Solved Start menu diappears.

[sara2012]

Dear Friends,
When i click the start button the start menu, the menu opens, but after a few seconds it just closes itself. Also this happens in case of All Programs also. I scanned with anti spyware but nothing detected. My os is win 7 32 bit. Sometimes it works normal Pl help.

 

[Carl Lawrence]

Have you tried system restore?

 

[x BlueRobot]

Have you tried doing a System Restore before this problem occured?

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/700-system-restore.html

We like said the same answer at the same time

 

[sara2012]

Yes, I tried system restore also. It happens for sometimes only.

 

[x BlueRobot]

You may have pressed F11 at some point by mistake, which auto-hides your Task bar and therefore Start menu:

Right-Click Taskbar > Properties > Taskbar tab;

Make sure the auto-hide box is unchecked.

Hope this helps,

Harry

 

[sara2012]

Dear Mr. Harry,
Thank u for replying.
There is no tick mark in Auto Hide taskbar check box. Also pl note that start icon (windows Logo) is visible but start menu flashes for milliseconds when I click this logo or All programs tab.

 

[x BlueRobot]

You may want to use System File Checker, which is Windows diagnostic tool:

SFC /SCANNOW within Command Prompt (Use Brink's tutorial to help you)

Tutorial - http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1538-sfc-scannow-command-system-file-checker.html

This will check for any corrupted system files, which may be causing the Start Menu to disappear, and will take around 30 minutes to complete. You may need to insert your Windows installation disc.

 

[sara2012]

Tried system file checker with and without win7 dvd. No problems found. Still same problem.

 

[Sir George]

Tried system file checker with and without win7 dvd. No problems found. Still same problem.

Try the following;

Right click the Start Orb (the round button with the Windows flag) and select "Properties" from the ensuing menu. Next, select the "Start Menu" tab at the top, select "Customize..." and at the bottom of the "Customize" menu select "Use Default Settings"; see attachment. Then reboot the system.

No guarantees on this solving the problem!

 

[FliGi7]

Do you have any third party themes installed or anything that modifies the login screen or windows behavior?

 

[x BlueRobot]

Tried system file checker with and without win7 dvd. No problems found. Still same problem.

Try the following;

Right click the Start Orb (the round button with the Windows flag) and select "Properties" from the ensuing menu. Next, select the "Start Menu" tab at the top, select "Customize..." and at the bottom of the "Customize" menu select "Use Default Settings"; see attachment. Then reboot the system.

No guarantees on this solving the problem!

I was thinking of that idea myself, but I thought if the "Auto-Hide Taskbar" is not checked, then it would default settings almost anyway

 

[x BlueRobot]

Try opening Task Manager and attempting this method of resetting Windows Explorer which also manages the Task-bar, Start Menu as well as the Windows Explorer of course

Right-Click Task-Bar > Start Task Manager > File menu > New Task (Run) > Type (without quotes) "Explorer.exe > OK

 

[sara2012]

No, I have not installed any such software. Now I have formatted c drive and reinstalled win 7. Again facing same problem. Finally I deleted all partitions and again created new partitions. Installed Win7. Hope the problem should not come again. Under observations.
I am in confusion that Even when I reinstalled win 7 after formatting only c drive why the problem was not solved?

 

[x BlueRobot]

No, I have not installed any such software. Now I have formatted c drive and reinstalled win 7. Again facing same problem. Finally I deleted all partitions and again created new partitions. Installed Win7. Hope the problem should not come again. Under observations.
I am in confusion that Even when I reinstalled win 7 after formatting only c drive why the problem was not solved?

It is interesting, since the System File Checker could not find any problems with the files within the operating system, therefore the re-installation should be fine.