How to set Classic Start Menu as Default - NOT force via GPO

[Kenneth Hempkins]

Hi,

I need to set the classic start menu for new user as default. However, I do
NOT want it to be a forced setting. I've been using GPO to set "Force
Classic start menu on" but I want the user to be able to choose the new
start menu, but have the classic as default. That would be the opposite of
the default XP behaviour I guess? So whenever a new user logs on, the
classic start menu is used, but a user who knows how to right-click the
start menu should be able to change it to whatever he/she prefers.

Can this be done with a reg-file/script? I need off course a "deployable"
solution that can be distributed in a domain.


Kenneth Hempkins

 

[Christoffer]

Hello
Here it is a vbs cript that makes that, i did some changes to it, (it did
more and it was in swedish) but it dows what you wan´t!
//Christoffer

Option Explicit

Dim oShell

Set oShell=WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WScript.Sleep 2000
'oShell.Popup "Please Wait",10,"User Setting"
oShell.SendKeys "{ESC}"
oShell.SendKeys "{ESC}"
WScript.Sleep 100
oShell.Run "cmd /c start
::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\::{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}\::{0DF44EAA-FF21-4412-828E-260A8728E7F1}"
'oShell.Run("rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Options_RunDLL 1")
WScript.Sleep 1000
oShell.AppActivate "Taskbar and Start Menu Properties"
oShell.SendKeys "^{TAB}"
WScript.Sleep 1000
oShell.SendKeys "m"
WScript.Sleep 1000
oShell.Sendkeys"{ENTER}"
WScript.Sleep 1000

 

[Kenneth Hempkins]

Thanks for this Christoffer,

It does what I want, but how do I use the script to set up a default user
environment ? I don't want to run it everytime at logon offcourse, because
the user should be able to change the setting. I guess I need a way to run
the script once for a new user, but I'm not sure how to do that ...

Kenneth

This works great and does what i want,

 

[Christoffer]

Hello
Sorry it took long for the answer, if you cannot run it in toyr image when
deploy windows add it in the registry maybe in the run once section...
Or install it with a gpo so it install once, install it with sms.

good luck
//C