JP>  Hello,  Dale.   
      
      
    I was looking into simplified XP, with directions for removing   
    windows explorer and replacing it with a substitute. According to   
    the sites I looked at Explorer is a memory hog. Some of the   
    substitutes, actually most, do not have a start button. I have   
    been trying one of the subs, Litestep, but haven't had enough   
    time to evaluate it. The sites also suggest using program   
    manager, progman.exe, as the shell. Haven't worked that out yet.   
      
    I have shellon.exe as a shell swapper.   
      
    DS>> I am still on WinXP Pro, but hardly ever use the Start button.  I detest   
    DS>> the Start Menu.   
      
    JP>  Same here even if not that drastic ! I use the Quick   
    JP>  Launch and have 15 icons on it for the programmes that I   
    JP>  use daily. No game, a computor to me is a work item,   
    JP>  banking, tide tables, email as here, a few photos, market   
    JP>  shares, Earth, Street & Maps and calculator.   
      
    JP>  My better 1/2 uses her Air so much to "see" the world that   
    JP>  I had to increase our total MBs windows on the ISP, she   
    JP>  just sits on it.   
      
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