how do you make the start menu work lke desk top windows also how do you put the date up there

What do you mean make it work like the desktop?

 

so it does not launch a window to view programs and setings

But the Window's start bar does that too... Control Panel (It doesn't have a Programs).
There isn't enough screen space to have it show all programs, so it is limited on the number it will display.

You can get programs such as WisBar and their Desktop product that will change it to show more programs.

 

there is not a way to make it work more like windows xp so win i tap programs it will open a menu to the side

Is that a question? Or are you saying WisBar won't do it?

I think WisBar is the program that makes it more like that. Give it a try.

 

This might be what you're looking for. It's a freeware program that looks like XP. This is from a thread on Brighthand.

wise bar was killing my resources and i never got it to do what i was trying for

i tried the wose bar demo and could not get it work it just killed it i guess i dont have enough ram (rz1715) i really should get a new one but i dont feel like spending money so

any way back on topic

i never was able to to get it work so that it would put a menu out to the side like windows that is what i want i want to hit spart programs and then a menu will drop out if i have to scrool i will but i would rather that then a new window for evrey thing and i dont care for the xp thing that was posted above looks kool but i think it kill the thing

Well, there isn't a way to get anything built in to do that.
You're only hope is to use WisBar, that eXperience, or something similar.

 

Actually, I remember reading something (never tried it) that said you can, up until WM5, put more shortcuts in your start menu than is normally allowed and it would scroll them.

Just use File Explorer and copy the shortcut of the program ( \Windows\Start Menu\Programs) to \Windows\Start Menu.

 

ok thanks i just dont like having to close every thing after i use a program
im trying pocket plus right now and like it better then battey plus have yet to try ilauncher but have the demo down loaded

Why don't you set up your iTask button to do this for you? You can program the software you want to run and execute them from iTask. You can also close programs that you don't want to run. There's a bit of a learning curve, but it works pretty well. Just read the iTask help file to get started.

     

magicbutton is pretty good too.

You can also put icons (even tabs of different set of icons) right on the today screen with such apps as cLaunch or iLauncher.

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