Make Vista Start Menu behave like XP

G

Guest

Was just upgraded to Windows Vista Business Edition, and the final annoyance
I have to resolve is to get the start menu to behave more like Windows XP.

I prefer the 2 column start menu in XP, with program groups expanding to the
right. I basically want the Vista start menu to work like the default one in
XP. I can't imagine it can be set to act like Windows 98/2K and not XP. How
can I fix this?

-Chris
 
G

Gerry

right click on the start button and choose properties then choose "Classic
Start Menu"
 
I

Ian

Did you not learn in XP that you right click Start and chose properties to
change to classic of XP. Same in Vista if you look. Why get annoyed?
 
C

Chris

I don't think you fully understand my original question...

"I prefer the 2 column start menu in XP, with program groups expanding
to the right. I basically want the Vista start menu to work like the
default one in XP."

See the following screenshots...

XP, Fast, Quick to Navigate: http://www.webboise.com/images/xp.jpg
Vista, Slow, tedius: http://www.webboise.com/images/vista.jpg

I just want the "All Programs" to expand in the way the 'classic' does,
while keeping my 2 column start menu (which I love... getting icons off
of the desktop)

-Chris
 
C

carl feredeck

thats NOT how the XP menu was...

The vista menu is crappy,
the classic menu is crappy...

We want the XP menu back!
 
C

carl feredeck

thats NOT how the XP menu was...

The vista menu is crappy,
the classic menu is crappy...

We want the XP menu back!
 
C

carl feredeck

Unfortunatly they destroyed the start menu along with thousands of other
things in vista...

I would glady punch the punk who thought of this vista menu right in the
nose!
 
C

carl feredeck

Unfortunatly they destroyed the start menu along with thousands of other
things in vista...

they should have had an option to get the xp menu too.
 
F

Frank

carl said:
thats NOT how the XP menu was...

The vista menu is crappy,
the classic menu is crappy...

We want the XP menu back!
Click to expand...


then try xp...as I'm sure not one person in the entire universe will
give a sh*t!
Frank
 
F

Frank

carl said:
thats NOT how the XP menu was...

The vista menu is crappy,
the classic menu is crappy...

We want the XP menu back!
Click to expand...
we...you pregnant or what!
You speak only for yourself.
Go back to xp...no one will ever miss you.
Frank
 
C

carl feredeck

I'm sure not one person in the entire universe will give a sh*t!

Then ill take a sh*t , on vista!
 
C

Chris Hillman

carl said:
thats NOT how the XP menu was...

The vista menu is crappy,
the classic menu is crappy...

We want the XP menu back!
Click to expand...

I agree with you 100%, and have seen a lot of people ask how to do it
(found via google), but noone knows how. The new menu is terrible
(IMNSHO) and the classic menu is worse. I can't believe they allow for
a windows 9X/2K style and not XP. I think I'll log a case with
Microsoft, the new menu is terrible and there is demand for the XP style
menu. there has to be a registry tweak or something to make it happen.

-Chris
 

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