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Softpedia Editor's Review for ViStart
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A skinable start menu to replace your existing Windows XP start menu
Written by Sorin Cirneala on November 15th, 2011
Windows Start Menu is used to quickly access the programs installed on the computer, documents and system settings. Usually, it is the first place we look into after powering up the PC. It contains a collection of useful shortcuts such as our Internet browser, an email client, the programs and folders that we frequently use and even the most recent documents we opened.
If you are still running Windows XP but also want a modern-looking, full blown Start Menu you should try ViStart. ViStart is a compact application that can also provide a lot of extra features.
The program actually replaces the start menu with a fully customizable solution that has the same look and feel of a Windows 7 menu. The shape and buttons arrangement are similar and the application provides even the transparency and blur features. The menu responds very well to commands and we did not feel any impact on the computer's performance. If you get bored of the look or colors of the menu you can change the skin by downloading a skin package from the developer's website.
ViStart's menu provides shortcuts to the user's folders (My Computer, My Documents, My Pictures, My Music and My Videos), Control Panel, the Run command and the Network. The left side includes the Internet browser, the email client, the most recent ten programs that you used and the list of all the programs installed on your computer. Although you can choose the default Internet browser and email client that will be displayed in the menu, the program does not support right-click commands like “Pin to Start Menu” and “Remove from this list”.
The program helps you find files and programs with ease by just typing a few letters in the search box. The search time is quite short because the program indexes all the items. You can change the folder path to your documents and the maximum number of files that will be indexed if you feel that the program starts too slow.
During installation the program prompts you to download a third party software. However, you can easily choose not to install the other program if it doesn't suit your needs.
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ViStart description
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Here are some key features of "ViStart":
Launch Programs faster then ever before:
· ViStart dramatically decreases the time taken to search for programs by indexing your program shortcuts. Then you can simply type part of the program into the start menu and ViStart will "instantly" find it.
Find files faster then Vista:
· ViStart not only indexes programs but also files as well. Just type the file you are looking for and in miliseconds ViStart will return results (Up to 4 times faster then the orignal Vista start menu!).
Microsoft Vista skin:
· ViStart includes a skin that looks exactly like the Windows Vista's start menu and it also supports 3rd party skins. A wide range of skins made by ViStart fans are available through deviantart.
Fading Menu Icons:
· As you roll over each option on the menu ViStart will blend each option just like Vista's icons.
Multilanguage support:
· ViStart supports natively English, Japanese, German, French, Italian, Russian, Korean, Chinese and Dutch.
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· Fixed - Blur switched
· Fixed - OneStep Installer (Used to overwrite skins without a reason)
· Fixed - OneStep All activation problems
Users are advised to pay attention while installing this ad-suported application:
· Offers to download or install software or components (Babylon) that the program does not require to fully function
· Offers to change the homepage for web browsers installed in the system
· Offers to change the default search engine for web browsers installed in the system
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