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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000
- Date added: February 22, 2007
- Total Downloads: 141,799
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A newer version of Vista Start Menu SE is available.
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 108 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
Vista Start Menu does away with Vista's translucent aero theme, making it opaque, and builds it out with several levels of features and customization. It prevent programs from jumping around, as is their wont sometimes in the standard Vista Start menu, and it throws in a basic zoom feature accessible via CTRL Plus and CTRL Minus. It adds loads of keyboard support, so if you access the menu via the keyboard button, programs, folders, and sections of the Start menu are clearly labeled with hot-key numbers and letters.
Making cosmetic changes and surfacing directories is much easier with this app, since right-clicking anywhere from your username icon to any program will reveal a list of choices that include opening the host directory. Even though the program can be set to run as Vista starts, its uninstallation is boilerplate and easy.
However, we encountered a few snags. There's a Pro upgrade available, but it's unclear whether some features--such as search tabs and power up and down options--weren't accessible to us because they're restricted to the paid version or because of a software bug. Still, if you're a die-hard keyboard user or just looking to make the Vista Start menu a bit more customizable, we recommend you give Vista Start Menu a try.
Publisher's description
From OrdinarySoft :Do you have hundreds of programs in your Start menu. Do you waste time looking for the program you need. Try Vista Start Menu to instantly find what you need among the large amounts of information. Vista Start Menu is effective for advanced users and easy to use for beginners. Version 2.191 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
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User reviews of Vista Start Menu SE 2.191
- Average user rating: 3.9 stars out of 108 votes
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1 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Vista Start Menu SE 2.191
Pros: this makes your start menu look like vista its nice if you don't have windows vista already.
Cons: every time I use this program I can not use "run" in my start menu so I uninstalled it
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2 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Version: Vista Start Menu SE 2.191
Pros: Changes the start-menu
Cons: This dosent even look close to the start menu in Windows Vista. It is also in my opinion very annoying.
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Vista Start Menu SE 2.191
Pros: In a word nothing its just a really bad copy of vista..
Cons: firstly the menus are bad and the shutdown menus have got a mind of there own.. If you want something to tidy your menus in start go for somthing simple like : Tidy start menu.. its simple and easy to use and keeps your menus tidy..
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4 out of 6 people found this review helpful
Version: Vista Start Menu SE 2.191
"WoW = get this now and be amazed !"
Pros: This opens everything up in amazing easily used interface
Cons: Nothing - no adware, no virus , little use of memory
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1 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Vista Start Menu SE 2.191
"Easily Read, Easier to Visualize Start Menu"
Pros: More intuitive and easier read interface on black background. Nice to turn on/off features (PRO Version). Can enlarge or reduce font size on menus. Clear recent docs easily (Pro Version). Looks sharp overall.
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