win 7 start button and program list

Hi All,
has anyone downloaded and tried out this software?
it is supposed to give you a win 7 start button and program list.


http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/start_menu_8.html

Thanks
Sven

 

No, I installed Classic Shell on a relative's Windows 8 laptop.

Have you tried it (CS) before?

 

There is supposed to be one on 8 when they finally release 8.1 this month.

 

Thanks to both of you.
I have not tried CS, because I only have win 7 on my computer. My boss got a new laptop with win 8 on it and he just got off an XP laptop, so I was trying to make it easy for him. I f I understand it correctly, win 8.1 is a free upgrade to win 8 users. I will wait till its out and then install that for him.

Thanks again
Sven

 

I'm using the Classic Shell which I find is very easy to use. Neil.

 

Yes it is a FREE upgrade. Think the launch date is Oct. 18, 2013. Should be released for an update pretty soon after that.

 

Classic Shell can make the Windows 7 start menu work like the one on XP. In addition, you can hold down the shift key before clicking on the start menu and, voila, the Windows 7 menu appears again.

 

I use Start8. It does not have all the bells and whistles of Classic Shell, but I don't want or need bells and whistles.

It is not free, however it only costs $5 and IMO is worth it. It has a 30 day trial period.

When looking for a solution (instead of rolling back to W7, which I think is a mistake) I also tested Classic Start 8, Start Menu 8 and IObit Start Menu 8. But Start8 fit my needs best, without any extras I don't need.

 

Thanks to all of you,
for now i will wait for the upgrade and then the boss can tell me if he wants to change it.
Thanks again
Sven

 

Good idea as 8.1 does bring back (sort of) some of the same features.

 

I would highly recommend Start8.