Spencer - XP-style start menu for Win 8/10

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Spencer - XP-style start menu for Win 8/10

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Homepage: http://www.the-sz.com/products/spencer/
FreewareFiles: http://www.freewarefiles.com/Spencer_program_98358.html

Direct download: http://www.the-sz.com/products/spencer/Spencer.zip
Bring back the Classic Windows XP Start Menu to Windows 8. With one click you
have access to all of your Start Menu entries. Plus direct access to the Control
Panel, Administrator command line and Run dialog.
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Untested. But download comes as ZIP & according to homepage:
Spencer supports several command line options:

/p - or portable.dat file is in same directory, use portable version
/s - stay in systray
/r <directory> - root directory for menu items
/o <0/1/2> - sort files and folders together / first files, then folders / first folders, then files
/e - show also empty folders
Note: same dev (the SZ) behind Homedale.

@mod Like Midas suggested, perhaps it would be good to have one thread for all their tools?

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Re: Spencer - XP-style start menu for Win 8/10

#2 Post by webfork »

Good post. I know if I ever get onboard with the Win10 thing, I'll probably use this.
shnbwmn wrote:@mod Like Midas suggested, perhaps it would be good to have one thread for all their tools?
Nah, I end up splitting up threads for individual programs anyway since I try to give programs their own individual thread. It makes it less confusing when two users are asking questions by the same dev but about two different programs.

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Re: Spencer - XP-style start menu for Win 8/10

#3 Post by Midas »

Topic update: Spencer v1.16 released 2019-06-30 (full changelog: https://www.the-sz.com/products/spencer/history.txt).

Changelog:
Version 1.16 · 30. Jun 2019 · 452kb · VirusTotal Report
New: /n command line option added to use narrow menu item height

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Spencer - Windows XP Style Start Menu for Windows 10

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"Bring back the Classic Windows XP Start Menu to Windows 10. With one click you have access to all of your Start Menu entries. Plus direct access to the Control Panel, Administrator command line and Run dialog. It doesn’t interfere with the Windows 10 Start Button. Just pin it somewhere to the Taskbar"

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Command line options:
/l <language code> Change user interface language to specified 2 letter language code
/p Or portable.dat file is in same directory, use portable version
/s Stay in systray
/r <directory> Root directory for menu items
/n Use narrow menu items
/o <0/1/2> Sort files and folders together / first files, then folders / first folders, then files
/e Show also empty folders
/d <bitmask as hex value> Hide command menu items, bits 0-7 of menu items to hide

https://www.the-sz.com/products/spencer/

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Re: Spencer - Windows XP Style Start Menu for Windows 10

#5 Post by lautrepay »

Already on the board: viewtopic.php?f=4&t=23195&hilit=spencer#top

Please merge or delete, it's been a while since I submited something, forgot to check before.

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Re: Spencer - XP-style start menu for Win 8/10

#6 Post by Midas »

No problem. Done. :)

FYI, other topics about The-sz.com software:

- Homedale (viewtopic.php?t=21445)
- Doro PDF (viewtopic.php?t=22459)
- Yale (viewtopic.php?t=23436)
- Lacey (viewtopic.php?t=24245)

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Re: Spencer - XP-style start menu for Win 8/10

#7 Post by lautrepay »

Midas wrote: Tue Feb 25, 2020 12:39 pm No problem. Done. :)
Thanks

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