Microsoft Windows XP uses many visual effects to provide a rich, friendly interface. One of these settings allows menus to fade into view when you open them. This visual effect is so smooth that you may never have noticed it; however, the effect does cause menus to take a little longer to appear.
On a fast computer, this shouldn't be an issue. But on a computer that isn’t responding as quickly as you'd like, you can make menus display faster.
To speed up menu display
1. | Click Start. Right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
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2. | Click the Advanced tab. In the Performance area, click Settings.
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3. | On the Visual Effects tab in the Performance Options dialog box, clear the Fade or slide menus into view check box.
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4. | Click OK. |
5. | In the System Properties dialog box, click OK.
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Now when you click a menu, it will appear almost instantly.
