On Jan 28, 6:20 pm, "Chad Harris" <fixvista-itneedsit.net> wrote:
> DukeN--
>
> The Vista start menu is an exhibit and testamant to the tin ear at Redmond.
> They were asked this question many times during the Beta and did NOTHING.
>
Somehow, I'm not surprised. Just wish there was an option to stick
with the Windows XP style menu.

> What you can do is you can drag the start menu folder, and then click on the
> items as shortcuts. Either right click start button>explorer all users>drag
> the programs folder wherever you want or copy it (unlike XP where programs
> is actually a composite of four different folders accesed in C:\(or whatever
> drive) Documents and Settings, here you get the Vista All Programs folder as
> far as I can tell.
>
> All Programs doesn't expand out of the pane and as far as I know, you can't
> regedit this.
>
> Same for the second request.
>

I now truly believe Vista has taken a step backward for usability. I
quite frankly don't see what much Aero accomplishes for power users,
other than confine their usability for things such as the recently
used programs.
> I don't see that much need for shutdown confirmation, (but respect everyone
> has their own needs, and I don't think you can regedit this.
>

Just wanted this so if you had an accidental mouse click on the
shutdown button, you didn't lose all your work. Most convenient thing
at the end of the day is if you're leaving work, just hit the power
button on your notebook followed by enter without looking at the
screen or anything. Just having the power button so it shuts down
automatically can cause a lot of grief if you accidentally do it IMO.

> By recently opened programs do you mean the item on the start menu, "recent
> items?"
>

Was referring to the list of recently used programs that appears on
the left above "All Programs". What I despise is how the All Programs
when expanded covers this. If only it would expand past that
automatically with a mouseover (it does expand with a mouseover, but
just the first list, all other folders have to be clicked, which is a
step and a half back).
> CH
>
> "DukeN" <hoopi...******.com> wrote in messagenews:1170019152.856382.161950@q2g2000cwa.go oglegroups.com...
>
> > Seems like Vista only gives you the option of either sticking with
> > Vista's start menu, or Windows 2000 or earlier start menu.
>
> > Is there an option for users such as me who'd like a Windows-XP style
> > start menu?
>
> > Need the following, but neither classic nor Vista have both:
>
> > * All Programs expands out of the pane that also lists the recently
> > opened apps (Classic does, but Vista confines it)
> > * List of recently opened programs is listed on the left (Vista does
> > it, but Classic just reverts back to the Windows 98 days)
> > * Confirmation of shutdown/restart/etc when shutdown from the menu is
> > selected. (Classic does this, but Vista just shuts down without
> > warning. No option in power options to get this to prompt for a
> > choice).
>
> > Any ideas guys?
>
> > Thanks.