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.
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.
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.
The picture actually shows both ways simultaneously...thats not what really happens when you navigate thru the cascaded view.
Who the hell are calling a nimrod? .....
the guy that comes here spoutin' contrayness tomah postin'
think of this as a sort of favorites progs...plus any other links you might want in there.
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).
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 .
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?
I like the
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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
what would I type in google for this, reg file
hope my SS above help
Please not listen to those that don't like it some of us like these little gems
it brings back some usability to some of us that, well we like.. it make 7 my 7 not MS's 7
Thank you for sharing this with us
I was just being ornery...I know everybody uses their PC's different...I'm teasing them because you could give away free icecream and someone would claim bought iceceam was better. Its the way of the net.
Win7 leaves just enough space for me to right-click in an empty area so I dont have a problem with that...
I'm not on XP right now but I never noticed that much empty space before...actually that much space would bother me...heheh,see...we are all different.
Bet there is a reg setting for that tho. MS buries lots of layout and window metric settings in the registry.
Dont mistake me for an expert...I just play one on the internet...actually I just get a bug up my ass about certain things.
For the other one I would google autoarrange settings in Win7 or something like that.
wow hoo I found a reg. file that works.. and it work for both
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/disable-full-row-select-explorer-windows-7/#comments
it's called
w7-fullrowsel
now I can move the folder, file in Explorer anywhere I want it and it have the free space to the right win win
of course I really don't under stand what the Disable Full Row Select is but what I wanted IS A SIDE effect of that
thanks IR for pointing in the right direction
Thats some good detective work there DC...feels good to take back another piece of control from MS.
Did they really think nobody would ever want to turn off autoarrange?...or notice it was missing?(not including me of course since I usually had it on...I only sort 1 of 3 ways...name,group by type,or modified)
The good thing about MS tho is you can bet they never bother to actually clean the code up and really remove something...they just code over it to hide it.Leaving it to the determined user to discover where.
7,while in listview,selects the whole row of details...rather than just the title/name.Pretty obscure issue but it mattered to somebody.
Something they did to the registry also turned back on several folder options...that MS decided nobody needed.
Heres is another interesting trick...you can reg hack the command bar to autohide. I dont hate the commandbar,but it is about half useless and completely unconfigurable...I would LOVE the damn thing if I could set my own commands for it.
And I AM still looking.
I didnt try the autohide trick yet because unless its key triggered(like the toolbar is with the alt key) then you would be running into it everytime you tried to get past it to anything above it.
The fix I'm looking for most right now is getting the links toolbar back on the toolbar with file edit view,and the classic shell toolbar I showed in the first post.
as long as it is open...the extra room might as well be doing something.
You can add "Move Folder To" to your context menu with:
Ultimate Windows Tweaker
http://www.thewindowsclub.com/ultimate-windows-tweaker-v2-a-tweak-ui-for-windows-7-vista
It will also remove shortcut overlays and much more.
Thanks to SPerry5531 for posting the link.
I hope this is what you meant,I never used XP. I thought that was the abbreviation for "obsolete".
I dont think thats the kind of move he meant but tweaks is tweaks.
I've used that tweak before,adding move and copy to into my right-click menus...but me and some others had some problem with it...slowed system or something I cant remember.
I ended up just putting those buttons on the toolbar.(plus in XP there are in the taskpane already)
Not saying dont try it,but be warned it might...cause an issue...that I cant remember...haha.
Dont let me stop you from posting more tricks Wizard...or would they be SPELLS?
Lucky for me I have a SPELL checker.
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