Start button xp-like mod

[RonanZer0]

hey since the windows 7 start button cant be extended to where it says start in white letters and looks like the xp one can someone do a simple windows file 3rd party mod to allow that and then get the xp start button for me this seems like alot but i really want to go back to xp but i cant hard 2 explain why

 

[RonanZer0]

Please?

 

[RonanZer0]

also i use 64 bit ultimate

 

[dino13]

you can use Windows Start ORB changer and you can create and .bmp file with however you want you start to look like and set it...

 

[kado897]

Hi RonanZer0 and welcome to Seven Forums.

Give Classic Shell a try. I is very configurable and has an XP skin. Welcome to Classic Shell

 

[Ivo]

Give Classic Shell a try. I is very configurable and has an XP skin. Welcome to Classic Shell

I think he is talking about the start button, not the start menu. The problem is that the XP button is wider than Windows 7. Tools like Start Orbz can only change the image on the button but not the size.

Classic Shell allows you to create a button of any size, but that's only for Windows 8. I am hoping to release a new version soon, which will support that feature for Windows 7 as well (sorry, no Vista).

 

[kado897]

Give Classic Shell a try. I is very configurable and has an XP skin. Welcome to Classic Shell

I think he is talking about the start button, not the start menu. The problem is that the XP button is wider than Windows 7. Tools like Start Orbz can only change the image on the button but not the size.

Classic Shell allows you to create a button of any size, but that's only for Windows 8. I am hoping to release a new version soon, which will support that feature for Windows 7 as well (sorry, no Vista).

Thanks for the update Ivo and a great piece of software.

 

[Ivo]

Classic Shell 3.5.1 was released today. You can use it to completely replace the Start button in Windows 7. It supports any shape or size. If you do not like the classic start menu you can change the settings to open the Windows 7 menu and just use the Start button replacement.

 

[kado897]

Thanks Ivo. I upgraded last night on both 7 and 8. It works well.

 

[A Guy]

I use Kishan's Windows Seven Start Button Changer v2.6 myself. I know he has a newer tool , which you might want to check out as well. There are start "orbs" which are rectangular, and have START text as well, such as this example.

A Guy

 

[AC]

Love the new classic shell.
<3 Classic Shell

 

[Carson Dyle]

Regarding Classic Shell 3.5.1. First, a giant THANK YOU.

Classic Shell has solved nearly all of my issues with Windows 7 Start and program menus. But I still find most of Windows Explorer to be a clunky, unproductive mess.

- Is there anything in Classic Shell that addresses either the font size or line spacing within Windows Explorer?

- Is there any way to get rid of the bar with 'Organize' 'Burn' 'Share with' and 'New Folder' buttons? I've no need for any of them.


Another thing I'm having difficulty with in Windows Explorer is dragging and dropping things into folders that contain subfolders. When I attempt to drag something into the folder, because of the way Win7 highlights an item the whole way across the window, it often gets copied/moved into a subfolder. Not sure if Classic Shell addresses this, or if maybe there's some other workaround.

 

[A Guy]

- Is there any way to get rid of the bar with 'Organize' 'Burn' 'Share with' and 'New Folder' buttons? I've no need for any of them.

That is the command bar. Have a look at this:

How To Auto-Hide Or Completely Remove Windows 7 Explorer Command Bar (Toolbar)

OR, you can change it to something useful for you

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/129401-windows-explorer-toolbar-buttons-customize.html

A Guy