Quoting John Coyle <jco...@iinet.net.au>:
That sounds odd, Brian - I have a Start button and menu on my W7
-64bit, and I don't recall using
third-party software to set it up! Apart from cosmetic changes,
it's exactly the same as my XP
machine's Start design.
Hmmm. Well the Win 7 start menu is certainly different on mine.
Here's the default Win 7 start menu on my PC:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/Win7-Default.jpg
And here's the 'Classic Shell' version which looks and works the same
way as my old XP start menu:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/Win7-ClassicShell.jpg
('Classic Shell' allows the user to switch back to the default menu if
they want to. I don't!)
My problem with the default Win 7 interface is the way the programs
displayed on the left hand pane above the start button keep changing.
I want to fix the programs (and groups of programs) that I use most
there, and I can't with the default interface.
Cheers
Brian
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Brian Walters
Western Sydney Australia
http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/
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Sent: Wednesday, 28 November 2012 3:19 PM
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Subject: Re: Windows 8 Makes Me Consider a Mac
Quoting John Coyle <jco...@iinet.net.au>:
Reviews in our local serious computer magazine, 'Australian Personal
Computer', heartily endorse W8 for tablets, but suggest staying away
from it for desktops, and not highly recommended for laptops.
The biggest problem seem to be it is essentially touchscreen-oriented,
and that's an issue with most desktop users - I certainly would not
want to have to stretch out some 60-70cm. to touch my monitor to make
things happen! It is possible to switch to the classic interface, but
you have to do it on every reboot - it doesn't stay set.
Yeah, but third party developers can take care of that problem.
When MS dropped the classic start menu from Win 7 (and unlike Vista
didn't allow an option for users
to drop back to the classic interface), the absolutely wonderful and
free 'Classic Shell' appeared
within a matter of months. I've been using it since I got my Win 7
machine and have never needed to
look at the bizarre Win 7 menu.
Classic Shell now supports Win 8 so I assume it will enable booting
straight to the classic
interface in that OS as well.
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Cheers
Brian
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Western Sydney Australia
http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/
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