What If I Can't Drag and Drop My Outlook Shortcut in Windows XP?

If Windows XP is not allowing you to drag and drop the Outlook shortcut to the Windows Start menu, that typically means that this feature has been disabled on your system. To re-enable this feature, follow these steps:

1.	Right-click the Windows Start button and select Properties from the context menu to display the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties dialog box.
2.	Click the Start Menu tab and then click the Customize button, which displays the Customize Start Menu dialog box.
3.	If you are using the Classic Start menu, look for the Enable dragging and dropping check box in the Advanced Start menu options list and check it.
4.	If you are using the standard Windows XP Start menu, select the Advanced tab and find and check the Enable dragging and dropping check box in the Start menu items list.
5.	Click the OK button on each of the dialog boxes to close them.

After you have completed these steps, Outlook automatically starts each time you log into your Windows account. If you decide that you want to stop this, just delete the shortcut from the Startup folder.