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|    TOM WALKER to JEAN PARROT    |
|    Start menu.    |
|    21 Sep 12 08:22:00    |
      JP> AZ> 'Classic Start Menu' is usually used (even by Microsoft) to refer to th       JP> AZ> Win95/98 style menu instead of the WinXP default style with a front pan       JP>that       JP> AZ> you can pin a few favorites on plus a lower section with most-recently       JP> AZ> used programs.              JP> Good definition.              JP> AZ> XP has a 'classic Start Menu' option; that was dropped in Vista and Win       JP> AZ> 7. Now, in Win 8 there's no (Microsoft supported) Start Menu at all -       JP> AZ> though the 'Modern Interface' tiles screen is sometimes referred to as       JP> AZ> the Start Menu.              JP> You know what ? I had never changed this menu as I was thoroughly satisfied       JP>with the default. This said, as I still had this old XP box connected, I fir       JP>it up and had a peek at this Classic menu and then decided that the default,       JP>me, was better. The old box was still connected as I was away for a while an       JP>wanted then to test Wintype on it. Fun to go back in time to XP.              JP> I hope that Tom reads this, he has been silent for a few days.              I am and Alan showed my to be RIGHT. THere is no "Classic Start Menu" in       Win 7       And I far perfer the Classic style, The new Fluffy Start menu is just       more of the Microsoft "Change solely for the Sake of Change" and I       AM NOT BUYING!!       ---        þ SLMR 2.1a þ Typo Tom Strkes Again        * Origin: Fidonet Since 1991 And Still Here. Join Us: www.DocsPl (1:123/140)    |
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