Re:Microsoft Explains Why the Start Menu Needed to Die
by maratd on Wednesday October 05, 2011 @01:30AM
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Just an FYI. You can create a folder and place multiple folders of links into that folder. Then create a toolbar on the taskbar pointing to that folder. Then reduce the toolbar to the smallest possible size. You will find that you can now traverse the multiple folders of links by highlighting them. No need for any extra apps.
Re:Microsoft Explains Why the Start Menu Needed to Die
by SomeCallMeTim on Wednesday October 05, 2011 @05:06PM
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Did that. That was my first attempt at fixing this problem.
Doesn't work for me, since I can't get to it from the keyboard. If there's a keyboard shortcut to open it, then I never found it.
Re:Microsoft Explains Why the Start Menu Needed to Die
by TallTalesOrTrue on Wednesday October 05, 2011 @01:25AM
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Exactly. I think Windows will have to do an awesome job at finding the tool for me. Because my mom and dad won't remember that the program that they use to view pictures is called irfanview.
I use nearly 20 programs on a regular basis, and another 20 I use occasionally and would like the be able to find without digging through the Program Files menu, and I don't want to clutter the task bar with all of them. The way I have it set up in six folders on the top of the Start Menu (NOT inside "Programs", but above Programs), I can pull any of them up with a Ctrl-Esc and few hits of the arrow keys.
The text search feature works great when you can remember the name of the app you're looking for. My brain doesn't always work that way, though. Since I have the various apps sorted by category, I don't have to look through more than about 6 at a time to find the one I need.
I'm actually using a "Classic Windows Start Menu" app that replaces the new Windows 7 Start Menu with one that behaves the way I've come to depend on.
Until I found the Classic Start Menu app, I was getting stuck on the search line a lot, trying to remember what some tool was called. No fun.