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Maybe some update rewrote the settingsThat is one of the likely culprits that I considered also. But I have had other updates since the problem appeared, and I doubt that I was the only one who received an update that would have caused it. That's why I did a search here before I posted. I didn't find anyone else having the same problem. If others had that happen, I would expect it to be a hot topic here, but it isn't.
Also, one of the reasons I switched to Linux is that the code is supposedly constantly examined for correctness and security. I find it unlikely that anyone could include in an update code that would reverse the positioning of everything in a known well organized menu system. And no subsequent update has reset the menu back to its original and perfect state. This didn't happen on April 1st.
Even though I had considered what you suggested, I appreciate your attempt at helping. If the situation continues, I will wait a while longer for others' thoughts before I do a re-installation, as a last resort.
[size=14pt]The problem has been solved today!!![/size]
I inadvertantly right clicked the menu icon with a lazy middle finger and saw Properties on my #2 computer this PM. Clicked Properties and duplicated on my #1 computer the settings in the #2 computer, which had the menu perfect, as they both did for quite a while. Voila! I now have the menu as it was before whatever caused it to go haywire. Still don't know what caused those settings to change, though. Computer gremlins??? Did a 100+ file update on the #2 unit without any menu change.