1) Start menu stuck on classic view 2) Can't create restore point

[Guest]

Hi, I've been running Vista Business (new laptop, clean install) for about
two months and have two issues:

1) My start menu seems to be corrupted/stuck on classic view. There is no
option to switch it back to the original view. Under taskbar and start menu
properties/start menu, the only visible button is the "Classic Start menu"
button, which is of course checked. Any idea how I can regain the option to
switch back to the standard Vista start menu?

2) I can no longer create restore points. It seems to be working
automatically, such as when I use windows update, but when I try to manually
create one I get an error - after entering a description for the restore
point, I receive the message: Could not create the scheduled task for the
following reason: The request is not supported (0x80070032).

Thanks...

 

[Guest]

I've got the same problem with the Start menu (Windows Home Premium) - I
changed the Start Menu to the Classic View, then decided I prefer the new
Start Menu, but can't find a way to change it back. Have you found a
solution?

Many thanks - Stan

 

[Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM]

I've got the same problem with the Start menu (Windows Home Premium) - I
changed the Start Menu to the Classic View, then decided I prefer the new
Start Menu, but can't find a way to change it back. Have you found a
solution?

Right click the Start Orb and choose Properties

 

[Guest]

Many thanks for your reply, Frank, but that didn't work for me nor for
bwf888. It is the method I used to activate the classic menu.

However, now that the Classic start menu has been activated, after
right-clicking the Start orb and choosing Properties, only one button
appears, for the Classic start menu.

The button that I expected to appear above that, which would allow us to
select the Vista start menu, no longer shows up. Likewise, there is also
only one box to Customize, placed to the right of the Classic start menu, and
offering only customizations available in the Classic start menu.

I guess I could work around the issue by setting up a new user account,
copying all the files in my current user account to the new account,
re-selecting all my preferences, then deleting the old user account and
renaming the new user account - not too elegant, so I'm hoping not have to go
that route.

Any other suggestions?