[Starto]

humanangle, on 21 December 2012 - 12:31 AM, said:

Can you please provide me the link to download the fixed version so you and I have the same file and let us see what is going to happen.

You may try the following link - if you wish to (it contains the fixed RC 1):-

http://www.mediafire...8jdg4b5udkg2j95

[humanangle]

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You may try the following link - if you wish to (it contains the fixed RC 1):-

http://www.mediafire...8jdg4b5udkg2j95
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Yes at last it is working without any problem ... Thank you so much ...

[Starto]

Cheers, humanangle - always glad to be of assistance.

[humanangle]

Starto, on 21 December 2012 - 01:47 AM, said:

Cheers, humanangle - always glad to be of assistance.

Thank you again ...
Cheers

[sy5tem]

hello,


i've been using your start is back for a week now, i have 1 problem , a lot of program that i pin to start , just don't get pinned!
how can i get them to be forcefully pinned?

[Starto]

sy5tem, on 21 December 2012 - 08:47 AM, said:

hello,


i've been using your start is back for a week now, i have 1 problem , a lot of program that i pin to start , just don't get pinned!
how can i get them to be forcefully pinned?

Pinning all those shortcuts after deleting them first from the following directory solves it for me:-

C:\Users\YourUserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\StartMenu

[sy5tem]

Starto, on 21 December 2012 - 09:51 AM, said:

sy5tem, on 21 December 2012 - 08:47 AM, said:

hello,


i've been using your start is back for a week now, i have 1 problem , a lot of program that i pin to start , just don't get pinned!
how can i get them to be forcefully pinned?

Pinning all those shortcuts after deleting them first from the following directory solves it for me:-

C:\Users\YourUserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\StartMenu

this worked ! thank you!

[Starto]

sy5tem, on 21 December 2012 - 10:28 AM, said:

Starto, on 21 December 2012 - 09:51 AM, said:

sy5tem, on 21 December 2012 - 08:47 AM, said:

hello,


i've been using your start is back for a week now, i have 1 problem , a lot of program that i pin to start , just don't get pinned!
how can i get them to be forcefully pinned?

Pinning all those shortcuts after deleting them first from the following directory solves it for me:-

C:\Users\YourUserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\StartMenu

this worked ! thank you!

Cheers sy5tem - glad that worked for you (I'm not sure whether it's an issue with Windows 8 or with StartIsBack.)

[UTC]

mark123, on 07 November 2012 - 11:18 AM, said:

Found annoying bug while testing StartIsBack 1.0RC in Win8 Pro build 9200

If taskbar is set to "Auto-hide the taskbar" then desktop bottom left corner does not trigger taskbar to show.

1.0??
We are at 1.3RC1 now.. time to update..?

[ozaz]

I've just heard about StartIsBack. What I find compelling about this program, compared to other start menu programs, is the ability to remove desktop apps from the start screen.
I have never been too bothered about the lack of a start menu in Windows 8, but I have found the lack of segregation of desktop and metro apps on the start screen quite irritating.

Before I try StartIsBack, I just have one question: I have spent a bit of time organising my start screen so that my apps are grouped into meaningful categories. If I decide to uninstall StartIsBack at some point in the future, will I get my old start screen organisation structure back?

[Starto]

ozaz, on 22 December 2012 - 05:03 AM, said:

If I decide to uninstall StartIsBack at some point in the future, will I get my old start screen organisation structure back?

Short answer = yes.

[ozaz]

Starto, on 22 December 2012 - 05:07 AM, said:

Short answer = yes.

Thank you.

I have now installed, but am experiencing a few issues.

1. I have checked the option to keep only modern apps in start screen. This has mainly worked. But tiles for Google Chrome and Internet Explorer remain in the Start Screen.

2. I would like to pin some apps to start menu (StartIsBack menu). This is available for most apps, but notably it does not seem to be available for Microsoft Office 2010 apps.

3. When I pin Google Chrome to the StartIsBack menu, it appears as "Google Chrome (2)", instead of just "Google Chrome"

[Starto]

ozaz, on 22 December 2012 - 06:46 AM, said:

3. When I pin Google Chrome to the StartIsBack menu, it appears as "Google Chrome (2)", instead of just "Google Chrome"

Try pinning The Google Chrome shortcut after deleting it first from the following directory:-

C:\Users\YourUserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\StartMenu

[roirraW "edor" ehT]

ozaz, on 22 December 2012 - 06:46 AM, said:

1. I have checked the option to keep only modern apps in start screen. This has mainly worked. But tiles for Google Chrome and Internet Explorer remain in the Start Screen.

IE and Chrome both have Metro/Modern UI versions as well as Desktop. I think that's normal behavior. As far as I know, only the browser that's set to default can be used in the Modern UI.

[ozaz]

Starto, on 22 December 2012 - 08:13 AM, said:

ozaz, on 22 December 2012 - 06:46 AM, said:

3. When I pin Google Chrome to the StartIsBack menu, it appears as "Google Chrome (2)", instead of just "Google Chrome"

Try pinning The Google Chrome shortcut after deleting it first from the following directory:-

C:\Users\YourUserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\StartMenu

Thanks. That worked. I notice there are a whole bunch of other apps in that folder (perhaps a left over from trying other start menu replacements).
Shall I just delete the lot and start over?

Any ideas about why I can't pin microsoft office applications?

[Starto]

ozaz, on 22 December 2012 - 08:29 AM, said:

Starto, on 22 December 2012 - 08:13 AM, said:

ozaz, on 22 December 2012 - 06:46 AM, said:

3. When I pin Google Chrome to the StartIsBack menu, it appears as "Google Chrome (2)", instead of just "Google Chrome"

Try pinning The Google Chrome shortcut after deleting it first from the following directory:-

C:\Users\YourUserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\StartMenu

Thanks. That worked. I notice there are a whole bunch of other apps in that folder (perhaps a left over from trying other start menu replacements).
Shall I just delete the lot and start over?

Any ideas about why I can't pin microsoft office applications?

Glad you got that working!!!

I don't know if by Microsoft Applications, you mean Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc., etc. - they are working for me. One little tip, any shortcut that usually fails can yet be dragged-and-dropped directly into the Start Orb - hope it works this way for you, too.

[ozaz]

Starto, on 22 December 2012 - 08:39 AM, said:

I don't know if by Microsoft Applications, you mean Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc., etc. - they are working for me. One little tip, any shortcut that usually fails can yet be dragged-and-dropped directly into the Start Orb - hope it works this way for you, too.

Yes, I am referring to MS Office applications. I don't get a context menu "pin to start menu" item for any application in MS Office folder. I have just tried your drag to start orb method and it works. Thanks. However, its the sort of solution that I am sure to forget if I don't use it for a while, so it would be great if someone could try to help identify why I don't get the context item pin to start menu for these apps. I do get pin/unpin to start options for MS Office applications within the all apps windows 8 screen.

[Starto]

ozaz, on 22 December 2012 - 08:29 AM, said:

Starto, on 22 December 2012 - 08:13 AM, said:

ozaz, on 22 December 2012 - 06:46 AM, said:

3. When I pin Google Chrome to the StartIsBack menu, it appears as "Google Chrome (2)", instead of just "Google Chrome"

Try pinning The Google Chrome shortcut after deleting it first from the following directory:-

C:\Users\YourUserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\StartMenu

Thanks. That worked. I notice there are a whole bunch of other apps in that folder (perhaps a left over from trying other start menu replacements).
Shall I just delete the lot and start over?

Yes, that's a bug - I do purge them, without any issues.

ozaz, on 22 December 2012 - 08:56 AM, said:

I do get pin/unpin to start options for MS Office applications within the all apps windows 8 screen.

Same here - the pin/unpin options appear only within the Start Menu!!!

[ozaz]

Starto, on 22 December 2012 - 09:05 AM, said:

Same here - the pin/unpin options appear only within the Start Menu!!!

Just to clarify. Did you mean start screen rather than start menu?

I can pin MS office applications to StartIsBack start menu via context menu from within the program files office folder in Explorer (C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14)
I can pin MS office applications to StartIsBack menu by dragging onto start orb.
I can pin MS office applications to Windows 8 start screen via app bar in Windows 8 All apps screen.

But, I can't pin MS Office applications via context menu from within the MS Office folder in the StartIsBack All programs list.
So perhaps a StartIsBack bug rather than a general Windows / MS Office issue?

[Starto]

ozaz, on 22 December 2012 - 09:24 AM, said:

Just to clarify. Did you mean start screen rather than start menu?

Nope, I meant Start Menu (check out the following screenshot):-

ozaz, on 22 December 2012 - 09:24 AM, said:

I can pin MS office applications to StartIsBack start menu via context menu from within the program files office folder in Explorer (C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14)

Same here - only difference is I'm on the x64-bit iteration of Microsoft Office 2013 (it runs from a different directory):-
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office15

ozaz, on 22 December 2012 - 09:24 AM, said:

I can pin MS office applications to StartIsBack menu by dragging onto start orb.
I can pin MS office applications to Windows 8 start screen via app bar in Windows 8 All apps screen.

But, I can't pin MS Office applications via context menu from within the MS Office folder in the StartIsBack All programs list.

Yep ditto.

ozaz, on 22 December 2012 - 09:24 AM, said:

So perhaps a StartIsBack bug rather than a general Windows / MS Office issue?

You've got a point there - I'm not sure, though. :think: