W98 Programme Files menu

[BOAC]

Anyone know how to get the 'drop-down' menu for 'Start'/'Programs' to cascade? Mine is just one vertical list. I'm sure my W95 menu cascaded once.

[Ausatco]

Me too. I'd be interested in an answer if there is one.

AA

[Mac the Knife]

Right-click Start and Open it, goto Programs and you'll see all your Programs stuff. Make some new Folders/Directories (call 'em whatever you fancy) to hold stuff. Move items from the root Programs folder to these subdirectories as you please (they're just links to the real thing). Now you have a cascading Programs folder.

Presume that's what you meant?

[Binoculars]

I don't think so, Mac. I think they are referring to the way you have to scroll the Programs menu in W98 when there are more items than can fit on the page. W95 used to start a new menu from the top to accommodate the extra programs. It was one of the things I missed about W95 too, but I've never heard of any fix being available for it. Put me on the list of those who are interested.

[tony draper]

Had similar problem,now I tend to alter the path on stuff I install, bypass the program files folder, install it in its own folder just on the c drive and stick a shortcut on the desktop.
Seems to be more stable and l loads stuff up faster, desktop can get pretty crowded though.
Or has Draper got the wrong end of the stick again.

[OzmateBugsmasher]

have a look here.

Cascading menus on the win98 start menu.

[Binoculars]

Whale Oil Beef Hooked! IT WORKS!!!

Great work, BugSmasher, thanks!

[Binoculars]

Umm, next question; How do we do the same thing to Favorites in IE?

[Ausatco]

Thanks, OMBS, works a treat.

Trouble is, I have so much stuff loaded that it makes a column off the screen to the right that I cannot access. Back to the scrolling column for me

AA

[BOAC]

Ozmate....many thanks for that.
You know, I NEVER cease to be amazed at the knowledge latent in PPrune and the speed with which these sort of Qs get answered.

[sprocket]

Baaack to the top ...
Binoculars : you said,

Umm, next question; How do we do the same thing to Favorites in IE?

Well in IE 6 you can do exactly the same thing!
Click on Favourites/Organize Folders. Then select, Create Folders eg. Aviation, News, Search, Weather, Work, Smut, Humour etc.

Then use the ‘Move To Folder’ button (still in Organize Favorites) to put your favourite links in the appropriate folder.

The list does cascade automatically and it beats the endless list that goes off the bottom of the screen.
Hope this helps.

[Binoculars]

Sprocket old bean, all my favourites have been sorted into folders for years, but those folders certainly don't cascade on my system. I still have about ten folders off the bottom.

[sprocket]

Binoculars:
I thought the solution seemed too simple. My favourites dont extend past the screen bottom .... yet!