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Classic start menu and consistent folder view in Win7
So I have to maintain a Winblows box because of some closed-source tools we are required to use from a vendor. The system I bought to lug around said OS is a Dell that doesn't support XP. So I ran Vista for a while and that was a horrid experience. So when Win7 came out we moved over.
Ok so I have managed to hack and slash through the registry to get most of my XP look and feel back. But I still need two things:
1> How do you get the nice tree-view pop-out style Start Menu back in W7 that was available in Vista and before. Most of the stuff I have been reading seems to suggest you can get it, but it requires some hacks.
2> How do you make it show a uniform folder view for everything. And I mean everything. I want a detailed list with common icons (not this stupid custom view bs they started in Vista). So far I am stuck with the dumb custom folders and the wonky layout in Control Panels that makes *NO* sense. Come on... three columns alphabetized top to bottom for each? Which high-school drop out marketing weasel came up with that sad view?
Thanks for your help! This Windows stuff kills me. I don't know how people manage to live with it everyday without being able to see what's going on inside.