The Menus

[janesman2006]

How do I rearrange the menu items off my desktop icons. When I used to doubleclick say a folder icon on my desktop I would open that folder. Now when I doubleclick it a search page comes up. If I right click the folder, a menu pops up. It has Search at the top then open, browse with paintshop pro, explore, and various other things with properties at the very bottom. How do I get this back to the way it was. I want to get the search off the top.
Thanks

 

[janesman2006]

I don't have the sp 2 windows disk, if I try to use the windows disk I have I get an error telling me I have a newer version installed. My pc maker installed sp2 for me.

 

[linney]

Do you really want to re-install XP?

Perhaps by "Clean Install" it was meant a clean, non infected by malware, install of XP.

To overcome your problem with SP2, you will need a copy of SP2 slipstreamed with your current XP CD, which will create a new CD of XP with the SP2 files embedded.

Slipstream Service Packs
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http://www.helpwithwindows.com/WindowsXP/winxp-sp2-bootcd.html

http://www.ryanvm.net/msfn/updatepack.html

A more drastic solution is to remove SP2 but I don't recommend that.

875350 - How to remove Windows XP Service Pack 2 from your computer

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;875350&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

Have you considered the possibility of a corrupt user profile? How is it if you use another user, is the problem still there?

811151 - How to Copy User Data to a New User Profile

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=811151

Error Message: Windows Cannot Load Your Profile Because It May Be Corrupted (Q318011)

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q318/0/11.asp