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PostPosted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 2:15 am 
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I have been setting up a Dell Latitude E6500 Windows7sp1 32-bit laptop, and also a Dell Precision M4700 Windows7sp1 64-bit laptop. On the E6500, the Classic Start Menu's first column items can successfully be selected by using the keyboard to select a numbered item or a not-numbered item's first letter.
On the Dell M4700, attempts to use the keyboard to select a numbered or not-numbered item fail, because the key instead goes into the search field at the bottom of the menu.

Apparently I have overlooked a setting on the M4700. I would appreciate knowing how to prevent, on the M4700, the search field from kidnapping a number or letter meant to select a menu item.

Roger Folsom


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PostPosted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 2:23 am 
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go to Settings & find the "Window Start menu" tab

where it reads "Initially focus on", select "All Programs" instead of "Search Box"


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PostPosted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 2:57 am 
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Open Classic Start Menu settings, go to Search box tab, uncheck "Selected by default".

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PostPosted: Sat Mar 23, 2013 8:34 am 
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To Tenzen and GauravK:

Thank you for your solutions to my problem. I have adopted both of them, and for future use I saved the following notes:

At Search Box Tab, Show Search Box:
Select "Access Normally"
UNCheck "Selected by Default"

At Window Start Menu Tab,
Select "Cascading All Programs Menu"
At "Initially Focus On"
Select "All Programs"

I don't know if I really needed to follow both recommendations, but being a "belt and suspenders" person, I followed both recommendations.

Thanks again.

Roger Folsom


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PostPosted: Sat Mar 23, 2013 11:54 am 
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The solution by Tenzen affects the Windows Start Menu. My solution affects the Classic Start Menu. :)

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PostPosted: Sat Mar 23, 2013 3:54 pm 
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GauravK:

Thanks for that clarification. Apparently my "belt and suspenders" approach had benefits, although I didn't realize what they were.

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