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Tutorial for setting up a well-organized consistent efficient Windows menu system
On Fri, 23 Oct 2020 07:55:26 -0700, Ken Blake wrote:
A suggestion: Move the taskbar from the bottom of the screen to the left or right side. Not only does that make better use of screen real estate on today's wide-screen monitors, but it also provides room for many more shortcuts. I have 26 shortcuts there now (I use small task bar buttons and my resolution is 1920 x 1080), and there's room for another 6 or 7. It's not crowded nor hard to read. To me, this is a combination of the task bar and quick launch bar and I like it much better than having separate bars. Regarding helpful hints in: From: micky Newsgroups: alt.comp.os.windows-10 Subject: Search box versus Run box Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 20:35:06 -0400 Message-ID: For the tutorial: o Tutorial for setting up a well-organized consistent efficient Windows menu system https://groups.google.com/d/msg/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/eWU-jOkFRtU/lkVU8yolBQAJ A similar suggestion, particularly for dual screens, is to move the right screen taskbar to the left (i.e., to the middle of the dueling screens) and to move the left screen taskbar to the right (i.e., to the middle of the two screens). o left screen taskbar space taskbar right screen Yes, I know you can eliminate one taskbar but having two has advantages. Also, to get more space on your taskbar you can do a ton of stuff o You can eliminate the search icon o You can eliminate the notifications icon o You can make the date/time area custom etc. In addition, you can set up your "Send To" menu to populate a menu folder with all the shortcuts that get put onto your desktop, such that you can add that folder to your taskbar as a winxp style accordion pull out menu. Like this: o https://i.postimg.cc/j5K0RL7H/taskbarmenu01.jpg |
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Tutorial for setting up a well-organized consistent efficient Windows menu system
Here is an example of the types of things you may need to do )given the
quirks of some software) for an efficient and clean menu system. Solved: https://i.postimg.cc/zv5SSTwn/psp01.jpg (all three/four technical questions, pending persistence after reboot) Based on information posted today in alt.comp.freeware... 1. The latest known-good version of PSP is, most likely, version 5.01 http://www.oldversion.com/windows/download/paint-shop-pro-5-01 Name: 5.01_psp501.exe Size: 18241961 bytes (17 MiB) SHA256: 7D3ED18F0A6CF25C8F09F5241CA73A6E40599569ABEBFA3F1D BCCED614B058EB Name: psp.exe Size: 3632128 bytes (3547 KiB) SHA256: 42CAB30E7F657C8B8C686F7305CE5C61D111992C04CCA3BED9 8DDB14BD7DCBC8 2. I disabled the PSP errant Recycle Bin context menu Using Nirsoft "Shell Menu View" freeware [HKCR\Folder\shell\Browse with Paint Shop Pro\command] 3. I disabled the PSP errant "New" menu with Nirsoft "Shell Menu New" [HKCR\.psp\ShellNew] 4. I created a new custom context menu for editing "psp" files using Default Programs Editor http://defaultprogramseditor.com/ In summary, psp version 5.01 is apparently successfully installed: a. INSTALLER === x:\app\editor\pic\psp\{5.01_psp501.exe,syslog.log} b. INSTALLED === c:\app\editor\pic\psp\psp.exe c. SHORTCUT === c:\menu\editor\pic\psp\psp.lnk d. MENU === Taskbar menu editor pic psp e. APPPATH === [HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths] f. COMMAND === Win+R psp https://i.postimg.cc/zv5SSTwn/psp01.jpg -- The high expense of freeware is learning how to deal with its quirks. |
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Tutorial for setting up a well-organized consistent efficient Windows menu system
PICTORIAL SUMMARY OF THE SOLUTION SO THAT ALL ALWAYS BENEFIT:
o https://i.postimg.cc/zv5SSTwn/psp01.jpg o https://i.postimg.cc/xC8Cmg9h/psp02.jpg o https://i.postimg.cc/8kqR1fHN/psp03.jpg 1. The last known good version of JascSoftware Paint Shop Pro "appears" to be (based on alt.comp.freeware) version 5.01 https://i.postimg.cc/zv5SSTwn/psp01.jpg 2. One problem with this version is it adds unwanted menus: https://i.postimg.cc/xC8Cmg9h/psp02.jpg 3. The solution is to use NirSoft utilities to disable those menus: https://i.postimg.cc/8kqR1fHN/psp03.jpg Please see the permanently archived thread for specific details: o What is the latest known good version of JascSoftware PaintShopPro? https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rec.photo.digital/tyAq2O15a4E -- There is almost always a solution for all issues using existing freeware. |
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Tutorial for setting up a well-organized consistent efficient Windows menu system
On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 14:41:07 -0000 (UTC), Arlen Holder
wrote: PICTORIAL SUMMARY OF THE SOLUTION SO THAT ALL ALWAYS BENEFIT: o https://i.postimg.cc/zv5SSTwn/psp01.jpg o https://i.postimg.cc/xC8Cmg9h/psp02.jpg o https://i.postimg.cc/8kqR1fHN/psp03.jpg 1. The last known good version of JascSoftware Paint Shop Pro "appears" to be (based on alt.comp.freeware) version 5.01 https://i.postimg.cc/zv5SSTwn/psp01.jpg 2. One problem with this version is it adds unwanted menus: https://i.postimg.cc/xC8Cmg9h/psp02.jpg 3. The solution is to use NirSoft utilities to disable those menus: https://i.postimg.cc/8kqR1fHN/psp03.jpg Please see the permanently archived thread for specific details: o What is the latest known good version of JascSoftware PaintShopPro? https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rec.photo.digital/tyAq2O15a4E I have 3 versions on my machines, 3, 4 & 7. Each has it's own unique things I like. |
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Tutorial for setting up a well-organized consistent efficient Windows menu system
UPDATE (Tutorial to set up any program using well-organized menus):
o https://i.postimg.cc/L8w5Cxmr/memtest01.jpg INSTALLERS: x:\archive\hardware\ram\hcimemtest\MemTest.zip INSTALLLED: c:\app\hardware\ram\hcimemtest\memtest.exe MENULOCALE: c:\menu\hardware\ram\memtest.lnk TASKBARMENU: menu hardware ram memtest.lnk o *How to Test RAM: Making Sure Bad Memory Isn't Crashing Your PC* https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/how-to-test-ram "One option preferred by us at Tom's Hardware is HCI Design's MemTest. The good thing about this is you don't have to any pre-booting and there are no directions. You just run it." o Downloading MemTest (free) https://hcidesign.com/memtest/download.html https://hcidesign.com/memtest/MemTest.zip [X:\archive\hardware\ram\hcimemtest\MemTest.zip] Name: MemTest.zip Size: 17671 bytes (17 KiB) SHA256: 08960F448F4514E7C2D388420560D7D03F5F0A54EC8F9663D6 6C887B8E4679E6 o Unzip & move MemTest c:\app\hardware\ram\hcimemtest\ c:\app\hardware\ram\hcimemtest\memtest.exe Name: memtest.exe Size: 40960 bytes (40 KiB) SHA256: 5E2D1B0E56095D4D219F3A606E46CE5DE3220FDF3CF55A6E40 5D3946F25792A6 o Create a link & SendTo populate your Taskbar accordion cascade menu tree: c:\menu\hardware\ram\memtest.lnk TARGET: C:\app\hardware\ram\hcimemtest\memtest.exe STARTIN: C:\app\hardware\ram\hcimemtest o Run the program as many times as needed to simultaneously test RAM: Taskbar menu hardware ram memtest.lnk Enter megabytes of RAM to test === All unused RAM [Start Testing] Could not allocate 4095 MB Windows limits the amount of contiguous RAM MemTest can allocate to between 2 and 3.5GB. To test all your RAM, run more than one copy of MemTest simultaneously and set each copy to test a portion of available RAM. Running more than one copy of MemTest does not lower the quality of the test (and can even improve it if you have multiple cores or CPUs). Enter megabytes of RAM to test === 2 [Start Testing] (instance 1) o Run Taskbar menu hardware ram memtest.lnk Enter megabytes of RAM to test === 2 [Start Testing] (instance 2) Note that every installation goes 'where it belongs' (which you define): o https://i.postimg.cc/L8w5Cxmr/memtest01.jpg -- It's a shame most people don't realize how easy it is to maintain menus. (Microsoft should have hired me decades ago to solve their menu issues.) |
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Tutorial for setting up a well-organized consistent efficientWindows menu system
On 26/10/2020 17:52, Arlen Holder wrote:
UPDATE (Tutorial to set up any program using well-organized menus): o https://i.postimg.cc/L8w5Cxmr/memtest01.jpg INSTALLERS: x:\archive\hardware\ram\hcimemtest\MemTest.zip INSTALLLED: c:\app\hardware\ram\hcimemtest\memtest.exe MENULOCALE: c:\menu\hardware\ram\memtest.lnk TASKBARMENU: menu hardware ram memtest.lnk o *How to Test RAM: Making Sure Bad Memory Isn't Crashing Your PC* https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/how-to-test-ram "One option preferred by us at Tom's Hardware is HCI Design's MemTest. The good thing about this is you don't have to any pre-booting and there are no directions. You just run it." o Downloading MemTest (free) https://hcidesign.com/memtest/download.html https://hcidesign.com/memtest/MemTest.zip [X:\archive\hardware\ram\hcimemtest\MemTest.zip] Name: MemTest.zip Size: 17671 bytes (17 KiB) SHA256: 08960F448F4514E7C2D388420560D7D03F5F0A54EC8F9663D6 6C887B8E4679E6 o Unzip & move MemTest c:\app\hardware\ram\hcimemtest\ c:\app\hardware\ram\hcimemtest\memtest.exe Name: memtest.exe Size: 40960 bytes (40 KiB) SHA256: 5E2D1B0E56095D4D219F3A606E46CE5DE3220FDF3CF55A6E40 5D3946F25792A6 o Create a link & SendTo populate your Taskbar accordion cascade menu tree: c:\menu\hardware\ram\memtest.lnk TARGET: C:\app\hardware\ram\hcimemtest\memtest.exe STARTIN: C:\app\hardware\ram\hcimemtest o Run the program as many times as needed to simultaneously test RAM: Taskbar menu hardware ram memtest.lnk Enter megabytes of RAM to test === All unused RAM [Start Testing] Could not allocate 4095 MB Windows limits the amount of contiguous RAM MemTest can allocate to between 2 and 3.5GB. To test all your RAM, run more than one copy of MemTest simultaneously and set each copy to test a portion of available RAM. Running more than one copy of MemTest does not lower the quality of the test (and can even improve it if you have multiple cores or CPUs). Enter megabytes of RAM to test === 2 [Start Testing] (instance 1) o Run Taskbar menu hardware ram memtest.lnk Enter megabytes of RAM to test === 2 [Start Testing] (instance 2) Note that every installation goes 'where it belongs' (which you define): o https://i.postimg.cc/L8w5Cxmr/memtest01.jpg I hesitate to mention this in the presence of such exotic solutions but since the days of Windows 98 I have used the same, simple, third party menu program. As far as can tell it lets you do everything mentioned here without any need to mess about with the Start Menu, Taskbar, or Quick Launch Bar. It is also unobtrusive until you pop it open. RUNit has not been updated for 20 years but runs perfectly in Windows 10 and can still be downloaded from the original website: http://www.magister-lex.at/RUNit/ It requires no installation and stores its settings in a .ini file which is easily copied between machines. |
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Tutorial for setting up a well-organized consistent efficient Windows menu system
Here's another trivially simple setup example created today.
o Thinking ahead makes organization & backup archival literally trivial On Sat, 31 Oct 2020 13:59:44 +0100, Sjouke Burry wrote: I have been using DoubleKiller.exe for ages. From: http://www.bigbangenterprises.de/en/doublekiller Hi Sjouke Burry, Thank you for being purposefully helpful in providing alternative freeware solutions to the stated problem of finding good duplicate cleaner freeware. Here's my ad hoc log file of the installation process, so that others can always benefit from your advice, where links are provided to make it easy. DoubleKiller version 1.6.2.82 for finding/removing duplicate files. 0. Set up a place for permanent archival of the DoubleKiller installation: http://www.bigbangenterprises.de/en/doublekiller/ x:\software\cleaner\duplicate\doublekiller\doublek iller.zip c:\app\cleaner\duplicate\doublekiller\doublekiller .exe c:\menu\cleaner\duplicate\doublekiller.lnk Taskbar menu cleaner duplicate doublekiller https://i.postimg.cc/xjJvchg7/duplicate01.jpg 1. Download DoubleKiller 1.6.2.82 2007-07-07 to your permanent archive: http://www.bigbangenterprises.de/en/doublekiller/ http://www.bigbangenterprises.de/en/doublekiller/download.htm http://www.bigbangenterprises.de/downloads/doublekiller.zip Save to x:\software\cleaner\duplicate\doublekiller\doublek iller.zip Name: doublekiller.zip Size: 400720 bytes (391 KiB) SHA256: DD40EFD213F904C418024AE06AB9974DE188EDBE236F4AEF0C DA0F692D4F5AC5 Extracts to: Name: DoubleKiller.exe Size: 812544 bytes (793 KiB) SHA256: 3034A3ECF90594EC2E58A9C882F17F12051551FA6DC85CB0B6 5B0875444ED15F 2. Move to the app hierarchy: move doublekiller\ c:\app\cleaner\duplicate\doublekiller\ 3. Create a shortcut & populate the Windows taskbar pulleout menu: c:\menu\cleaner\duplicate\doublekiller.lnk TARGET: c:\app\cleaner\duplicate\doublekiller\doublekiller .exe STARTIN: c:\app\cleaner\duplicate\doublekiller 4. Start doublekiller from the taskbar accordion pullout cascade menu: Taskbar menu cleaner duplicate doublekiller On every tab is a big [Run] button; press it; select a folder. Press [Run] again. https://i.postimg.cc/xjJvchg7/duplicate01.jpg -- The main problem people have with menus is they don't think ahead. |
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Tutorial for setting up a well-organized consistent efficient Windows menu system
UPDATE:
I recently installed two duplicate cleaners and as I am wont to do, I added them to where they belong in the default taskbar accordion cascade menu: o https://i.postimg.cc/QxzKgvdr/duplicate02.jpg I always knew the default Windows taskbar accordion cascade menu pullout shows the filespec to the shortcut as shown below in this screenshot: o https://i.postimg.cc/cCwdrZsQ/taskbarmenu03.jpg But I only noticed today that if the "Comment" field is filled in, that it is what shows up in the Windows default native Taskbar pullout menu tree: o https://i.postimg.cc/9FHWs4p1/taskbarmenu04.jpg In summary, organizing your Windows system is trivial if you think ahead o https://i.postimg.cc/xjJvchg7/duplicate01.jpg Where using the shortcut comment field is yet another way to help organize your Windows native default Taskbar start menu pullout tree: o https://i.postimg.cc/j5K0RL7H/taskbarmenu01.jpg o https://i.postimg.cc/qvJDMQcq/taskbarmenu02.jpg See also: o Where can we find the last known good freeware version of Digital Volcano Duplicate Cleaner version 2.1.0? https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.comp.microsoft.windows/AYUk-KWMV7Y -- o Tutorial for setting up a well-organized consistent efficient Windows menu system https://groups.google.com/d/msg/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/eWU-jOkFRtU/lkVU8yolBQAJ |
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