Classic Shell – Tool to Bring Old Start Menu Back to Windows 7

Classic Shell is a suite of tools which makes Windows Vista, 7 and Server 2008 look and feel a lot more like Windows XP. It enables you to restore several classic Windows features that have been changed in Windows Vista and Seven. It lets you replace the new Windows 7 Start Menu with the classic version that you are familiar with from previous version of Windows.

An Explorer plugin similarly replaces the new copy dialog with the older XP-version. It can show the free disk space and total size of the selected files in the address bar. You get a toolbar for some common operations (Up, Cut, Copy, Paste, Properties, Email), there are extra customisation options, you can disable the breadcrumb-style address bar, and more.

And Classic IE9 is a plugin for Internet Explorer 9 which shows the security zone and loading progress in the status bar, as well as adding a caption to the window title bar so you can see the complete title of the current page.

Then you can choose what you install, and of course you can always reconfigure your system after installation (the IE plugin can be removed just like any other, for instance). There are also lots of configuration options, and in some cases the standard Windows options are still available (hold down Shift and click the Start orb, say, and the regular Windows Vista/ 7 Start menu appears).

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Features:

• Drag and drop to let you organize your applications
• Options to show Favorites, expand Control Panel, etc
• Shows recently used documents. The number of documents to display is customizable
• Translated in 35 languages, including Right-to-left support for Arabic and Hebrew
• [advt]Does not disable the original start menu in Windows. You can access it by Shift+Click on the start button
• Right-click on an item in the menu to delete, rename, sort, or perform other tasks
• Available for 32 and 64-bit operating systems
• Has support for skins, including additional 3rd party skins
• Fully customizable in both looks and functionality
• Support for Microsoft’s Active Accessibility

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