I have a question regarding XP that I can't seem to find an answer to.  This has frustrated me about 1 in every 3 or 4 times that I have accessed the All Programs menu.  I have always seemed to have a heck of a time MANAGING to move my mouse cursor perfectly horizontal enough to access the sub-menu of the program in the All Programs menu that I want to open.  I often go off on just enough of a diagonal with my cursor to lose the sub-menu I want, and end up opening the sub-menu of the program listed just above or below the program I wanted.  So; is there any way to be able to highlight the main program listing and then "lock" the sub-menu open, perhaps by clicking on the main listing?  That way, even if one didn't manage to make a straight line across to the sub-menu, the sub-menu would still stay open?  Also, if anyone knows for sure, I would also appreciate being advised that it CAN'T be done, so I'll stop wasting my time trying.  Thanks to all!  If you click on one item it should lock open the next sub menu. If you can't figure out how to do this you could always switch to Classic View.I thought I heard that once before.  That makes me wonder if I have some setting somewhere SET incorrectly.  Take "Accessories", for instance, because EVERYONE has that one in their All Programs menu.  I highlight it, and the sub-menu automatically appears.  But, even if I click on it, if I move the mouse cursor away, the sub-menu still disappears.  Have you tried lowering your mouse speed settings ? ? ?

Control panel/Mouse.

patio.  8-)Yes, I should have mentioned that I considered that option.  HOWEVER, we all use our mice 1000 times as much as we use the All Programs menu.  I've got my mouse fine-tuned just how I like it, so I don't want to do that over an issue as non-critical as this.  Thank you for the suggestion, though!  Just double-click on whatever entry you want (e.g. Accessories) and a (Windows Explorer) folder will be opened containing all the sub-items.That WORKS, too, but sometimes it's a little slow.  I'm still wondering about GX1_Man's point, because that's the second time I've heard that.  Sub-menus should stay open if you click the highlighted program, shouldn't they?  And by the way, at the risk of offending, because I sure don't want to; I hope he wasn't implying intentionally that I lack the ability to figure out how to click a mouse button.   Quote

at the risk of offending, because I sure don't want to; I hope he wasn't implying intentionally that I lack the ability to figure out how to click a mouse button.  

 And by the way, at the risk of offending, because I sure don't want to; I hope he wasn't implying intentionally that I lack the ability to figure out how to click a mouse button.