Here are some steps to have some sort of classic start menu in windows 7: 1. Right click Start Menu -->Properties--> Customize" button-->scroll down to "Documents"-->select "Display as a menu"-->Apply-->OK 2. click on "Orb" start button--> right click "Documents" --> "Properties"--> click "Include a folder". On the left via "computer" Locate "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\" and select "programs" folder --> "Include Folder" button. You will now see it in the list in the "Document Properties>Library locations:" 3.Now you will see the old style of XP/Vista "classic" as far as a real directory tree.