Control of Windows 7 Start menu

In XP I could use Classic menus and put the programs I wanted into my start
menu and launch them by pressing the Start Key and then the first letter of
the program. If I do that now, it seems to do a search of my HD for items
with that letter in it. Can someone tell me how to get this function in Win
7. Thanks.

Thank you Terry. That is pretty close to the way I do it as well. Then, in
XP, I could simply press (or click) start and press the first letter of the
program shortcut to start the program. Unfortunately, in Win 7 pressing
that letter key (like "O" for Outlook, for instance) does a search for items
on my Hard-disk that have an "o" in them. Do you know any way around this?

"Terry Heinz" <no-> wrote in message
news:hm281k$k52$...
> On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:14:38 -0600, Bob S wrote:
>
>>In XP I could use Classic menus and put the programs I wanted into my
>>start
>>menu and launch them by pressing the Start Key and then the first letter
>>of
>>the program. If I do that now, it seems to do a search of my HD for items
>>with that letter in it. Can someone tell me how to get this function in
>>Win
>>7. Thanks.
>
> I create a shortcut to the program I want to startup on the desktop, then
> drag it to the "Start" button. Then I click on the "Start" button to make
> sure the shortcut has been added and delete the shortcut from my desktop.
>
> Once you get a few shortcuts added they can be sorted into any order of
> your choice by dragging them up or down.
> --
>
> Terry Heinz.

"Bob S" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Thank you Terry. That is pretty close to the way I do it as well. Then,
> in XP, I could simply press (or click) start and press the first letter of
> the program shortcut to start the program. Unfortunately, in Win 7
> pressing that letter key (like "O" for Outlook, for instance) does a
> search for items on my Hard-disk that have an "o" in them. Do you know
> any way around this?

Using both hands I hit my Windows Key (or click the Start Orb) then the
Up-Arrow key then the "letter".
Try that
Geo.

>
> "Terry Heinz" <no-> wrote in message
> news:hm281k$k52$...
>> On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:14:38 -0600, Bob S wrote:
>>
>>>In XP I could use Classic menus and put the programs I wanted into my
>>>start
>>>menu and launch them by pressing the Start Key and then the first letter
>>>of
>>>the program. If I do that now, it seems to do a search of my HD for items
>>>with that letter in it. Can someone tell me how to get this function in
>>>Win
>>>7. Thanks.
>>
>> I create a shortcut to the program I want to startup on the desktop, then
>> drag it to the "Start" button. Then I click on the "Start" button to make
>> sure the shortcut has been added and delete the shortcut from my desktop.
>>
>> Once you get a few shortcuts added they can be sorted into any order of
>> your choice by dragging them up or down.
>> --
>>
>> Terry Heinz.
>
>

Geo, thanks for your reply. I could not get it with hitting the windows key
and up arrow at the same time. That maximized the window that was already
active. I can get it with 4 keystrokes (start, then up-arrow, then the
letter, then Enter key). In XP I could get it with 2 key strokes: Windows
key then the first letter. Do you have any further thoughts? Bob

"GSalisbury" <> wrote in message
news:%...
>
> "Bob S" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Thank you Terry. That is pretty close to the way I do it as well. Then,
>> in XP, I could simply press (or click) start and press the first letter
>> of the program shortcut to start the program. Unfortunately, in Win 7
>> pressing that letter key (like "O" for Outlook, for instance) does a
>> search for items on my Hard-disk that have an "o" in them. Do you know
>> any way around this?
>
> Using both hands I hit my Windows Key (or click the Start Orb) then the
> Up-Arrow key then the "letter".
> Try that
> Geo.
>
>>
>> "Terry Heinz" <no-> wrote in message
>> news:hm281k$k52$...
>>> On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:14:38 -0600, Bob S wrote:
>>>
>>>>In XP I could use Classic menus and put the programs I wanted into my
>>>>start
>>>>menu and launch them by pressing the Start Key and then the first letter
>>>>of
>>>>the program. If I do that now, it seems to do a search of my HD for
>>>>items
>>>>with that letter in it. Can someone tell me how to get this function in
>>>>Win
>>>>7. Thanks.
>>>
>>> I create a shortcut to the program I want to startup on the desktop,
>>> then
>>> drag it to the "Start" button. Then I click on the "Start" button to
>>> make
>>> sure the shortcut has been added and delete the shortcut from my
>>> desktop.
>>>
>>> Once you get a few shortcuts added they can be sorted into any order of
>>> your choice by dragging them up or down.
>>> --
>>>
>>> Terry Heinz.
>>
>>
>
>
>

"Bob S" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Geo, thanks for your reply. I could not get it with hitting the windows
> key and up arrow at the same time. That maximized the window that was
> already active. I can get it with 4 keystrokes (start, then up-arrow,
> then the letter, then Enter key). In XP I could get it with 2 key
> strokes: Windows key then the first letter. Do you have any further
> thoughts? Bob

No I don't.
Sorry if my "strokes" weren't clear - I didn't mean the WinKey and up-arrow
together.
I was trying to illustrate a workable method with a minimum of hand
movement.
Left-hand WinKey then right-hand up-arrow then left-hand "letter" then
right-hand Enter.
Two more more then XP yes but livable.
Geo.

>
> "GSalisbury" <> wrote in message
> news:%...
>>
>> "Bob S" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> Thank you Terry. That is pretty close to the way I do it as well.
>>> Then, in XP, I could simply press (or click) start and press the first
>>> letter of the program shortcut to start the program. Unfortunately, in
>>> Win 7 pressing that letter key (like "O" for Outlook, for instance) does
>>> a search for items on my Hard-disk that have an "o" in them. Do you
>>> know any way around this?
>>
>> Using both hands I hit my Windows Key (or click the Start Orb) then the
>> Up-Arrow key then the "letter".
>> Try that
>> Geo.
>>
>>>
>>> "Terry Heinz" <no-> wrote in message
>>> news:hm281k$k52$...
>>>> On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:14:38 -0600, Bob S wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>In XP I could use Classic menus and put the programs I wanted into my
>>>>>start
>>>>>menu and launch them by pressing the Start Key and then the first
>>>>>letter of
>>>>>the program. If I do that now, it seems to do a search of my HD for
>>>>>items
>>>>>with that letter in it. Can someone tell me how to get this function
>>>>>in Win
>>>>>7. Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> I create a shortcut to the program I want to startup on the desktop,
>>>> then
>>>> drag it to the "Start" button. Then I click on the "Start" button to
>>>> make
>>>> sure the shortcut has been added and delete the shortcut from my
>>>> desktop.
>>>>
>>>> Once you get a few shortcuts added they can be sorted into any order of
>>>> your choice by dragging them up or down.
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Terry Heinz.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>

Thank you Geo for the help.
Bob

"GSalisbury" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> "Bob S" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Geo, thanks for your reply. I could not get it with hitting the windows
>> key and up arrow at the same time. That maximized the window that was
>> already active. I can get it with 4 keystrokes (start, then up-arrow,
>> then the letter, then Enter key). In XP I could get it with 2 key
>> strokes: Windows key then the first letter. Do you have any further
>> thoughts? Bob
>
> No I don't.
> Sorry if my "strokes" weren't clear - I didn't mean the WinKey and
> up-arrow together.
> I was trying to illustrate a workable method with a minimum of hand
> movement.
> Left-hand WinKey then right-hand up-arrow then left-hand "letter" then
> right-hand Enter.
> Two more more then XP yes but livable.
> Geo.
>
>>
>> "GSalisbury" <> wrote in message
>> news:%...
>>>
>>> "Bob S" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> Thank you Terry. That is pretty close to the way I do it as well.
>>>> Then, in XP, I could simply press (or click) start and press the first
>>>> letter of the program shortcut to start the program. Unfortunately, in
>>>> Win 7 pressing that letter key (like "O" for Outlook, for instance)
>>>> does a search for items on my Hard-disk that have an "o" in them. Do
>>>> you know any way around this?
>>>
>>> Using both hands I hit my Windows Key (or click the Start Orb) then the
>>> Up-Arrow key then the "letter".
>>> Try that
>>> Geo.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Terry Heinz" <no-> wrote in message
>>>> news:hm281k$k52$...
>>>>> On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:14:38 -0600, Bob S wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>In XP I could use Classic menus and put the programs I wanted into my
>>>>>>start
>>>>>>menu and launch them by pressing the Start Key and then the first
>>>>>>letter of
>>>>>>the program. If I do that now, it seems to do a search of my HD for
>>>>>>items
>>>>>>with that letter in it. Can someone tell me how to get this function
>>>>>>in Win
>>>>>>7. Thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>> I create a shortcut to the program I want to startup on the desktop,
>>>>> then
>>>>> drag it to the "Start" button. Then I click on the "Start" button to
>>>>> make
>>>>> sure the shortcut has been added and delete the shortcut from my
>>>>> desktop.
>>>>>
>>>>> Once you get a few shortcuts added they can be sorted into any order
>>>>> of
>>>>> your choice by dragging them up or down.
>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>> Terry Heinz.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>

On 2/23/10, Bob S posted:
> In XP I could use Classic menus and put the programs I wanted into my start
> menu and launch them by pressing the Start Key and then the first letter of
> the program. If I do that now, it seems to do a search of my HD for items
> with that letter in it. Can someone tell me how to get this function in Win
> 7. Thanks.

Looking at the rest of the thread, I want to mention another idea...

1. Type the first letter of the desired program's name.

2. If your program's name is highlighted, press enter.

3. If your program's name is nearby, use an arrow key to scroll to it;
press enter.

4. If you get tired, press escape and go make some coffee.

5. Press the next letter of the desired program's name and go to step
2.

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Gene Bloch 650.366.4267 lettersatblochg.com