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Old January 3rd 17, 02:15 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
Daniel60
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Default Reversing the "Start" button menu.

When I press the "Start" button, it shows the things that I use most
often at the top, with other popular or recently installed programs
below that. It seems to me that it would be more logical to have the
most used things near the bottom so more easily reached.

Can this be easily achieved??

TIA

Daniel
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Old January 3rd 17, 04:29 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
David E. Ross[_2_]
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Default Reversing the "Start" button menu.

On 1/3/2017 5:15 AM, Daniel60 wrote:
When I press the "Start" button, it shows the things that I use most
often at the top, with other popular or recently installed programs
below that. It seems to me that it would be more logical to have the
most used things near the bottom so more easily reached.

Can this be easily achieved??

TIA

Daniel


I do not know about "vanilla" Windows 7. I installed Classic Shell from
http://www.classicshell.net/. It allows me to drag-and-drop entries
in [Start Programs] and sort the the way I want. However, it also
allows me to sort the entries alphabetically, which is what I prefer.

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Old January 3rd 17, 07:50 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
Paul in Houston TX[_2_]
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Default Reversing the "Start" button menu.

David E. Ross wrote:
On 1/3/2017 5:15 AM, Daniel60 wrote:
When I press the "Start" button, it shows the things that I use most
often at the top, with other popular or recently installed programs
below that. It seems to me that it would be more logical to have the
most used things near the bottom so more easily reached.

Can this be easily achieved??

TIA

Daniel


I do not know about "vanilla" Windows 7. I installed Classic Shell from
http://www.classicshell.net/. It allows me to drag-and-drop entries
in [Start Programs] and sort the the way I want. However, it also
allows me to sort the entries alphabetically, which is what I prefer.


+1, ClassicShell is great.
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Old January 3rd 17, 09:37 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
burfordTjustice
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Default Reversing the "Start" button menu.

On Wed, 4 Jan 2017 00:15:14 +1100
Daniel60 wrote:

When I press the "Start" button, it shows the things that I use most
often at the top, with other popular or recently installed programs
below that. It seems to me that it would be more logical to have the
most used things near the bottom so more easily reached.

Can this be easily achieved??

TIA

Daniel


Turn your monitor over.
  #5  
Old January 3rd 17, 10:01 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
Nil[_5_]
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Default Reversing the "Start" button menu.

On 03 Jan 2017, Paul in Houston TX wrote in
alt.windows7.general:

David E. Ross wrote:

I do not know about "vanilla" Windows 7. I installed Classic
Shell from http://www.classicshell.net/. It allows me to
drag-and-drop entries in [Start Programs] and sort the the way
I want. However, it also allows me to sort the entries
alphabetically, which is what I prefer.


+1, ClassicShell is great.


Yes, it is. People think it's only for Windows 8/10, but it does some
very nice things for Windows 7, too.

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Old January 6th 17, 11:09 AM posted to alt.windows7.general
Daniel60
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Default Reversing the "Start" button menu.

On 4/01/2017 7:37 AM, burfordTjustice wrote:
On Wed, 4 Jan 2017 00:15:14 +1100
Daniel60 wrote:

When I press the "Start" button, it shows the things that I use most
often at the top, with other popular or recently installed programs
below that. It seems to me that it would be more logical to have the
most used things near the bottom so more easily reached.

Can this be easily achieved??

TIA

Daniel


Turn your monitor over.

It's a Laptop, so that would mean I cannot see the keys at all.

Some might suggest that would be good! ;-P

Daniel
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Old January 6th 17, 11:11 AM posted to alt.windows7.general
Daniel60
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Default Reversing the "Start" button menu.

On 4/01/2017 2:29 AM, David E. Ross wrote:
On 1/3/2017 5:15 AM, Daniel60 wrote:
When I press the "Start" button, it shows the things that I use most
often at the top, with other popular or recently installed programs
below that. It seems to me that it would be more logical to have the
most used things near the bottom so more easily reached.

Can this be easily achieved??

TIA


I do not know about "vanilla" Windows 7. I installed Classic Shell from
http://www.classicshell.net/. It allows me to drag-and-drop entries
in [Start Programs] and sort the the way I want. However, it also
allows me to sort the entries alphabetically, which is what I prefer.

Cannot see any mention of Start-Programs or even just Start on the
Windows Explorer screen, so that must be something Classic Shell put in
for you, David.

Thanks for trying.

Daniel
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Old January 6th 17, 11:29 AM posted to alt.windows7.general
Daniel60
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Default Reversing the "Start" button menu.

On 6/01/2017 9:11 PM, Daniel60 wrote:
On 4/01/2017 2:29 AM, David E. Ross wrote:
On 1/3/2017 5:15 AM, Daniel60 wrote:
When I press the "Start" button, it shows the things that I use most
often at the top, with other popular or recently installed programs
below that. It seems to me that it would be more logical to have the
most used things near the bottom so more easily reached.

Can this be easily achieved??

TIA


I do not know about "vanilla" Windows 7. I installed Classic Shell from
http://www.classicshell.net/. It allows me to drag-and-drop entries
in [Start Programs] and sort the the way I want. However, it also
allows me to sort the entries alphabetically, which is what I prefer.

Cannot see any mention of Start-Programs or even just Start on the
Windows Explorer screen, so that must be something Classic Shell put in
for you, David.

Thanks for trying.

Daniel


David, as I continued reading this group, I came across the thread
"trash bin menu" and reading VanguardLH's post, I checked out the
Desktop folder under my Profile, but, of course, it was only the Desktop
Icons, not the stuff that shows in the "Start" menu.

Oh, well!!

Daniel
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Old January 6th 17, 04:24 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
David E. Ross[_2_]
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Default Reversing the "Start" button menu.

On 1/6/2017 2:29 AM, Daniel60 wrote:
On 6/01/2017 9:11 PM, Daniel60 wrote:
On 4/01/2017 2:29 AM, David E. Ross wrote:
On 1/3/2017 5:15 AM, Daniel60 wrote:
When I press the "Start" button, it shows the things that I use most
often at the top, with other popular or recently installed programs
below that. It seems to me that it would be more logical to have the
most used things near the bottom so more easily reached.

Can this be easily achieved??

TIA

I do not know about "vanilla" Windows 7. I installed Classic Shell from
http://www.classicshell.net/. It allows me to drag-and-drop entries
in [Start Programs] and sort the the way I want. However, it also
allows me to sort the entries alphabetically, which is what I prefer.

Cannot see any mention of Start-Programs or even just Start on the
Windows Explorer screen, so that must be something Classic Shell put in
for you, David.

Thanks for trying.

Daniel


David, as I continued reading this group, I came across the thread
"trash bin menu" and reading VanguardLH's post, I checked out the
Desktop folder under my Profile, but, of course, it was only the Desktop
Icons, not the stuff that shows in the "Start" menu.

Oh, well!!

Daniel


The contents of [Start Programs] are in
[C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu]. However, the order of
that folder's contents does NOT affect the order in which the items
appear when you select [Start Programs].

I configured another Start folder in
[C:\Users\*****\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\S tart Menu], where
"*****" is the name of my Windows account (David). Unless an
application insists it must start from
[C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu], I have all my Start
contents in [C:\Users\*****\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\S tart
Menu]. Again, the order of that folder's contents does not affect the
order I see when I select Start.

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http://www.rossde.com/.

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the right thing. (© 1997 by David Ross)
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Old January 6th 17, 05:11 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
Mayayana
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Default Reversing the "Start" button menu.

"Daniel60" wrote

| When I press the "Start" button, it shows the things that I use most
| often at the top, with other popular or recently installed programs
| below that. It seems to me that it would be more logical to have the
| most used things near the bottom so more easily reached.
|
| Can this be easily achieved??

I don't know about fixing the excessive redesign
of the Start Menu. It's designed for marketing.
I'm guessing what you want is to get rid of those
"suggested" or recently used items and just see
"All Programs" in the first place, like the original
Start Menu.

I've never looked into
doing that. But you can reorganize it. The Start Menu
program list represents the Start Menu folder hierarchy.
Go into the Start Menu folder for yourself and for all Users.
Put all links in one or the other. I just move any links
in my "user" Start Menu folder to All Users. Then do
as you like with them. I like to make parent folders. I
create folders like Graphics, Utilities, Office, etc.
Then I put only the EXE link in those. For instance,
I put IrfanView and Paint Shop Pro program shortcuts
in Graphics, deleting all the junk like the IrfanView folder,
online links and uninstall links. The result is a compact,
clean, efficient Start Menu with flyout submenus showing
only items that you actually want and use.


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Old January 6th 17, 05:45 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
Good Guy[_2_]
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Default Reversing the "Start" button menu.

On 03/01/2017 13:15, Daniel60 wrote:
When I press the "Start" button, it shows the things that I use most
often at the top, with other popular or recently installed programs
below that. It seems to me that it would be more logical to have the
most used things near the bottom so more easily reached.

Can this be easily achieved??



You just need to increase your height to reach something you currently
can't. Perhaps you can ask Chinese how they manage!!

Are you having the same problems when using an elevator?


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satisfaction is higher than any previous version of windows.

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Old January 8th 17, 09:38 AM posted to alt.windows7.general
Char Jackson
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Default Reversing the "Start" button menu.

On Wed, 4 Jan 2017 00:15:14 +1100, Daniel60
wrote:

When I press the "Start" button, it shows the things that I use most
often at the top, with other popular or recently installed programs
below that. It seems to me that it would be more logical to have the
most used things near the bottom so more easily reached.

Can this be easily achieved??


Yes, by moving the Task Bar to the top of your display rather than its
default position at the bottom.

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Char Jackson
 




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