
/scannow.

3) If you have a restore point try SR.

CH


"cewrx7r1" <cewrx7r1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6F67CE94-0EF7-47BD-856B-EFE99D8C2504@microsoft.com...
> After reloading Home Premium due to a non recoverable crash, I can not
> right
> click on any label under START/PROGRAMS to delete it or even make a
> shortcut.
>
> I have to go into MY COMPUTER or EXPLORER to do it.
>
> How do I fix this?

Also see this which could fix it from Ramesh's excellent site which also
required me to use a web archive:

http://web.archive.org/web/200605160...RightClick.htm

CH

"cewrx7r1" <cewrx7r1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6F67CE94-0EF7-47BD-856B-EFE99D8C2504@microsoft.com...
> After reloading Home Premium due to a non recoverable crash, I can not
> right
> click on any label under START/PROGRAMS to delete it or even make a
> shortcut.
>
> I have to go into MY COMPUTER or EXPLORER to do it.
>
> How do I fix this?

This worked perfectly, thanks!

"dean-dean" wrote:

> Although this shouldn't affect All Programs in the Start Menu, it will
> affect the icons in Start Menu's initial view: right click on the Start
> Menu button, choose Properties, then choose Customize. Make sure the
> "Enable context menus and dragging and dropping" item has a checkmark next
> to it.
>
> "cewrx7r1" <cewrx7r1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6F67CE94-0EF7-47BD-856B-EFE99D8C2504@microsoft.com...
> > After reloading Home Premium due to a non recoverable crash, I can not
> > right
> > click on any label under START/PROGRAMS to delete it or even make a
> > shortcut.
> >
> > I have to go into MY COMPUTER or EXPLORER to do it.
> >
> > How do I fix this?
>
>