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:
- Click Start. Right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
- Click the Advanced tab. In the Performance area, click Settings.
- On the Visual Effects tab in the Performance Options dialog box, clear the Fade or slide menus into view check box
Now when you click a menu, it will appear almost instantly.
