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when want add new menu item, confronted section titled "select menu item type". contains tree structure number of branches. if select articles, expands show 5 branches entitled "section" each of has 2 leaves entitled "section layout". these duplicates. on expanding other branches have same problem. know of problem and/or way of fixing it?

i predominantly using xampp on windows although mysql instance running wamp.

thanks.

if on windows, believe have install latest service pack. remember seeing solution in couple of discussions. if want, may search them.