rocksock4
program_files_menu
I just moved to Windows 7 from XP and I just want to add a menu at the same level as the start menu (just like we could easily do in Windows XP, simply by adding a "menu" folder to C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\".
I order my (personalized) start menu just like I order my apps directory and my offline installation disks. I order programs by functionality. So there's no brand name ordering (which is an absolutely ridiculous method of ordering which almost everyone else uses). For example, c:\apps\archivers\izarc, c:\apps\browsers\firefox, c:\apps\cleaners\ccleaner, etc.).
The beauty of this system (besides that it makes sense) is that I STORE my offline installers in the same hierarchy (e.g., d:\software\archivers\izarc, d:\software\browsers\firefox, d:\software\cleaners\ccleaner, etc.).
Likewise, once I decide on a program organization (I NEVER punt by putting programs in "miscellaneous" or "utilities" or "system tools", etc.), I order the program menu the same way: menu->archivers->shortcut-to-izarc, menu->browsers->shortcut-to-firefox, menu->cleaners->shortcut-to-ccleaner, etc.
What most people do is try to arrange the "Start Menu" to their liking. This is nearly futile, and far (far) more work than it should be, simply because it starts polluted by a nonsensical Microsoft organization, then it only gets worse, with each installation of a program putting its readmes and links to web sites and other garbage in the program file menu.
For that reason, and for compatibility with anyone else using the system (who expects the utter clutter that Microsoft provides by default), I long ago gave up on managing the default start menu on WinXP.
I simply create a new menu, called "menu" (the actual names don't matter), and then I maintain it the same way I maintain my app and software hierarchies.
OK. That's WHY I need to figure out in Windows 7 how to simply add a menu at the same level as the "start menu", but OUTSIDE the start menu (usually at the same level).
I'll keep looking.
program_files_menu
I just moved to Windows 7 from XP and I just want to add a menu at the same level as the start menu (just like we could easily do in Windows XP, simply by adding a "menu" folder to C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\".
I order my (personalized) start menu just like I order my apps directory and my offline installation disks. I order programs by functionality. So there's no brand name ordering (which is an absolutely ridiculous method of ordering which almost everyone else uses). For example, c:\apps\archivers\izarc, c:\apps\browsers\firefox, c:\apps\cleaners\ccleaner, etc.).
The beauty of this system (besides that it makes sense) is that I STORE my offline installers in the same hierarchy (e.g., d:\software\archivers\izarc, d:\software\browsers\firefox, d:\software\cleaners\ccleaner, etc.).
Likewise, once I decide on a program organization (I NEVER punt by putting programs in "miscellaneous" or "utilities" or "system tools", etc.), I order the program menu the same way: menu->archivers->shortcut-to-izarc, menu->browsers->shortcut-to-firefox, menu->cleaners->shortcut-to-ccleaner, etc.
What most people do is try to arrange the "Start Menu" to their liking. This is nearly futile, and far (far) more work than it should be, simply because it starts polluted by a nonsensical Microsoft organization, then it only gets worse, with each installation of a program putting its readmes and links to web sites and other garbage in the program file menu.
For that reason, and for compatibility with anyone else using the system (who expects the utter clutter that Microsoft provides by default), I long ago gave up on managing the default start menu on WinXP.
I simply create a new menu, called "menu" (the actual names don't matter), and then I maintain it the same way I maintain my app and software hierarchies.
OK. That's WHY I need to figure out in Windows 7 how to simply add a menu at the same level as the "start menu", but OUTSIDE the start menu (usually at the same level).
I'll keep looking.