Comments on: Get the Classic Start Menu in Windows 7 http://www.killertechtips.com/2009/05/20/get-the-classic-start-menu-in-windows-7/ Software, Websites, Hacks You can Use Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:15:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Zlazz http://www.killertechtips.com/2009/05/20/get-the-classic-start-menu-in-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-47571 Zlazz Thu, 27 May 2010 13:13:45 +0000 http://www.killertechtips.com/?p=1282#comment-47571 Workaround for non-sortable Windows7 Start Menu Bringing back the Classic Menu as a Toolbar 1) Use Windows Explorer and go through 'Organise/ Folder and Search options/ View' and activate the 'Show hidden files, folders and drives' option. This should be turned off again when the task is finished. 2) Right-click on the taskbar and select 'Toolbars/ New toolbar'. Then navigate to '(drive:)/ ProgramData/ Microsoft/ Windows/ Start Menu' and select the 'Programs' folder. 3) A new toolbar called Programs should appear on the taskbar and can be activated by clicking the small double-wedge symbol near it. Folders are listed first in this new menu and are followed by program icons. Its appearance and operation is near-identical to the Classic Menu. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Adding more items 1) To add items to this new Programs toolbar first use Windows Explorer to create and title a new folder in the '(drive:)/ ProgramData/ Microsoft/ Windows/ Start Menu/ Programs' folder. 2) Create a shortcut on the desktop for your new item then drag the shortcut over the new Programs toolbar and a message 'Move to Programs' should display when it is in the right place. Let go the mouse button and then right-click on the desired folder in the Programs toolbar and select 'Paste'. Note that the shortcut cannot be placed directly into the list of shortcuts already in this target folder. 3) Cancel any messages that say it cannot be done and invoke Administrator permissions when needed. The desktop shortcut can be afterwards deleted. 4) Be aware that any new folders and shortcuts for this new toolbar will be duplicated in the 'All Programs' menu under the Start globe and will be lost if they are deleted from there. These new items are created as part of a toolbar so it's probably not a good idea to be altering this from the Windows7 Start Menu anyway. Workaround for non-sortable Windows7 Start Menu

Bringing back the Classic Menu as a Toolbar

1) Use Windows Explorer and go through ‘Organise/ Folder and Search options/ View’ and activate the ‘Show hidden files, folders and drives’ option. This should be turned off again when the task is finished.

2) Right-click on the taskbar and select ‘Toolbars/ New toolbar’. Then navigate to ‘(drive:)/ ProgramData/ Microsoft/ Windows/ Start Menu’ and select the ‘Programs’ folder.

3) A new toolbar called Programs should appear on the taskbar and can be activated by clicking the small double-wedge symbol near it. Folders are listed first in this new menu and are followed by program icons. Its appearance and operation is near-identical to the Classic Menu.
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Adding more items

1) To add items to this new Programs toolbar first use Windows Explorer to create and title a new folder in the ‘(drive:)/ ProgramData/ Microsoft/ Windows/ Start Menu/ Programs’ folder.

2) Create a shortcut on the desktop for your new item then drag the shortcut over the new Programs toolbar and a message ‘Move to Programs’ should display when it is in the right place. Let go the mouse button and then right-click on the desired folder in the Programs toolbar and select ‘Paste’. Note that the shortcut cannot be placed directly into the list of shortcuts already in this target folder.

3) Cancel any messages that say it cannot be done and invoke Administrator permissions when needed. The desktop shortcut can be afterwards deleted.

4) Be aware that any new folders and shortcuts for this new toolbar will be duplicated in the ‘All Programs’ menu under the Start globe and will be lost if they are deleted from there. These new items are created as part of a toolbar so it’s probably not a good idea to be altering this from the Windows7 Start Menu anyway.

]]> By: connor http://www.killertechtips.com/2009/05/20/get-the-classic-start-menu-in-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-45481 connor Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:14:27 +0000 http://www.killertechtips.com/?p=1282#comment-45481 ahahaha, the fact I had to stop and think about what the answer to the math spam protection question was is kind of sad! Anyways, I think that it's even sadder that users have to turn to crappy unofficial tools to enable a feature that many users still have an use for! It's kinda rediculous. I'm not against the new start menu or taskbar, but it's nice to have the old one at times. ahahaha, the fact I had to stop and think about what the answer to the math spam protection question was is kind of sad!

Anyways, I think that it’s even sadder that users have to turn to crappy unofficial tools to enable a feature that many users still have an use for!

It’s kinda rediculous. I’m not against the new start menu or taskbar, but it’s nice to have the old one at times.

]]> By: Denver http://www.killertechtips.com/2009/05/20/get-the-classic-start-menu-in-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-43339 Denver Wed, 20 May 2009 13:05:40 +0000 http://www.killertechtips.com/?p=1282#comment-43339 Oops. I meant it's a great article. Oops. I meant it’s a great article.

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