Make Your Start Menu More Useful

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Make Your Start Menu More Useful

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rowal5555 View Member Profile	Apr 20 2008, 02:58 AM Post #1
Just enough info to be armed & dangerous... Group: Members Posts: 2,256 Joined: 18-March 06 From: St Kilda, Dunedin. South Island. NZ Member No.: 59,805	To make your Start Menu much more useful than the defaults - Right Click on the Start button and select Properties 1. Click Customise on the Start Menu and on the General tab/Programs, change the number to 14 2. On the Advanced tab/Start Menu items, if not already selected, choose Control Panel - Display as a link My Computer - Display as a link My Documents - Display as a link My Music - Display as a link My Pictures - Display as a link Network Connections - Display in Connect To Menu System Administrative Tools - Display in All Programs and the Start menu. 3. Click Apply and OK 4. Go to Start/All Programs and on each of your favorites, Right Click/Pin to Start Menu. Now when you click on the Start button, all your favorites will be in the left pane, while in the right pane Administrative Tools will give you quick access to Computer Management, Event Viewer, and Services. Another handy shortcut is to hold down the Winlogo key (between Ctrl and Alt) and press the Pause/Break key. This will bring up System Properties where you will have access to many features related to your PC. Cheers This post has been edited by rowal5555: Apr 20 2008, 06:33 AM -------------------- rowal5555 (Rob) Avid supporter of Bleeping Computer's Team 38444 You can help find a cure

batya7 View Member Profile	Jun 5 2008, 07:31 AM Post #2
Member Group: Members Posts: 26 Joined: 12-April 06 Member No.: 63,759	This is not for Win XP. What operating system is it for? Thanks. -------------------- "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. " (Clarke's third law) Arthur C. Clarke, English physicist & science fiction author (1917 - 2008), "Profiles of The Future", 1961

nigglesnush85 View Member Profile	Jun 5 2008, 07:45 AM Post #3
Forum Addict Group: Members Posts: 4,371 Joined: 7-January 07 From: UK Member No.: 105,123	QUOTE(batya7 @ Jun 5 2008, 01:31 PM) This is not for Win XP. What operating system is it for? Thanks. It does work on XP home and pro I didn't know about hold down the Winlogo key (between Ctrl and Alt) and press the Pause/Break key. This will bring up System Properties -------------------- Regards, Alan.

rowal5555 View Member Profile	Jun 6 2008, 04:45 AM Post #4
Just enough info to be armed & dangerous... Group: Members Posts: 2,256 Joined: 18-March 06 From: St Kilda, Dunedin. South Island. NZ Member No.: 59,805	Yes, it sure is for XP. If you want even more of your favourites in the left pane, choose small icons and change the number to 28 instead of 14. To get rid of any entry, simply right click on it and choose 'Remove from this List'. A handy habit to get into, is to RightClick on everything, which will give you all the options you can do at that particular place. Cheers This post has been edited by rowal5555: Jun 6 2008, 04:49 AM -------------------- rowal5555 (Rob) Avid supporter of Bleeping Computer's Team 38444 You can help find a cure

David C. View Member Profile	Jun 6 2008, 02:19 PM Post #5
New Member Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 6-June 08 Member No.: 214,541	Hi im useing Windows XP Pro, and yes the instructions worked correctly w/ my configuration w/o any problems. Sincerely David C.

rowal5555 View Member Profile	Dec 7 2008, 05:23 PM Post #6
Just enough info to be armed & dangerous... Group: Members Posts: 2,256 Joined: 18-March 06 From: St Kilda, Dunedin. South Island. NZ Member No.: 59,805	...also works for Vista -------------------- rowal5555 (Rob) Avid supporter of Bleeping Computer's Team 38444 You can help find a cure

Buzzz62 View Member Profile	Mar 4 2009, 12:20 AM Post #7
New Member Group: Members Posts: 8 Joined: 2-March 09 Member No.: 303,220	I love the winlogo + Pause/break it's like the answer to my prayers! Damn all those awesome shortcuts!

the_patriot09 View Member Profile	Mar 5 2009, 12:11 AM Post #8
Distinguished Member Group: Members Posts: 875 Joined: 3-February 09 Member No.: 291,155	QUOTE(batya7 @ Jun 5 2008, 05:31 AM) This is not for Win XP. What operating system is it for? Thanks. Actually the default XP has the same thing to, it works the same way in vista and XP, and an easier way to the items on your desktop is just right click and click send to desktop as shortcut. :D

Swordie View Member Profile	Mar 5 2009, 11:10 PM Post #9
Distinguished Member Group: Members Posts: 780 Joined: 24-February 09 From: Miami, Florida Member No.: 300,479	Thanks for the Winlogo+Break/pause. It has allowed me to do a lot of stuff I normally cant! -------------------- Who said I couldn't have everything?

Jithendra.bk View Member Profile	May 13 2009, 05:21 AM Post #10
New Member Group: Members Posts: 6 Joined: 21-April 09 Member No.: 323,502	Winlogo + Pause/Break tip is simply awesome. I used to right click on Mycomputer, then click on properties to get the System Properties page. This tip of yours makes it as simple as it can be. Thanks for such a nice tip. Cheers, Jithendra. This post has been edited by Jithendra.bk: May 13 2009, 05:23 AM

hulander View Member Profile	May 19 2009, 05:43 AM Post #11
Member Group: Members Posts: 43 Joined: 19-May 09 Member No.: 333,411	Wow nice tip since it makes my start menu look cooler than before and it also provide quick access to everything. This post has been edited by hulander: May 19 2009, 05:54 AM -------------------- Technology Lover...

Delta16 View Member Profile	May 22 2009, 01:37 AM Post #12
Forum Regular Group: Members Posts: 304 Joined: 18-August 08 From: Malta Member No.: 230,976	I have vista Ultimate and all the items like my computer, documents... are set to as a link already. Thanks for the shortcut for the win properties. It makes your work more faster and easier. Thanks rowal5555 and nigglesnush85 for this news. :D --------------------

Dark Core View Member Profile	Jun 29 2009, 08:15 PM Post #13
New Member Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 20-June 09 From: India Member No.: 343,990	Hold Down 'Alt' - Key and Double Click on My Computer - LOLz, you get ur System Properties. Try this on any Folder, you get the Folder Properties. -------------------- νιѕιт мџ иэω тэСн ßℓΘפ : http://darkapps.blogspot.com

MadDawg View Member Profile	Jun 29 2009, 08:24 PM Post #14
Forum Regular Group: Members Posts: 212 Joined: 9-July 07 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 142,377	Nice trick, Dark Core. It works on pretty much anything that has properties. --------------------

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