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Old February 19th 05, 04:17 PM
Gordon Abbot
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How do you do it? With win 98se it was easy in settings/advanced.

I see that I can shift to that view, but is there a way in the xp view?

Thanks- still feeling my way.

GA
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Old February 19th 05, 04:22 PM
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"Gordon Abbot" wrote in message
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How do you do it? With win 98se it was easy in settings/advanced.

I see that I can shift to that view, but is there a way in the xp view?

Thanks- still feeling my way.

GA
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depends on how and what you wish to do - Have you looked on download.com for
menu customisation tools? If you want to change the 'Start' name and logo
then in any programming language you would need to find the handle of the
window and create your own rectangles onto that handle as its parent. - If
you don't program then better look for an application that already does it.


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Old February 19th 05, 05:02 PM
Wesley Vogel
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Default customize start menu

Customize the Start Menu Using Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...startmenu.mspx

The Windows XP Start Menu and Taskbar
http://www.theeldergeek.com/start_menu.htm

Windows XP: Clean the Start Menu
http://www.windows-help.net/WindowsXP/tune-01.html

Customizing the Start Menu in Windows XP
http://www.glencoe.com/norton/online...e.phtml?id=232

Using the Start Menu
http://www.coolnerds.com/XP/StartMenu/xpStartMenu.htm

Start Menu and Taskbar
http://www.winguides.com/registry/category.php/16/

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Gordon Abbot hunted and pecked:
How do you do it? With win 98se it was easy in settings/advanced.

I see that I can shift to that view, but is there a way in the xp
view?

Thanks- still feeling my way.

GA
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Old February 19th 05, 06:22 PM
Gordon Abbot
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Default customize start ..- bad question- customize all programs

Gordon Abbot wrote:
How do you do it? With win 98se it was easy in settings/advanced.

I see that I can shift to that view, but is there a way in the xp view?

Thanks- still feeling my way.

GA


What I should have asked is how to modify the all programs section,
which was done through start/settings/..advanced etc. in win 98se. What
I intend is to group the items in folders (ie Utilities, Multimedia...).
I could do it in explorer (All users...) but is there a method like in
98se? I am not sure if I would cause a problem if I do it in explorer.

Sorry for the confusion.

GA

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Old February 19th 05, 06:24 PM
James
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Default customize start ..- bad question- customize all programs


"Gordon Abbot" wrote in message
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Gordon Abbot wrote:
How do you do it? With win 98se it was easy in settings/advanced.

I see that I can shift to that view, but is there a way in the xp view?

Thanks- still feeling my way.

GA


What I should have asked is how to modify the all programs section, which
was done through start/settings/..advanced etc. in win 98se. What I intend
is to group the items in folders (ie Utilities, Multimedia...). I could do
it in explorer (All users...) but is there a method like in 98se? I am not
sure if I would cause a problem if I do it in explorer.

Sorry for the confusion.

GA

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ok - right click the 'Start' button and choose 'Explore All Users' From here
you can arrange and create new folders as you wish - Look at the folders
with the user names also and you can change each user also (as long as you
are admin)


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Old February 20th 05, 01:20 PM
Gordon Abbot
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Default customize start ..- bad question- customize all programs

James wrote:
"Gordon Abbot" wrote in message
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Gordon Abbot wrote:

How do you do it? With win 98se it was easy in settings/advanced.

I see that I can shift to that view, but is there a way in the xp view?

Thanks- still feeling my way.

GA


What I should have asked is how to modify the all programs section, which
was done through start/settings/..advanced etc. in win 98se. What I intend
is to group the items in folders (ie Utilities, Multimedia...). I could do
it in explorer (All users...) but is there a method like in 98se? I am not
sure if I would cause a problem if I do it in explorer.

Sorry for the confusion.

GA

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ok - right click the 'Start' button and choose 'Explore All Users' From here
you can arrange and create new folders as you wish - Look at the folders
with the user names also and you can change each user also (as long as you
are admin)


That's it- thanks.

GA

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