# Context Menus Not Appearing When On Top of Desktop

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 14, 2008, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/context-menus-not-appearing-when-on-top-of-desktop/437660 "2008-02-14T21:44:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mr.Slant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c57346/32.png) [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2008, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/context-menus-not-appearing-when-on-top-of-desktop/437660/1 "2008-02-14T21:44:27Z")

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Weird PC question here.  
I have a rig in my lab running a proprietary app and Windows 2000.  
I have a number of applications running in the system tray.  
In some of those, I am expected to access their menus and/or shut them down by right-clicking on their icons in the system tray.  
Normally a 4-item context menu pops up, and I select from Shutdown or one of 3 other options.  
I looked at the unit and today, when I right-click on the menu, nothing shows. If I right-click and then move the mouse upward, though, and the context menu appears, but ONLY the single command found in the context menu that I am mousing ever appears. If I move up, I see the next one up, but the one below goes away and I see the desktop rather than that element of the menu.

Anyone ever seen anything like that?

PS: Yes, I know Win2K is old and sucks. This entire rig is running proprietary apps which the vendor will not be upgrading to Win2K.