While researching today I found this:
Welcome to Classic Shell
It looks good, but not too network friendly as it seems each user has their own settings and some of which (such as its own settings program appearing in settings in the start menu) can't be controlled by GPO.
Is anyone using this or anything like it?
Why would anyone want to do it? We cant live in the past. People need to get used to the new start menu as the classic one will be gone one day. Why keep giving an experience to students in school that wont be the same at home and when they work? Its time to move on....
++. I could understand people wanting to use the old Start Menu if it was better than what we have now in Windows 7, but it's not...Originally Posted by FN-GM
I use it a lot, it's the only reason i am happy to have 7 on my home laptop, yes i'm a dinosaur, no i don't agree with it's use in a school environment...
I have a way of working that I like, and when i use a standard windows 7 setup i just end up searching for programs because it's quicker. I hate programs pinned to the task bar, i hate multiple windows under the same icon (have done since XP introduced the feature) I hate the large icons, i hate the thickness of the taskbar, i hate the greyness of the system tray icons, i hate libraries. Basically i hate vista and win7 and i go to enormous lengths to make my pc at home work the way I want, which is basically by making it behave like XP. I don't feel the gui is improving, i feel its getting clunky and awkward.
Because MS keep pi55ing around moving and changing various aspects of the OS which is annoying. It would be ok if they gave you the option but don't.
I like the way seven combines the quicklaunch bar with open windows. I too hate the way xp grouped open windows - but then i hate having more windows open than is necessary. I can put up with the huge square icons but only because I have a large resolution that makes them look the same size as xp's taskbar.
It was/is very tempting to stick with the classic Start Menu, but keeping the interface as familiar as possible at school/work/home is important. The chances are most people are probably using the new Start Menu in XP and standard setups in Vista and 7.
You could argue it's even more of an issue with Office 2010. You'll always get people who are unhappy, as they've been using Office 2000/XP/2003 for the past 10 years.
Weeks/months on staff and pupils do learn to adapt and then they understand and embrace the enhancements.
When you are working in Primary Schools with mixed XP and Win 7 systems, where some of the children can't even speak English or spell their name, using something easier like the Classic Start Menu on Win 7 systems would be advantageous.
Use the Windows XP start menu. Its near enough the same as the Standard 7 one. In the long run you are not helping student.
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