rwx Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Looks like Classic Shell (http://classicshell.sourceforge.net/) works on Windows 8 Developer Preview. I have both the Classic Start Menu from Classic Shell and Metro running at the same time. In Classic Start Menu's Settings dialog, I selected the option to show all settings and then I associated my middle mouse button with the Windows traditional start menu when clicking the start button (which in this case is the metro UI) and the left mouse button with the Classic Start Menu. It's awesome!! :D :D I can never go back to metro accidentally when I intend to bring the normal start menu and I go back to metro at will by pressing the Windows key or middle clicking the start button! All of a sudden, I like Windows 8 and I am back in action and have full control! I use Classic Shell on some Windows 7 PCs but on Windows 7 I associate it with the middle mouse button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaiKee Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Thanks, it's a good app. Just to add: it adds the XP start menu! -----really classic. I set start to open up Metro, because it's what should happen in win8, and winlogo to bring up the classic start menu. Ranta and MS Bob 11 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda X Popular Post Posted September 17, 2011 Popular Post Share Posted September 17, 2011 For people who just can't handle change. FMH, subcld, SharpGreen and 22 others 25 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwx Posted September 17, 2011 Author Share Posted September 17, 2011 Thanks, it's a good app. Just to add: it adds the XP start menu! -----really classic. I set start to open up Metro, because it's what should happen in win8, and winlogo to bring up the classic start menu. It's just a skin! You can have a single column start menu (Windows 2000 and below) or a two column start menu which is XP and above but that's not all. You can also add a search box on the bottom pretty much like Vista/7. It's awesome. You can even make the actual appearance look like XP Luna so you have white and blue or you can make it look like glass/aero and there are other themes too. This little project is an absolutely cool! For people who just can't handle change. Yes correct because every change is better, right? Just because something is newer it doesn't mean it's better for the user. This classic shell is designed for power users without a doubt. MS Bob 11, Vice and crispkreme 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 As predicted by Hum :laugh: Don't worry -- some programmer will come up with a cure for Windows 8 GUI. ;) MS Bob 11 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawasabi Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 For people who just can't handle change. oh dear... lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detection Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 For people who just can't handle change. Or for people who like to get into the drivers seat of a car through the drivers door rather than the boot MS Bob 11 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 For people who just can't handle change ugly. :x MS Bob 11 and VinnyJ5 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMH Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 As predicted by Hum :laugh: Wow! :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyfrog Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 For people who just can't handle change don't want a kindergarten interface. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMH Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 :x Whereas, that Hum logo is too beautiful for words.... /s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajputwarrior Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 nice. i use this on win 7 MS Bob 11 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwx Posted September 17, 2011 Author Share Posted September 17, 2011 I guess we are lucky that the "click events" of the Windows Start Menu can be overridden. I am just afraid MS might consider disabling this programming hack in order to force us to go Metro and limit flexibility but if they do that, Windows 7 will be the last version of Windows for me and future upgrades will be non-Windows. MS Bob 11 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astra.Xtreme Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 For people who just can't handle change want to be productive. MS Bob 11, Brian Miller, Matchmuchach and 3 others 6 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 This classic shell is designed for power users Luddite's without a doubt. You shouldn't be using computers if you can't handle progress. They aren't like toasters or microwaves which largely remain the same year after year! How can you call yourself a power user if you are still using the old Start menu? It's clunky and inefficient. +Matthew S. and Arkose 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 You shouldn't be using computers if you can't handle progress. I don't see how random, ugly tiles are 'progress'. New is not always better. MS Bob 11 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwx Posted September 17, 2011 Author Share Posted September 17, 2011 For people who just can't handle change that are smart and intelligent, have a clue and know what they want. :D How can you call yourself a power user if you are still using the old Start menu? It's clunky and inefficient. Oh puulllleeeaaaasee, seriously, do you seriously think the Metro UI is more productive than the Start Menu on a desktop PC? MS Bob 11 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amarok Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 You shouldn't be using computers if you can't handle progress. They aren't like toasters or microwaves which largely remain the same year after year! How can you call yourself a power user if you are still using the old Start menu? It's clunky and inefficient. The "new" way of doing things is easily 10x more clunky and 10x less efficient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woelfel Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Oh puulllleeeaaaasee, seriously, do you seriously think the Start Screen is more productive than the Start Menu on a desktop PC? Yes, it is. The start screen will (depending on apps) give me more information about an application before entering an application. That alone is more "productive". Weather app, I can see what the weather is, without opening it. A weather app on the old Start MENU (the thing it is replacing) I would have to open the application. Arkose 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solid Knight Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 This classic shell is designed for power users without a doubt. There's nothing empowering about the classic start menu. It's the same links but under an additional menu layer. freak180 and Arkose 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajputwarrior Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Yes, it is. The start screen will (depending on apps) give me more information about an application before entering an application. That alone is more "productive". not when it takes over your entire screen and you can only run 2 apps at once via the metro UI... that's so productive. tablet sure, desktop, **** no. MS Bob 11 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amarok Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Yes, it is. The start screen will (depending on apps) give me more information about an application before entering an application. That alone is more "productive". Weather app, I can see what the weather is, without opening it. A weather app on the old Start MENU (the thing it is replacing) I would have to open the application. So you like it because it uses more resources and is inefficient? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solid Knight Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 The "new" way of doing things is easily 10x more clunky and 10x less efficient. Because opening a menu, hovering over a selection, then picking an option from a fly-out is so much more efficient than clicking on a tile. Arkose 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acido00 Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 I like this MS Bob 11 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solid Knight Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 not when it takes over your entire screen and you can only run 2 apps at once via the metro UI... that's so productive. tablet sure, desktop, **** no. You can run more than two applications at a time. Are you talking about having two applications visible on the screen at a time? Arkose 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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