Trash Talk - start menu compress Anonymous - Wed Dec 21, 2005 12:59 pm Post subject: start menu compress
Is it possible to really condense or compress the Start menu for windows XP? (start>all programs thing) Like mine is 3 columns long and is going of screen now, is there anyway to compress it so its smaller? SyrusMX - Wed Dec 21, 2005 1:02 pm Post subject:
Right click the start button, go to Properties, click the Start Menu tab, and click the Customize button.
Mine GO BOOM - Wed Dec 21, 2005 4:15 pm Post subject:
Make folders and put things into them. Thus, each one is compressed nicely under another folder. Every game doesn't need to be in their own folder. Every compiler doesn't need its own section. Every CD burning software doesn't need 50 icons in a folder.
Also programs that are easily accessable via another method, such as Desktop or Quicklaunch, don't need to be in the start menu.
D1st0rt - Wed Dec 21, 2005 4:17 pm Post subject:
I also put a Frequent Folder at the top of my XP start menu so most of the stuff I need I don't even have to go into Programs for
Cyan~Fire - Wed Dec 21, 2005 5:42 pm Post subject:
Doesn't XP manage your frequent stuff for you, though?
D1st0rt - Thu Dec 22, 2005 10:26 pm Post subject:
Not very well, and not on classic style start menus
newb - Fri Dec 23, 2005 2:59 am Post subject:
You could download a docking system instead of using the start menus.
Cyan~Fire - Fri Dec 23, 2005 11:54 am Post subject:
So what you're saying, d1s, is that it doesn't work properly when you disable it? Hmmm. Dunno how to fix that.
D1st0rt - Fri Dec 23, 2005 4:13 pm Post subject:
It doesn't need fixing, I have my own superior frequent program list
i88gerbils - Fri Dec 23, 2005 4:20 pm Post subject:
XP hides the unused menus in classic start menu fine on my laptop. And on my work desktop.
Cyan~Fire - Fri Dec 23, 2005 5:56 pm Post subject:
Ack, I hate those stupid "personalized menus". They just get in the way.
Muskrat - Fri Dec 23, 2005 7:07 pm Post subject:
What ever happened to SpaceDock?
