Hi Jacob, Classic Shell works very well for me on my Win7 system. It also works so far on Windows 8. HTH, Rick Justice ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacob Kruger" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2012 12:15 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Need help with start menu in Windows 7
Only like tested/tried it out once, for a little while, so can't tell you too much, but don't remember having any real problems etc. off-hand. Stay well Jacob Kruger Blind Biker Skype: BlindZA '...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arianna" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2012 8:32 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Need help with start menu in Windows 7 > I'll give it a try. > > Is there anything special I'll need to know about installing or setting it > up? > > Arianna > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jacob Kruger" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2012 1:13 PM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Need help with start menu in Windows 7 > > >> Well, this add-on, free software can make the windows7 start menu look >> and act a bit more like windows XP, if you want it to - and it also >> changes a couple of other interface features in windows 7 to make them >> act a bit more classic FWIW: >> http://classicshell.sourceforge.net/ >> >> Stay well >> >> Jacob Kruger >> Blind Biker >> Skype: BlindZA >> '...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Arianna" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2012 6:51 PM >> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Need help with start menu in Windows 7 >> >> >>> The thing is, Jacob, I'm trying not to do it that way. this computer is >>> for a former student of mine and though I managed to set it up the way I >>> want it on my windows 7 netbook, I can't seem to do it on this laptop. >>> >>> I really can't say that I like windows 7, but that's me. >>> >>> Arianna >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Jacob Kruger" <[email protected]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2012 11:57 AM >>> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Need help with start menu in Windows 7 >>> >>> >>>> ON my windows7 machine, where the display theme is set to windows7 >>>> basic, from search box, if I arrow up once, and then right once, and >>>> then down arrow a couple of times, then I can sort of find something >>>> similar to the older windows XP start menu, if I then hit like the >>>> letter A until it focuses on accessories, but, honestly, I generally >>>> might just use the search box to find something specific. >>>> >>>> Stay well >>>> >>>> Jacob Kruger >>>> Blind Biker >>>> Skype: BlindZA >>>> '...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Arianna" <[email protected]> >>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2012 5:44 PM >>>> Subject: [Blind-Computing] Need help with start menu in Windows 7 >>>> >>>> >>>>>I can't seem to get the start menu to show up in windows 7. I've gone >>>>> through the start menu customization, but it still doesn't show up >>>>> under the >>>>> search box. >>>>> >>>>> Please can someone help me with this? >>>>> >>>>> Arianna >>>>> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>>>> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >>>> >>>> >>>> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>>> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >>> >>> >>> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >> >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
