Re: Windows Explorer menu line gone

FM? Frequency Modulation? Did you mean full screen mode?

You're welcome. But I am not quite clear what the actual problem was.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:9CC880CD-B531-4DA5-BDFB-CAE5CBCC159B@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Brol44 <Brol44@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
This was a fantastic help! Thank you very much! I was able to get
everything back. There were no entries in the registry and no user or
group policies set, so I guess it was just FM. The F11 hint and the
keyboard commands were a great help! Excellent detail and thanks for the
prompt response!

"Wesley Vogel" wrote:

Long post, hopefully an answer in here some where. ;-)

Hit your F11 key to get out of Full Screen mode. The F11 key toggles
between Full Screen mode and a Normal or Maximized window.

In Full Screen (F11) the Menu Bar, the Address Bar and Links can be
added.

Right click the top Toolbar and Select Menu Bar, Address Bar or Links.

Alt + V + T will also open the Toolbars menu where you can add or remove
the Menu Bar, the Address Bar and Links. Alt + V + T + M toggles the
Menu Bar. Alt + V + T + A toggles the Address Bar. Alt + V + L toggles
Links.

If Auto-Hide is Selected, moving the cursor to the top of the window
should display the Toolbar. Move the cursor to the top, right click the
Toolbar and UNSelect Auto-Hide.

Alt + V will open the View menu where you can point to Toolbars and
UNSelect Auto-Hide. Alt + V + T + H will toggle Auto-Hide on and off.

In Internet Explorer, but not Windows Explorer, Alt + V will open the
View menu where you can UNSelect Full Screen. Alt + V + F will also
toggle Full Screen in IE.

The Menu Bar has:
File
Edit
View
Favorites
Tools
Help
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You will have to try these in both Internet Explorer and Windows
Explorer.

Try Alt + Spacebar and select Restore.
or Alt + Spacebar + R.

Try Alt + V and UNSelect Full Screen.
or Alt + V + F.

Try Alt + V, point to Toolbars and select Menu Bar.
or Alt + V + T + M.

Also the File menus could have been removed do to Group Policy and/or a
registry setting.

Open the Registry Editor...
Start | Run | Type: regedit | Click OK |
Navigate to >>>
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Policies\Explorer
and/or
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Policies\Explorer
Value Name: NoFileMenu
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value Data: 0 or 1
0 = The File menus are active.
1 = The File menus are removed or disabled.
NoFileMenu not listed in registry = The File menus are active.

If XP Pro, use Group Policy...
Start | Run | Type: gpedit.msc | Click OK|
Navigate to >>>
User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\
Windows Explorer\
Remove File menu from Windows Explorer
Set to: Not configured

Remove File menu from Windows Explorer
[[Removes the File menu from My Computer and Windows Explorer.

This setting does not prevent users from using other methods to perform
tasks available on the File menu.

Removes the File menu from My Computer and Windows Explorer, and disables
the File menu in Internet Explorer.]]
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Internet Explorer or Windows Explorer Missing Address Bar.

Start | Run | Type or paste:

REGSVR32 /i BROWSEUI.DLL

Click OK.

Reboot.
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Also see this...
Menu bar/Toolbar Missing in Windows Explorer and/or Internet Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555130

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:C237EE44-FD60-4301-9F41-DE08084BC5FE@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Brol44 <Brol44@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
Recently windows explorer refused to display anything at the top. No
menu line (File. edit, view, etc), no address bar, no
buttons...nothing! the only thing a the top is "Folders, Name, Size,
type, etc" Right clicking on the top only lets you select "close
toolbar"

Anyone got a clue what happened? Even better, know how to fix it?

System is XP Pro sp2

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