Open Shell

I saw mentions of Classic Shell recently and since I am attempting
navigate Win 10 and would prefer a Win 7 type screen I started to
download Classic Shell.
It seems that Classic Shell has been rename as Open Shell, perhaps
with some modifications.
Which one to use is the question. Opinion anyone?
Thanks

southwalker wrote:

I saw mentions of Classic Shell recently and since I am attempting
navigate Win 10 and would prefer a Win 7 type screen I started to
download Classic Shell.

The newsgroup for Windows 10 is over at ---.
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'--- alt.comp.os.windows-10

It seems that Classic Shell has been rename as Open Shell, perhaps
with some modifications. Which one to use is the question. Opinion
anyone?

The last release of Classic Shell was 17 months ago. See:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classic_Shell

It was abandoned. However, its code was dumped at Github
(https://github.com/coddec/Classic-Shell) to allow others to continue
development (which has not happened).

If you read the classicshell.net web site, right at the top of the News
pane it says "Dec 3rd, 2017 - Classic Shell is no longer actively
developed." The "here" link points to:

http://www.classicshell.net/forum/vi...php?f=4&t=8147

Back then, the author was using Sourceforge.net as his code repository.
Don't know why he also put it on Github; however, Sourceforge is
overused (or underresourced, however you want to look at it), so it can
be overly slow at times. Version 4.3.1 (Dec 4, 2017) is the latest
version at both repositories. According to the Wikipedia article,
someone has picked up development of the Github version yet the released
version there is still at the 17-month old 4.3.1. You have to go to the
Github page for the Open Shell project (https://github.com/Open-Shell)
which is a fork of Classic Shell. Yet there is no compiled release
available at the Github Open Shell project site -- until you login.
After logging in (I've used them before so had an account) then I saw
something show up in the repository.

Classic Shell's latest version is 4.3.1. Open Shell is at 4.4.131. As
for the later Open Shell version, there are hardly any changes yet. All
it mentions for the latest release of Open Shell a

New:
- Re-branded to Open-Shell
- Automatic settings import from Classic-Shell
Fixes:
- Cleanup of the accessibility COM objects (#53)

So, for now, it doesn't matter which product you use since Classic Shell
and Open Shell are the same. Just remember that Open Shell may get new
code (if development really proceeds on it) and new code means perhaps
fixes of old bugs but also new bugs.

Just remember that you cripple yourself in using the same OS on
different computers. Instead of learning the new UI, you continue to
rely on the one UI in the new OS. When you are using the new OS on
someone else's computer (work, friend, family, library, etc), you won't
be trained in the new UI. You'll have the old UI in the new OS only on
your own computer(s). If a friend or family member calls for help, are
you going to require them to install ClassicShell before you offer then
any help just so you know how to navigate the old UI on their computer?

On Fri, 15 Feb 2019 10:28:59 -0600, wrote:

I saw mentions of Classic Shell recently and since I am attempting
navigate Win 10 and would prefer a Win 7 type screen I started to
download Classic Shell.
It seems that Classic Shell has been rename as Open Shell, perhaps
with some modifications.
Which one to use is the question. Opinion anyone?



My opinion is to use Start10 instead (it's not free, but it's only
$4.99 and comes with a 30-day free trial).


Classic Shell is a good choice, but I think Start10 is even better. I
recommend trying both and deciding for yourself which you think is
better.

On 15 Feb 2019, wrote in alt.windows7.general:

I saw mentions of Classic Shell recently and since I am attempting
navigate Win 10 and would prefer a Win 7 type screen I started to
download Classic Shell.
It seems that Classic Shell has been rename as Open Shell, perhaps
with some modifications.
Which one to use is the question. Opinion anyone?

My opinion is that for use in Windows 7, the old Classic shell is good.
I use it myself. If for Windows 8, I would check out Open Shell and
then decide between it and Classic Shell. I suspect either one would do
the job. If for Windows 10, I would use the built-in shell. It's
different than the old Windows 7 interface, but quite functional and
useful.