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Classic shell can do what MS didnt.
Published on March 21, 2010 By I.R. Brainiac In Personal Computing

What many pc users didnt like most about Vista was the way MS changed some of the functionality in the UI.(seemingly just to make sure you knew it was different)

Most annoyingly the UP and DELETE buttons were gone and we were left with a non-configurable command bar with a bunch of near useless commands.

A developer at source forge,Ibeltchev,has made a FANTASTIC toolbar addon that fixes a lot of what I hated about the changes.

You can even add the icon and titlebar text back.The status bar sometimes shows more info than the MS info pane.HAH!

 

TIP:...dont put the up button next to the back/forward buttons...it looks like doodoo...just use the one on the toolbar.

 

I'm using it on 7 and its made me a happier user. http://sourceforge.net/projects/classicshell/

 


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on Mar 21, 2010

It even does (almost) a proper start menu.

on Mar 21, 2010

I forgot about the great features in XP explorer but now I've got them back! Seems to work like a charm!

Ahhh...come on back to XP...ya know ya want to! Think of all the great skins you could still use! 

on Mar 21, 2010

It even does (almost) a proper start menu.

I was afraid to try that one...but then I actually like the 7 start menu

on Mar 21, 2010

Neat!  Thanks I.R.!

on Mar 21, 2010

nice one,

on Mar 21, 2010

Thank you sir very nice!!!

on Mar 21, 2010

i'm OK with just using the back button within explorer. No big deal.

on Mar 21, 2010

I never really used Win 7's Explorer window.....just as I never really used XP's Explorer window....just as I never really used Win 2000's Explorer window....just as I never....

Powerdesk Pro....then Explorer Plus....now Directory Opus....

on Mar 21, 2010

i'm OK with just using the back button within explorer. No big deal.

on Mar 21, 2010

i'm OK with just using the back button within explorer. No big deal.

 

 some of us actually use our PC's

on Mar 21, 2010

I never really used Win 7's Explorer window.....just as I never really used XP's Explorer window....just as I never really used Win 2000's Explorer window....just as I never....

Powerdesk Pro....then Explorer Plus....now Directory Opus....

'Windows Explorer'?! Whassat? (I've used Norton Commander and later Total Commander since 1996)

Back button? Wtf is that?! (Hint: use backspace and/or alt+left arrowkey.....)

Eks-pee?????? That ancient POS?
No thanks......

on Mar 21, 2010

Back button? Wtf is that?! (Hint: use backspace and/or alt+left arrowkey.....)

 

It adds an up button, not a back one

on Mar 21, 2010

(Hint: use backspace and/or alt+left arrowkey.....)
yes of course keyboard shortcuts are great...but I'm lying sick in bed...typing with onscreen keys...

 

this post isnt about how to nav without gui buttons...its about getting back UI functionality.

on Mar 21, 2010

wow nice now only to bookmark that link for later

on Mar 22, 2010

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