Vista Start Menu Height

[AnimaliX]

Hey there, I need some help with customizing my Start Menu in Windows Vista;

I just want to reduce the height of the Start Menu, from something like this:

To something more like this:

[redrumy3]

have u tried going to taskbar and start menu and customize startmenu and put for number of recent programs to like 4 it should shrink the startmenu down

[AnimaliX]

have u tried going to taskbar and start menu and customize startmenu and put for number of recent programs to like 4 it should shrink the startmenu down

... what do you say? ;)

[JustGeorge]

Hey there, I need some help with customizing my Start Menu in Windows Vista;

I just want to reduce the height of the Start Menu, from something like this:

To something more like this:

Looks like you got it wrapped up! Just duplicate whatever you did to make the before/after pictures :p

.....That will be $10

[callummr]

Looks like you got it wrapped up! Just duplicate whatever you did to make the before/after pictures :p

.....That will be $10

Erm, I'm pretty sure they're not dumbbb :)

As in, that's almost definitely photoshopped.

Or, in fact, paint..ed.

Sorry if you were joking, I'm tired :)

[AnimaliX]

!#@... of course is modified! I need my StartMenu looks like that picture.

[Gersson]

I agree completely

I've been looking for something like this myself.

[AsciiSmoke]

Me too, I want to shape it to better fit my Eee 1000

[Jay!]

Take a look at UK.Intel's HEX editing guide, it has width variables, so height shouldn't be to far! :)

Me too, I want to shape it to better fit my Eee 1000

The eee cannot run vista.. what are you talking about?

[Primie.uk]

I've been looking for something like this too, let us know on any updates!

[+Kyle Subscriber¹]

Click start, right click on the darkside of the taskbar. Click the Start Menu tab. Click customize. Do the following:

My Computer: Display as link

Uncheck Connect to

Control Panel: Display as Link

Uncheck Default Programs

My Documents: Display as link

Enable dragging....: Your call. Check or uncheck.

Favorites: Uncheck

Games: Display as a menu

Uncheck help

Highlight newly...: Your call. Check or uncheck.

Music: Do not display

Network: Uncheck

Open submenus: Uncheck

Personal folder: Do not display

Pictures: Do not display

Uncheck printers

Uncheck run command

Uncheck Search

Search communications: your call

Search favorites and history: your call

Search files: your call

Search programs: Your call

Sort progs by name: Your call

Admin tools: Don't display

Large icons is your call

Number of recent progs to display: 0

Uncheck Internet and email link

That should clear up a crap ton of space and shorten it.

[Punio4]

Nope, it doesn't behave like in XP.

The size stays the same, just empty. You get this instead:

[MMaster23]

Take a look at UK.Intel's HEX editing guide, it has width variables, so height shouldn't be to far! :)

The eee cannot run vista.. what are you talking about?

Tell that to my new EEE 1000H running Vista Ultimate just fine :)

[Jamushroom Veteran]

Isn't there a "DefaulStartPanelSize" part in the visual style ini files like in XP?

[+Kyle Subscriber¹]

I was using a program called 'Restorator 2007' (which has a free trial for 30 days) and I discovered that the start menu image has a default height.

^ A prime example (if this is against the law (posting microsoft images) let me know or if your a mod delete it!)

There are 6 images you can try modding.

After you mod the images height wise, you can go ahead and download Resource Hacker.

If you haven't done so already, you need to mod your uxtheme.dll file!

Also, swith your current Windows theme to Windows Classic (anything that isn't a vista theme anyway)

Open Reshack as administrator and click open. Migrate to: \WINDOWS\Resources\Themes\Aero\ and open aero.msstyles (to open that file you need to switch the little drop down next to the file name input to 'All Files'.

On the left hand side, there is a menu. Click 'IMAGES'. Start with scrolling down to 706 and when you click it, another item should open up with the number 1033. Right click 1033, click replace resource. Select your image.

Resource type: IMAGE

Resoruce Name: 706

Resource Language: 1033

Do that for all the files replace 706 with their numbers (708, 709, 715, 717, 718) and those are the only images as far as I know of.

Use your keyboard and hit Ctrl+S when you are done. (an automatic backup is made of the aero as aero_original.msstyles if your theme blanks out on you or is errored up (which it shouldn't)).

Good luck. (Y)

[Kami-]

You beat me to it Kyle!!! >.<

[Primie.uk]

Didnt work for me :(

[Punio4]

Wow. A non-scalable bitmap for a start menu. Fail.

[LawrenceAlbert]

1. Just removed all the link

2. Disable/Remove Frequent Programs list in the Start Menu using Gpedit.msc or Group Policy editor.

Open Gpedit.msc > User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Start Menu and TaskBar >

Double Click:

Remove Frequent Programs list from the Start Menu

Choose Enable.

That's it.

[Kami-]

THat doesn't resize it :p