How to Control the Delay of the Start Menu Display

• Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 4.0, 4.0 SP1, 4.0 SP2, 4.0 SP3, 4.0 SP4
• Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 4.0, 4.0 SP1, 4.0 SP2, 4.0 SP3, 4.0 SP4
• Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition versions 4.0, 4.0 SP4

SUMMARY

It is possible to control the interval used to delay the appearance of the cascading menus when you click Start on the Taskbar.

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WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys and Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).

To change the Start menu display interval, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, click Run, type regedt32, and then click OK.



2. On the Windows menu, click HKEY_CURRENT_USER on Local Machine.



3. Click the \Control Panel\Desktop folder.



4. Double-click the MenuShowDelay value, type a number representing the menu display delay (in number of seconds) in the String box, and then click OK. You can enter any whole number between 0 and 4,000. If you use an entry of 0, there is no menu display delay.



5. Quit Registry Editor, and then restart the computer.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbenv kbui
Version : winnt:4.0,4.0 SP1,4.0 SP2,4.0 SP3,4.0 SP4
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbinfo