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Tips & Tricks: Change Vista Start Menu to XP Start Menu

by Milo on September 30th, 2007

During my first use of Windows Vista I found the new start menu awkward. I only like the idea of the search menu, but other than that, I still like the old XP look.

You can bring it back by right-clicking on the start menu, properties, choose Classic Start Menu and click on apply button.

Windows Vista Start Menu

Although I like the old structure of the classic menu of XP, what I do not like is how the color blends to the new Vista theme. Had they made the color the same as Vista while using the structure of XP, it could have been great for me.

Tags: Microsoft, Vista, Windows

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Sep 30, 2007 at 9:50 am

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JayMonster
Oct 22, 2007 at 10:23 pm

How sad is it that XP has now become “Classic” Start Menu. What happened to the “Real Classic Start Menu” rather than the one that came with the cartoon looking version of Windows?

Start Center was a bust (Disagree? Then why did it only survive one version, and in that version had the ability to go back to the previously mentioned REAL classic menu.
Mike Smith
Dec 12, 2007 at 3:33 am

Yes once again another website calling the Windows 9x/2000 start menu the “XP Classic” start menu. Funny I don’t recall seeing this start menu when I booted XP up today. Where is my 2 column start menu, with Pinned items, and my most common used icons automatically listed.

I LIKE my XP Start Menu. If you want people to use Vista start off by offering the old start menu. Then they might start using it.