Windows 7 No Classic Start menu

That's the beauty of Windows. Choices.

I myself am finding more and more ways everyday to customize the Win7 taskbar. At first I treated it like the old Quicklaunch bar, keeping just 5 programs on it max. Win+5 is the farthest my left hand can reach comfortably by itself.

Then I realized you can get to the Jumplists from the keyboard using ALT+WIN+# . Now I've piled tons of programs on taskbar. Time to find new ways to take advantage of this thing.

 

Well, I guess that's one of the things where the difference of doing it for the money or because it's your passion lies.

 

Thanks. You stated it very well.

I am glad and happy that Microsoft is trying to please the masses and make it as user friendly as possible. Until Vista, my father had a hard time with basic tasks. This makes it a little easier for him, although he still makes it much harder than it has to be.

But for the most part, people need to at least have a rudimentary understanding of where files go, pay attention to install options (like toolbars you mentioned), and read the darn prompts!

I get so many calls from people that say their computer is running so slow. When I finally get over to their place to look at their computer it has so much CRAP on it. A few runs with ccleaner, some anti-malware/spyware, and anti-virus runs cleans up most of it. A little defrag, and bam! the system runs like new!

That aside, we still need options for people like us that understand (or think we understand) the engine of this machine to some extent.

I've said my peace, and love Windows 7 so far. There's still lots of legacy Vista things that bug me, but I've learned to accept them, because it's pretty clear I have no other choice.

 

I think some users use a lot of mouse. If my mouse does not work, I can use the keyboard to change almost any feature. I find keyboard keys are easy to use and type a few letters and press enter

On Windows XP or the classic menu you click Start - Programs - Video Tools - WinAVi

On windows 7 you click start - type "winavi” in search - press enter

 

Even better:
Hit the Win key (which opens the start menu and selects the search box), and type let's say "F", (all application starting with F in the starts menu show in order of the most used to the least used (mos used it on top and teh first on is already selected) then hit on the Enter key. You can use the keyboard direction keys to move the item selector up or down to select another application.

So, Firefox is my Win+F+Enter
Windows Media player is Win+Media+Enter, for me
and so on...

 

I love the integrated Start search.

I can find almost anything faster than ever.

 

We are in the Windows 7 subforum you know...

Anyway, to the person who posted the question or whatever it was, try using full stops (periods), and commas and other forms of punctuation.

 

The thread has been moved.

 

Oh, I didn't realise.