[help] Start Menu Shortcut On Yzdock

Just wondering.... I'm trying to get away from using the taskbar, and I've gotten the program to hide the bar, however, i'd like to put a shortcut on YzDock to the Startmenu. A couple things though....

1) I don't want just the programs menu (all users\startmenu\programs)

2) I want the whole start menu (like like if you press the Win key on the keyboard)

3) I'd like it to show up at the mouse click and not at the corner of the screen

Is this at all possible? some sort of vb script maybe? maybe a wonderful Albeik docklet?

As wonderful as YzDock is, especially now with all of these great docklets, I still need that start menu. I just don't like how Yz uses menu's, and that would be one HUGE kkmenu to create for this.

Let me know if anyone knows how to do this.

Thanks in advance.

#42370

I use an app called presstart.exe by TrueSmallTools. I link a dock shortcut to this .exe and it opens the Start menu, just like pressing the Windows Start button or Win key. To bring up my Shut Down dialogue, I use True Soft's closewin.exe. Both of these apps are freeware. Here is the linkage: TrueSoft

#42383

This doesn't fit my criteria 3. I don't want it pressed at where the start button actually is. I want it to show up where the mouse it. I kinda feel this program defeats the purpose as my dock and where my start button is hidden are at complete opposite sides of the screen.

Anyone else have any suggestions?

#42450

Make the dock item link to "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs" or something, then middle click it, or CTRL-click.

If you want the whole start menu just link to a .vbs code:

set WshShell=CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WshShell.SendKeys"^{ESC}"

#42523

Thanks for the suggestion. However, linking to that folder only gets me that folder, and not all of the other start menu items (my computer, control panel, printers, search, run, etc). As for the VB script, it does the same thing as the presstart program.

Don't mean to sound like an ass (Sorry if I am), but this is why I had the 3 criteria for this.

Just wondering... maybe someone will alert Albeik or Siwu about this and I can get a cool docklet for this.

#42526

This may seem like a simplistic resolution (if your dock is at the bottom of the screen). Place your taskbar at the screen bottom, put the 'Hide Taskbar' program (do a search in here) in your start menu. Then put Winkey.exe on the left side of the dock and the start menu will pop up over or next to the dock icon when you click it.

It's completely workable and tested. It'll do fine unless you want it to appear in the center or right side of the screen. In that case I can't help and don't even know if it's even possible. MS may have it hardcoded to the taskbar position.

PS. Winkey.exe is a small program I had written to start the menu from the dock because the others were more trouble than they're worth. It's perfectely safe.

#42531

chewie8han wot's the name of the program that u use to hide the taskbar?

#42868

Clearview... Check here Look Here Just put the hide taskbar exe in your startup folder so that it runs every time. Also, don't use auto hide on your taskbar, or it doesn't work quite right.

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