straytoasters Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 Is there anyway to get the XP start menu in Vista? Be in a hack, theme, visual style, 3rd party, reg mod, or whatever. What I really want is a Start Button (not a frelling orb) and a start menu that expands (cascades), getting the XP colors (luna blue or royal) would be nice but a secondary consideration. I have been playing around with WindowBlinds, but none seem to be able to do the expanding menu thing, and some other theme/visual style things I have tried (mostly from http://www.deviantart.com) I havent gotten to work (and none of the pics show expanding menus anyway...so I am not sure there is actually a solution there anyway). I have also seen "vista start menu" but that basically just reverts to the classic menu but with Vista colors, but then goes ahead and add other elements...not what I am looking for. I actually want 1) A start button, 2) Two collumn start menu and 3) Expanding menus. I have seen billions (I'm exaggerating, but only a little) of hacks, themes, etc...that will make your "XP just like Vista", but nothing that will replicate the XP look, feel and action in Vista. I realize the way XP and Vista handles this type of thing is different, but surely I am not the only one who feels this way (and lets not even get started on that horrible "ribbon" thing in Office 07). Any insight is greatly appriciated. Thank you.Straytoasters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kooler Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 i know exactly what you mean... i dislike the program menu alsoand i dont like the classic view of the start alsoi went back to xp cause it takes me longer to get a simple task done in vista, cause of the personal menu setup and tring to find a different folders, other than the personal download folder during a download.i found my self making 11 or 12 different shortcuts to program folders and and document folders.maybe some it will be fixed in the performance fixes in sp1.. i hope anywayi have already got to the point of liking vista even know its a memory hog.. but my computer rate 5.4 on it but the menu really gets on my nerves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoNameNeeded Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 You could try Object Bar:http://www.stardock.com/products/objectbar/It already comes with a XP-like start menu.I don't know if it works but if it does you should get what you wanted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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