View Enhanced Start Menu Folders (Windows XP)
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These settings allow you to customize which items are shown on the Windows XP enhanced Start Menu.
Open your registry and find the key below.
Create a new DWORD value or modify the values from the list below setting them to either: "0" to disable the item, "1" to show the item or "2" to expand the contents.
Start_ShowControlPanel - Control Panel
Start_ShowMyComputer - My Computer
Start_ShowMyDocs - My Documents
Start_ShowMyMusic - My Music
Start_ShowMyPics - My Pictures
Start_ShowNetConn - Network Connections
You may need to restart Windows for the changes to take effect.
Note: These settings will not effect the Start Menu in Classic mode.
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|  | (Default) | REG_SZ | (value not set) | |
|  | Start_ShowControlPanel | REG_DWORD | 0x00000001 (1) | |
| | Start_ShowMyComputer | REG_DWORD | 0x00000001 (1) | |
| | Start_ShowMyDocs | REG_DWORD | 0x00000001 (1) | |
| | Start_ShowMyMusic | REG_DWORD | 0x00000001 (1) | |
| | Start_ShowMyPics | REG_DWORD | 0x00000001 (1) | |
| | Start_ShowNetConn | REG_DWORD | 0x00000001 (1) | |
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| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Adv... |  |
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| Settings: |
User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
Advanced]
Name: Start_ShowControlPanel, Start_ShowMyComputer, Start_ShowMyDocs, Start_ShowMyMusic, Start_ShowMyPics, Start_ShowNetConn
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: (0 = hidden, 1 = open when clicked, 2 = expand contents)
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Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.
Last Modified: November 14, 2002
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