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How to Fix Start Menu Cut-Off Problem in Windows XP Themes?

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How to Fix Start Menu Cut-Off Problem in Windows XP Themes?

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After getting numerous mails and comments regarding this particular problem, today I decided to post this topic. Many Windows XP users who use 3rd party themes like my “VistaVG” theme, face a strange problem. The icon or text of right-side pane entries in start menu is not displayed properly. Sometimes you see half icons and sometimes you see a few starting characters missing as shown in following screenshots: Case 1: Case 2: SOLUTION: Actually its not a problem. You face this problem because you are using wrong color scheme of the theme. Most of the XP themes like my “VistaVG” theme contain more than one style, one for default icon size and other for large icon size. There is an option in Desktop settings “Use large icons” which increase the icon size and you face this problem. So there are 2 solutions of this problem: Solution 1: Open Desktop Properties, go to “Appearance” tab and select the correct “Color Scheme” from the drop-down menu: If you are using “Use large icons” option, th

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