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@GeorgeK1ng GeorgeK1ng released this 30 Jan 13:01
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ViStart v8.1.5256

  • Removed "Recent" word from Skins/Windows 7 Start Menu/startmenu_expanded.png
  • Removed ViStart.manifest
  • Added ViStart.exe.manifest
  • Updated application icon with older better one from v1.6 era
  • Improved "Frequent programs" loading from settings.xml, non existent items are not displayed
  • Increased limit from 12 to 17 items in Start Menu "Navigation pane"
  • Added Libraries, Downloads, Printers and Faxes, Set Program Access and Defaults support for settings.xml
  • Added new default settings.xml into main directory and RES
    - Windows XP related options are defaults
    - Added Downloads folder support (Downloads folder must be placed in CLSID {450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103} know as My Documents , so this is dynamic for all languages when you create Downloads folder
    - Added Games folder support which points to %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Games - this is not dynamic and on each XP language you need to manually fix this path in settings.xml if would like to use this option
    - Fixed Help and support option
    - Windows Vista / 7 options Libraries, Downloads, Games, Help are commented out, you need manually fix settings.xml on other systems than XP / 2003
  • Added all needed strings to all language files. Fully translated in only Czech.xml until translators finish other languages

This release contains 2 new unfinished Skins - Windows XP Luna Blue and Windows XP Luna Olive - these themes are still under construction

Windows XP Luna Blue
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Windows XP Luna Olive
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NOTE: You can add all 17 unique option into Start Menu. For example default Windows 7 Start Menu skin can display 12 items (Upcoming Windows XP / Vista skins can display 14 items instead). So you need to decide which ones you would like to use

Various screenshots of mentioned changes

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Known bugs:

  1. When using Start search "Files" string can't be translated right now, I can't find correct place to replace this string with Language related string saved as "StrFiles" in Language.xml
  2. When using Right click on "Run..." StartMenu keeps open and Run dialogbox is not on correct place
  3. Start Search doesn't work correctly after changing Skin, solution: change Skin, Exit ViStart and relaunch it
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