Start..Programs..list in Win98 SE

Not long after I got my computer 3 years ago I found that the program listing when pressing Start... Programs would appear in a single column with a small arrow at the bottom to afford scrolling down the list of programs. I knew there was a way to get the list to cascade to the right, but couldn't figure out how it was done. Somebody told me how and all was fine. Recently had to reformat hard-drive and reload Win98SE and other software. So once again the program list is in single column and I can't remember how to cascade it to the right. Can anyone tell me how this "simple" operation is done? I PROMISE I'll stick the answer in my "Problems" folder so I don't lose it this time. Thanks.

 

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Advanced]
"StartMenuScrollPrograms "= "false "

Copy and Paste the above lines in bold into Notepad. Be sure Word Wrap is off. Due to wrapping on this forum, the line with the brackets needs to be on one line, leave the brackets there, and leave the spacing after REGEDIT 4. Then put the cursor at the end of the last line, right after the " after false and press Enter, that puts an invisible carriage return and the file will not work without it.
When you save it, put the name in quotes, "menu.reg" so it does not end up named as Menu.Reg.Txt, it must have the REG extension. When done properly, in Windows Explorer it will be called Registration Entries under the Type column, then double click it, you get a message asking if you want this info put into the registry, yes, then a confirmation is successful.
Reboot for changes to take affect.

 

EASIER WAY

It's not a big deal for many people, but Windows 98's default
way of sliding out menus and windows gradually distracts some
people. To make menus pop out, as they do under Windows 95,
open Control Panel and double-click on the Display item. Click
on the Effects tab and under Visual Effects, click to remove
the checkmark next to Animate windows, menus, and lists. If
you change your mind later, you can return here and click a
checkmark back into the box.
George.

 

Talk about beating a dead horse; here is a third way to do it.
This .reg file gives you another checkbox in Folder Options and we all need more check boxes (don't we ?).
Copy and paste the lines between the lines into a text file named MultiColumn.reg.

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REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Advanced\Folder\StartMenuScrollPrograms]
"Type "= "checkbox "
"Text "= "Multi-Column Start Menu Style "
"HKeyRoot "=dword:80000001
"RegPath "= "Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Advanced "
"ValueName "= "StartMenuScrollPrograms "
"CheckedValue "= "false "
"UncheckedValue "= "true "
"DefaultValue "= "true "
"HelpID "= "update.hlp "

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In the above; the [HKEY_ ... and the "RegPath "=... are one line but this forum software don't know how to let them be one line.
Make sure the last line is a blank line and REGEDIT4 is the first line.
Best

 

I want to thank all three of you guys for the guidance. I first tried George's EASIER way. For some reason it didn't work for me; even after I restarted the computer. So I then opted for markp62's method because I really didn't want to get involved in check boxes. Markp62's method worked just fine, and I've now made all 3 responses a permanent part of my "Problems" folder.