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To: William W. Dwyer, Jr. who wrote (8127)	7/17/1999 6:30:00 PM
From: PMS Witch	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

Program order in Start menu ... Windows keeps track of the order in which choices appear in the Start Menu. The choices are there already, because they are in the folder, but before displaying them, the Start Menu first looks to see what order to use. You can change this order and Windows will remember your new choices. When you have selected a menu choice, hold down your left mouse button and move the mouse up or down the menu. The 'bars', posted by others, will appear and help you see where your choice will be re-located to once you release the mouse button. At the top and bottom of the menu, the bars change appearance. For the 'adventurous', check the registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder Here you'll see how Windows consults the registry to know in which order to display the choices. Hope this helps, PW.

To: William W. Dwyer, Jr. who wrote (8127)	7/17/1999 7:19:00 PM
From: wily	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14778

Bill, You did make it clear and I did understand the first time. Sorry I wasn't clear. Also PW explained it but I'll put in another one. You don't have to do anything with Windows Explorer or opening folders or ANYTHING. It's All Done From The Start Button It's like when you use the Start button to open a program, you hit start and then scroll down to the program you want, each program icon lights up in blue as the mouse pointer passes over it. When you get to the one you want it is blue and you left click on it. Well notice this: when you choose your program and left click on it it doesn't do anything until you RELEASE the mouse button. When you release the button, then Windows begins opening the program. Well, while you still have the button down you can move your mouse up or down and that will drag the selected program up or down in the menu and when you then release the button it reappears where you have moved it to. In other words just drag and drop the damn thing <g> Sometimes what we expect to see camouflages what is really there. Hope this wasn't overkill. Works on the favorites drop-down menu too. Makes me like Windows a little more. w