New Animated Popup menus take to long to display *Applies to: Windows 98, 2000 and XP*
Windows 98 introduced transition effects for
menus and tooltips. Based on the speed of your machine this new
feature could affect performance and cause delays when selecting a
pull down. To disable this feature follow the steps below.
Step 1 -
Right mouse click on the desktop and select
Properties from the context menu.
Step 2 -
Windows 98 or 2000 users go to Step 2A. Windows XP
users go to Step 2B.
2A -
Select the Effects tab from the Display
Properties dialog box.
2B -
Select the Appearance tab from the Display
Properties dialog box. Click the Effects... button.
Step
3 -
Windows 98 users go to Step 3A. Windows 2000 or XP
users go to Step 3B.
3A -
Uncheck the box that has the text "Animate windows,
menus and lists".
3B -
Uncheck the box that has the text "Use the following
transition effect for menus and tooltips:". Click the OK button
to accept the change and exit the Effects dialog box.
Step
4 -
Click the OK button to accept the change and exit the
Display Properties dialog box.