[dba-Tech] The likes of which I've never seen before

[John Colby]

Ahhh classic shell.  Sweet Nectar.

On Mon, Oct 5, 2015 at 11:19 AM, Jon Tydda <jon.tydda at lonza.com> wrote:

> Or install ClassicShell and make it look like Windows 7, XP, NT4, 2000 or
> whatever you want.
>
>
> Jon
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf
> Of Gustav Brock
> Sent: Monday, October 05, 2015 2:53 PM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] The likes of which I've never seen before
>
> Hi John
>
> Yes, that tiny start menu is a mess, but "the masses" screamed for it - to
> have it like in Windows 95 to 7. Go figure.
>
> As of Windows 8, the intention of MS is that you start spelling what you
> are after in the search box, and it will find it at once. Type, say, Remote
> and it will list Remote Desktop.
>
> For those you often use, drag and drop them on the start pane and organize
> in groups. It worked perfectly in Windows 8 with the horizontal scroll, but
> you can live with the vertical scroll in Windows 10.
>
> /gustav
>
> -----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
> Fra: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] På vegne af
> John Colby
> Sendt: 5. oktober 2015 15:37
> Til: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues <
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> Emne: Re: [dba-Tech] The likes of which I've never seen before
>
> Not to hijack the thread but I purchased a new All-In-One which came with
> Windows 8.1.  That offered an upgrade immediately and I did so, which went
> smoothly.  So I am now on Windows 10 on one of my computers.  Other than
> the start menu, which still will not show me the folders of apps that 7.1
> showed, it is similar enough that I can get my work done.
>
> Where this lack of folders matters is that in the olden days, a program
> would install and create a group for itself.  It would place all of its
> programs in that group and add that group to the start menu.  Look in the
> start menu and select that folder and you could SEE all of the items
> related to the newly installed program.
>
> The new system does I know not what, but AFAICT it scatters them
> willy-nilly (in alpha order) according to their name.  Well... if I have
> just installed this thing with a half dozen parts, how am I supposed to
> know what the names of all the parts are?
>
> Take office just as an example.  It would have an office folder, including
> an Office97, Office 2003, Office7 etc.  Inside of each folder would be
> Office, Excel, Power Point etc.
>
> Nice and neat, I could just select the folder I wanted, then the item in
> the folder and go.
>
> Now, not so much.
>
> But I am told by those who simply don't care that I liked that system,
> that I shouldn't like that system so I will submit to their superior(?)
> wisdom (since I have no choice anyway).
>
> Which does leave me wondering how I am suppose to do those kinds of things
> in the new system.
>
>
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John W. Colby
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