The Good
* Straightforward and easy to use.
* Allows users to work in two modes - "Simple" and "Explorer".
* Provides users with a handful of categories to use to reorganize the start menu, and gives users the ability to create their own.
* Comes with a handful of supplementary features: adding icons to start menu folders, adding uninstall quick-links to right-click context menus, and searching for and removing broken shortcuts.
* Can backup/restore the start menu and import/export the start menu as XML files.
* Gives users the ability to organize the start menu of all Windows' users' accounts.

The Bad
* There is no way to "undo" the deletion of a category.
* All the entries placed in a category are deleted upon the deletion of a category - no way to automatically remove the entries after deletion so they can be placed in another category.
* There is no way to "undo" the deletion of a start menu entry under "Explorer Mode".
* No option in "Explorer Mode" to move start menu entries instead of copying them.
* "Icon Wizard" works but displays errors.

Free Alternatives
Tidy Start Menu [Freeware edition]

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Ashraf  –  13 years ago  –  ¿Te ha parecido útil este comentario? si | no (+94)

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I have been doing this for years as I found Widows was poorly laid out
No need for any software

XP = Go to MY Computer > C:\ > Docs & Settings > All Users > Start Menu > Programs

Now make a dozen or so new folders and Rename them, eg Office - Media Players - Video Editors - CD & DVD Burning - Security - Email & Messenger (And so on)

Now back to the Desktop and to START > ALL PROGRAMS
Just drag and drop into the correct folders you made

In Win 7 it's
C:\Users\YourName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs


You only need to do it once as the folders are there to drag and new installed software to.

I make a few spare folders and name them ZZZ & ZZ & Z
These sit at the bottom ready for a right click and rename if I need another Category folder - these can be renamed from START no need to go via My Computer as above to rename the spare


So the question is why would anyone try to sell software to do that

Dave  –  13 years ago  –  ¿Te ha parecido útil este comentario? si | no (+77)

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This can all be done by browsing to "C:\Users\(username)\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs" and it won't cost you 24.99 nor will it add one more useless program to your start menu. (view hidden files and folders must be selected to view the AppData folder)

This is for windows 7, I imagine vista will be the same and I can't remember how to do it in XP but it is do able.

Glen  –  13 years ago  –  ¿Te ha parecido útil este comentario? si | no (+72)

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Every version of Windows has this capability anyway?

My start menu has six categories, (Utilities, Graphics, Reference, Games, etc.), and it is a simple matter to organise all program shortcuts to your liking?

Half the trouble is that installation programs make a new menu folder by default. Most of the examples that this program addresses wouldn't exist if people just unticked a box, or pointed to a different location when installing programs.

Sorry - thumbs down for me - a complete waste of space. Such programs have been offered before here on GOTD and received similar comments, although mine have been moderated, so clearly the team are not listening by giving us another one!

Keith Alston  –  13 years ago  –  ¿Te ha parecido útil este comentario? si | no (+39)

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I've been doing this for years: just right-click on the Programs entry, select "Explore" or "Explore all users" and move the entries around to your heart's content. I don't see the point in installing a new program to do this.

BTW, if you reorganise your Start menu and then uninstall a program, the uninstaller won't be able to find the shortcut, and you will have to remove it manually.

Kevin STOCK  –  13 years ago  –  ¿Te ha parecido útil este comentario? si | no (+37)

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