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Published on April 12, 2010 By I.R. Brainiac In Personal Computing

A followup to my wildly popular Put some XP back in Vista and Win7 post  https://forums.wincustomize.com/378472/page/1/#replies

Here is another cute one regarding cascading all programs menu like in XP.

Some of us miss that in Vista and Win7...tho I've gotten used to a scrolling all programs menu I dont necessarily like it.

So look at the picture,its pretty simple to do...only requires one cascading menu on the right side of the start menu.Administrative tools will do as well as what I picked.

The folder has to be COPIED...not just linked to or shortcutted...or it wont cascade open.(unless I did something wrong...maybe you can get a shortcut/link version to cascade...if you do,let us know)

Thats the only problem...the copied one will not change as you install or uninstall programs...tho I bet there is a way to make that happen. The plus part of that is only the programs you want to see could be in there and ALL of them in the actual more programs.

I renamed mine to 'a Programs' to get it to sort to the top of the menu. 

 

Of course some nimrod will come along to say how much better the new way is...but thats not the point is it?I aint telling you that you have to do it this way...I just wanted to show you it COULD be done.


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on Apr 12, 2010

Just in case the picture disappears...Seven(C:)>Program data>Microsoft>Windows>Start menu...Programs folder copied to...ANY cascadable folder on the right side of the start menu.

on Apr 12, 2010

I don't like the Windows 7 Start menu arrangement at all--I miss the icons (for visual appeal), and I don't like the scrolling menu, so you've found two winners for me. Thanks again.

on Apr 12, 2010

The picture actually shows both ways simultaneously...thats not what really happens when you navigate thru the cascaded view.

on Apr 12, 2010

Who the hell are calling a nimrod? ..... 

on Apr 12, 2010

the guy that comes here spoutin' contrayness tomah postin'

on Apr 12, 2010

think of this as a sort of favorites progs...plus any other links you might want in there.

on Apr 12, 2010

I can understand why you wouldn't like the scrolling menus, especially if you don't reorder/condense them. But I was never a fan of chasing sub-menus across the screen. (ok, so I'm the nimrod) 

on Apr 12, 2010

Koasati
I can understand why you wouldn't like the scrolling menus, especially if you don't reorder/condense them. But I was never a fan of chasing sub-menus across the screen. (ok, so I'm the nimrod) 

I agree. A slip of the hand and whoops, you're in the wrong menu instead of the one you were after (one thing I hate about those kinds of drop/sub menus in website navigation).

on Apr 12, 2010

main thing I like is they open themselves ... no clicking ... and it's easier for me to read the horizontal alignment.

whats cool about this is both ways still work ... it's not one  or the other .

on Apr 13, 2010

There's that nice big list, in alphabetical order, of the programs you use instead of scrolling through a bunch of folders. The way I.R. has it set up is even better than XP because you can tailor it exactly to your specifications and not have to deal with sub menus by copying the actual shortcuts you need into the start folder. No doubt I could get used to the Windows 7 Start menu set up someday, but I haven't liked it once yet.

I.R.--how did you find out about this?

on Apr 13, 2010

cascade

I like the

cascade

 

I.R. do you have one for the No Space to the right of an Folder thumb nail open window

like in XP you have that empty space in 7 all the Thumbnails are side-by-side. 

and do you have one for moving a folder, File like in XP

EX. window open and you got lets say folders, Pictures, apps, Etc. and you want to move this Pic by this folder but in 7 we can't

 

 

on Apr 13, 2010

There's that nice big list, in alphabetical order, of the programs you use instead of scrolling through a bunch of folders. The way I.R. has it set up is even better than XP because you can tailor it exactly to your specifications and not have to deal with sub menus by copying the actual shortcuts you need into the start folder. No doubt I could get used to the Windows 7 Start menu set up someday, but I haven't liked it once yet.

I.R.--how did you find out about this?

very astute willis...If I hadnt been lazy or in a hurry...I could have eliminated all the folders and subfolders and just went straight for the app ececutables...no chasing submenus or avoiding website shortcuts or uninstall shorts.I just wanted people to see them as they are while they are still like the original XP method.

The regular full versions  could remain happily  in their original locations on the 'new and improved' menu.

 

Course,if some of ya'll is happy wallowing in MS craptitude...I can keep these little gems to mahself.

on Apr 13, 2010

I.R. do you have one for the No Space to the right of an Folder thumb nail open window

like in XP you have that empty space in 7 all the Thumbnails are side-by-side.

and do you have one for moving a folder, File like in XP

EX. window open and you got lets say folders, Pictures, apps, Etc. and you want to move this Pic by this folder but in 7 we can't

Not sure what you mean by the first one,

the second I never noticed because I dont organize my folders to that level...but I see what you mean now...its like its locked into autoarrange and you cant reorder the files in any way.

I guess you could google out a registry setting that might turn that off.

on Apr 13, 2010

I can understand why you wouldn't like the scrolling menus, especially if you don't reorder/condense them.

This is true...you can and should condense this stuff...but sometimes as a skinner you leave stuff the wrong way cuz thats the way most users see things.

on Apr 13, 2010

Not sure what you mean by the first one,

 


By [URL=http://profile.imageshack.us/user/null]null[/URL] at 2010-04-13

this SS is in XP see hoe their is room to the right

 


By [URL=http://profile.imageshack.us/user/null]null[/URL] at 2010-04-13

this is 7 no room to the right well not as much but if I open one of the folders that has a lot more stuff even less room

the second I never noticed because I dont organize my folders to that level...but I see what you mean now...its like its locked into autoarrange and you cant reorder the files in any way.

I guess you could google out a registry setting that might turn that off.

what would I type in google for this, reg file

 

 

hope my SS above help

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