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Why on earth do people bother with 3rd party menu apps -- there's a much better way IMO straight out of the box using Windows itself -- just create custom toolbars which are much more flexible and customisable.
I've labelled one here as an example called My progs.
1) Create this folder anywhere you like (doesn't have to be on the main "C" OS disk either - so you don't have to re-create if you re-install the OS. Mine's actually on a different drive :F).
2) Populate the folder with short cut links to the programs you want to see when you click on the toolbar
3) for sub levels create a folder within the Main (in my case the My progs folder) folder.
4) in that sub folder populate with with short cut links to the items you want.
This can be used for up to any nesting of sub levels you want and you can have several different custom toolbars too.
To activate it just right mouse click on the bottom quick launch toolbar and for toolbars choose new toolbar and point to your main folder (in my case the My progs folder). Move it to the left or wherever is convenient for you to access it.
Here's a screen shot of the simple example I've done -- it has two main programs and the Ms Office suite.
In fact I wish in W7 I could get RID of the main menu screen - I find using toolbars a much better idea anyway - my most used programs would be on the quick launch bar in any case and it's only some of the complex stuff where I'd need a menu that I would need this for but the purpose is to show how easily it can be done without messing up your system with some of these 3rd party apps which might / might not continue to work - and really do you need every .exe showing up in some of these "menu" products.
Note - another advantage is that you can change / add links "on the fly" and they immediately will appear in the toolbar.
This way you can test gradually and build up what you want - adding / deleting entries will appear immediately you click on the My Progs - in my case at the bottom left of the screen.
(Those who still have Windows 7 can look at the Start Menu folder to get an idea of how the W7 menu was built and to get an idea of making short cuts if they are finding that process a bit hard).
Cheers
jimbo
Why on earth do people bother with 3rd party menu apps -- there's a much better way IMO straight out of the box using Windows itself -- just create custom toolbars which are much more flexible and customisable.
I've labelled one here as an example called My progs.
1) Create this folder anywhere you like (doesn't have to be on the main "C" OS disk either - so you don't have to re-create if you re-install the OS. Mine's actually on a different drive :F).
2) Populate the folder with short cut links to the programs you want to see when you click on the toolbar
3) for sub levels create a folder within the Main (in my case the My progs folder) folder.
4) in that sub folder populate with with short cut links to the items you want.
This can be used for up to any nesting of sub levels you want and you can have several different custom toolbars too.
To activate it just right mouse click on the bottom quick launch toolbar and for toolbars choose new toolbar and point to your main folder (in my case the My progs folder). Move it to the left or wherever is convenient for you to access it.
Here's a screen shot of the simple example I've done -- it has two main programs and the Ms Office suite.
In fact I wish in W7 I could get RID of the main menu screen - I find using toolbars a much better idea anyway - my most used programs would be on the quick launch bar in any case and it's only some of the complex stuff where I'd need a menu that I would need this for but the purpose is to show how easily it can be done without messing up your system with some of these 3rd party apps which might / might not continue to work - and really do you need every .exe showing up in some of these "menu" products.
Note - another advantage is that you can change / add links "on the fly" and they immediately will appear in the toolbar.
This way you can test gradually and build up what you want - adding / deleting entries will appear immediately you click on the My Progs - in my case at the bottom left of the screen.
(Those who still have Windows 7 can look at the Start Menu folder to get an idea of how the W7 menu was built and to get an idea of making short cuts if they are finding that process a bit hard).
Cheers
jimbo
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