Do you organize your Start Menu at all?

[manlymatt83]

Don't have one

 

[puffff]

i barely use my start menu at all. most i go there for is to "Run" and then "calc" or "notepad". every program that i'll use on a consistent basis is either on my quicklaunch or desktop

 

[Platypus]

I always make my own menus on whatever OS I use with a GUI.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
you can do that?

Yup, definately. Here is a pic of mine:

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/kaido/menu.jpg

Documents
Graphics
Movie Tools
Internet
Tools
System Maintenance

Documents has things like Notepad, Word, Excel, Acrobat; Graphics has my 2D and 3D apps, System Maintenance has Adaware, Spybot, Windows Update, etc. Much quicker access to the programs I use on a regular basis.

 

[BurnItDwn]

I used to ... but when I move things around, I then find myself spending more time searching for stuff.

So, instead, I just run 90% of stuff directly from Windows Explorer ... (Though I do keep about a half dozen shortcuts on my quick launch bar that I use frequently.

 

[jjones]

Everything's organized. I don't like searching for sh!t.

 

[Babbles]

I used to and I still have a few things organized like file sharing apps and media apps, but for the most part I really don't keep up with it. For programs I use on a regular basis I either put them on the quick launch bar or just put a shortcut to it on the desktop. If it is some program I don't use too often, then it really isn't much of an inconvenience for me to take a few extra seconds to scroll thru the Start menu to find it.

 

[iamaelephant]

I don't have much installed but I sort it into Media Viewing, Media Editing, Security, Upload and Download and Open Office has its own folder. All of my games are in the quick launch behind the little arrow.

 

[Alex]

nah... i rarely use it at all... i have a kinda shortcut hierarchy that i use.... most used apps i have in a mac-style dock (ObjectDock), the second batch i have pinned to my wxp style start menu.... and then tehre's my personal repair and maintenance section that i added to my favorites folder, so i have them as a quick start menu item... i never, ever use 'programs' folder...

 

[GeekDrew]

Originally posted by: archcommus
For example, making a folder for "Media" apps, "Office" apps, "System" apps, etc., and then dragging things around appropriately, instead of having one huge list that spans multiple columns when you go to All Programs.

I'm debating if doing this, although being a pain, would maybe help me find things quicker.

desktop screenshot

my menus

i keep my most frequently used items on that menu system, and i sync the XML structure of that menu between all of the computers i use.

 

[altonb1]

Originally posted by: CKent
I do, yes.

I get lazy and don't reorganize often enough, but I do organize my start menu.

 

[Jeff7]

Big list, alphabetically sorted. I would have too many categories anyway, plus the way I categorize things, each program could fit in multiple places.

 

[archcommus]

Originally posted by: GeekDrew

Originally posted by: archcommus
For example, making a folder for "Media" apps, "Office" apps, "System" apps, etc., and then dragging things around appropriately, instead of having one huge list that spans multiple columns when you go to All Programs.

I'm debating if doing this, although being a pain, would maybe help me find things quicker.

desktop screenshot

my menus

i keep my most frequently used items on that menu system, and i sync the XML structure of that menu between all of the computers i use.

What program is handling those menus for you?

I'm surprised so many of you use the quick launch bar so much, I've never liked that thing, don't even display it. All it does is suck up taskbar space. My most frequently used stuff is on the desktop, the next-most frequently used stuff is usually already there in the "most recent programs" list for me. I then go to All Programs for the rest.

I tried sorting it just now and I like it. I have Games, Misc, Multimedia, Office, System, and Windows. Really good way to get an idea of what you have installed, even if you don't use the links much.

 

[GeekDrew]

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: GeekDrew

Originally posted by: archcommus
For example, making a folder for "Media" apps, "Office" apps, "System" apps, etc., and then dragging things around appropriately, instead of having one huge list that spans multiple columns when you go to All Programs.

I'm debating if doing this, although being a pain, would maybe help me find things quicker.

desktop screenshot

my menus

i keep my most frequently used items on that menu system, and i sync the XML structure of that menu between all of the computers i use.

What program is handling those menus for you?

I'm surprised so many of you use the quick launch bar so much, I've never liked that thing, don't even display it. All it does is suck up taskbar space. My most frequently used stuff is on the desktop, the next-most frequently used stuff is usually already there in the "most recent programs" list for me. I then go to All Programs for the rest.

I tried sorting it just now and I like it. I have Games, Misc, Multimedia, Office, System, and Windows. Really good way to get an idea of what you have installed, even if you don't use the links much.

Pegtop's PStart

I don't really like the quick launch bar all that much. I used to use it, before I found PStart, because it helped decrease the number of clicks to get to the item I wanted. PStart is awesome, because I can sync the menu between computers, so the items are always in the same location. It takes up only the size of one tray icon when it's idle, so it doesn't take up a lot of desktop space.

I *hate* using desktop icons... I like a clean desktop. I use it as a temp folder, more than anything... most of the time it is empty or nearly so.

The start menu is too big and bulky, and requires too many clicks to get anywhere useful. That's why I use PStart.

 

[xtknight]

GNOME forces me into good habits. I don't even think I can add anything without first categorizing it. However, each package inserts itself in the right category so I haven't actually moved anything around.

GNOME Menu

 

[secretanchitman]

yes:

Adobe - acrobat, illustrator, photoshop
Games - WoW, ut2k4, project64
Internet Tools - AIM, filezilla, firefox, utorrent
Multimedia - combined community codec pack, itunes, quicktime, winavi, alcohol 120%, media player classic, sibelius
Utilities - ad aware, apple software update, cpu-z (shortcut), diskeeper, spybot, symantec antivirus, textpad, tuneup utilities 2006, tweak ui, winrar
Winamp - winamp...
then i have ms office 2007 icons on the root.

 

[meltdown75]

big fugly list.

sadly my Start menu is not among the organized things in my life.

 

[MegaVovaN]

http://www.launchy.net/

screw the start menu!

 

[eldorado99]

I just don't use the start menu...

 

[MegaVovaN]

Originally posted by: eldorado99
I just don't use the start menu...

Yes. forgot to add - Launchy website is down ATM so download it here:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=132975&package_id=146049

Launchy is a free windows utility designed to help you forget about your start menu, the icons on your desktop, and even your file manager.

 

[imported_vr6]

1. Junk
2. Office
3. Frequently used
4. Guild wars.

so yes i do.

 

[timosyy]

Click

What can I say, minimalistic.

 

[sandorski]

I used to do that back in Win98. I'd have 5 or 6 entries in my Programs list organized by Apps, Games, Utilities, and a few other things. These days I don't even use that list, all my frequently used Apps/Games are in my Quicklaunch.

 

[Anubis]

organized
http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/TheEvil1/startmenu.JPG