Ed Cryer
August 15th 15, 10:09 PM
ceg wrote:
> I must start by saying I *liked* the WinXP "Start Menu", so, I ask why
> they felt the irresistable urge to remove it (Win8) & change it (Win10)?
>
> What was wrong with the WinXP Start Menu operation?
>
> What I loved about it was the following:
> 0. You just put a "My Menu" link in the "Start Menu" directory:
> C:\Documents and Settings\name\Start Menu\My Menu.lnk
> 1. This link points to a hierarchy where you organize your menu:
> C:\data\menus\My Menu.lnk"
> 2. And, under that hierarchy, you put *only* the links you want.
>
> The beauty of this strategy is that it isn't corrupted by any program.
>
> Then, you could organize your cascaded start menu as follows:
> a. You slide only desired links into your hierarchy, such as
> My Menu.lnk -> browsers -> {firefox, ie, safari, tor, etc.}
> My Menu.lnk -> editors -> {picture editors, office editors, etc.}
> My Menu.lnk -> cleaners -> {crap cleaners, duplicate cleaners, etc.}
> etc.
> b. You right click on any level of the cascade to "open here".
> c. You right click on any item in the hierarchy to "edit" here.
>
> This simple WinXP menu solution works perfectly.
> - It's super easy to maintain since right clicks edit with ease.
> - Nothing ever pollutes it so it contains exactly what you want.
> - You can always find it (it's not in some idiotic roaming folder)
>
> The *only* thing that is hard coded is the location of the original "lnk"
> shortcut, but everything else is as you want it where you want it.
>
> Since, even with Classic Menu in Win8 or with the Win10 "improved" Start
> Menu, you don't have this simple WinXP use model, I am forced to ask:
>
> QUESTION: What was so very wrong with the WinXP Start Menu operation
> that they felt they had to delete and/or change it?
>
The XP menu was the same for all users.
In Win7 they decided to make it tailorable for different users. And that
was the death-knell for your "simple" menu.
Ed
> I must start by saying I *liked* the WinXP "Start Menu", so, I ask why
> they felt the irresistable urge to remove it (Win8) & change it (Win10)?
>
> What was wrong with the WinXP Start Menu operation?
>
> What I loved about it was the following:
> 0. You just put a "My Menu" link in the "Start Menu" directory:
> C:\Documents and Settings\name\Start Menu\My Menu.lnk
> 1. This link points to a hierarchy where you organize your menu:
> C:\data\menus\My Menu.lnk"
> 2. And, under that hierarchy, you put *only* the links you want.
>
> The beauty of this strategy is that it isn't corrupted by any program.
>
> Then, you could organize your cascaded start menu as follows:
> a. You slide only desired links into your hierarchy, such as
> My Menu.lnk -> browsers -> {firefox, ie, safari, tor, etc.}
> My Menu.lnk -> editors -> {picture editors, office editors, etc.}
> My Menu.lnk -> cleaners -> {crap cleaners, duplicate cleaners, etc.}
> etc.
> b. You right click on any level of the cascade to "open here".
> c. You right click on any item in the hierarchy to "edit" here.
>
> This simple WinXP menu solution works perfectly.
> - It's super easy to maintain since right clicks edit with ease.
> - Nothing ever pollutes it so it contains exactly what you want.
> - You can always find it (it's not in some idiotic roaming folder)
>
> The *only* thing that is hard coded is the location of the original "lnk"
> shortcut, but everything else is as you want it where you want it.
>
> Since, even with Classic Menu in Win8 or with the Win10 "improved" Start
> Menu, you don't have this simple WinXP use model, I am forced to ask:
>
> QUESTION: What was so very wrong with the WinXP Start Menu operation
> that they felt they had to delete and/or change it?
>
The XP menu was the same for all users.
In Win7 they decided to make it tailorable for different users. And that
was the death-knell for your "simple" menu.
Ed