ANN: Classic Shell 2.8.1 is out (cascading All Programs and more)

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  1. dood
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    Whoo Hooo!!!

    Classic Shell = My FAVORITE 7 appy!
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  3. Ivo
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    Windows 7 Home 64, Vista Ultimate 64
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    Update: the new version 2.8.2 is out


    Version 2.8.2 fixes all bugs found in the previous version. The biggest one was that the Windows start menu may freeze and become unresponsive if you use the "cascading All Programs" option.

    There are also some new features:
    • Few new commands to use in your custom toolbars for picking different Explorer views - Details, List, Icons, etc
    • A setting in Explorer.ini to control the spacing of the folders in the navigation pane tree
    • A setting in StartMenu.ini to show Shutdown even in Remote Desktop sessions
    • The Hibernate command in the start menu will be hidden if hibernation is disabled
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  4. watzwat
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    Hi. I needed to report a major problem with 2.8.2 - it is erasing registry entries! The ones I have seen it erase are ALL entries under

    HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RUN\

    But I don't know what (if any) others it is altering/erasing.

    A system restore fixed the problem, but only after I noticed startup programs not running down by the clock!

    Please look into this asap!! Otherwise thank you for this most magnificent program!
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  6. Ivo
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    Oh-oh. That would be a problem :)
    Did you upgrade from an older version? Which one?
    Did you try to uninstall 2.8.2 and then you noticed the problem?
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  7. GEORG
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    Hello Ivo

    The new Version 2.8.1 and 2.8.2 will not my StartMenuItems.ini in the version 2.0.0 hat this funktionality perfect why ???

    Here my StartMenuItems.ini:

    ; MAIN_MENU.Items - the structure of the main menu. You can add or remove items here
    ; REMOVE THE SEMICOLON FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT LINE TO ENABLE THE CUSTOM MENU STRUCTURE
    MAIN_MENU.Items=PROGRAMS, MyKlooItem, MyComputerItem, SettingsMenu, SEPARATOR, DisconnectItem, RestartItem, ShutdownItem

    ; SettingsMenu - the name, icon and structure of the Settings menu
    SettingsMenu.Items=CONTROL_PANEL, SEPARATOR, PRINTERS, TaskbarSettingsItem, SEPARATOR, ClassicSettingsItem
    SettingsMenu.Name=$Menu.Settings
    SettingsMenu.Icon=shell32.dll,330

    ; And so on. You get the idea.
    MyComputerItem.Link=::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}

    MyKlooItem.Link=::{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}
    MyKlooItem.Name=Datenkloo

    RestartItem.Command=restart
    RestartItem.Name=Neustart
    RestartItem.Icon=C:\KOPIER.PRG\XP EXIT + REBOOT\ICON085.ICO

    ShutdownItem.Command=shutdown
    ShutdownItem.Name=Beenden
    ShutdownItem.Icon=C:\KOPIER.PRG\XP EXIT + REBOOT\ICON086.ICO

    TaskbarSettingsItem.Command=taskbar_settings
    TaskbarSettingsItem.Name=$Menu.Taskbar
    TaskbarSettingsItem.Icon=shell32.dll,40
    TaskbarSettingsItem.Tip=$Menu.TaskbarTip

    ClassicSettingsItem.Command=menu_settings
    ClassicSettingsItem.Name=$Menu.ClassicSettings
    ClassicSettingsItem.Icon=ClassicStartMenuDLL.dll,103
    ClassicSettingsItem.Tip=$Menu.SettingsTip
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  8. Ivo
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    The format of the ini file has changed. It often changes between versions so it is not recommended to reuse ini files. The breaking change is the introduction of the property EnableCustomMenu. You have to set it to 1.
    Since you probably overwrote your ini file, you will have to download the original from Source Forge. Go to the Files section and look for ClassicShellIniFiles_2_8_2.zip.
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  10. watzwat
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    Ivo said:
    Oh-oh. That would be a problem :)
    Did you upgrade from an older version? Which one?
    Did you try to uninstall 2.8.2 and then you noticed the problem?
    Yes it was an upgrade over 2.8.1.
    See what happens from your end when you do the same thing. I am in IT so I am 99.9% sure it was 2.8.2 that did it. I tried it a second time to test (after the first restore), and the same thing happened. 2.8.1 works fine tho, except for one thing- the cascading menus sometimes don't show at all on the start menu, nor does 'shut down' work. 2.8.2 seemed to solve this, albeit with the other unfortunate side-effect mentioned.
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  11. Ivo
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    I know what is happening. When 2.8.1 (also 2.8.2) is uninstalled, it deleted the Run registry key. This is a bug in the installer. I know how to fix it for the next version, but unfortunately it is too late as the damage is already done.
    I am currently developing a fix, so at least when you upgrade from 2.8.1/2.8.2 to 2.8.3 it will do some tricks to try and preserve the Run key. I hope to release it in the next day or 2.
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  12. GEORG
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    Ivo said:
    The format of the ini file has changed. It often changes between versions so it is not recommended to reuse ini files. The breaking change is the introduction of the property EnableCustomMenu. You have to set it to 1.
    Since you probably overwrote your ini file, you will have to download the original from Source Forge. Go to the Files section and look for ClassicShellIniFiles_2_8_2.zip.
    Thanks Ivo you are the BEST !!!
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  13. orzFly
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    Ivo,

    I can translate it into Chinese. Tell me the way now.
    Also I can translate your site into Chinese. So more and more Chinese people will know this software.
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