start_menu.exe??

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Okay, here is the deal: I have replaced my windows taskbar with a dock and am trying to replicate the start menu effect (what happens when you click "Start") when a dock icon is clicked. the closest i can come is getting a program list ("all programs" on the start menu) to appear. would there be any way to somehow replicate or shortcut the start menu into a .exe file so i could replace the taskbar start menu with an object dock icon?? in short... i want the start menu to appear when i click a dock icon. i hope this presents a challenge to some xp guru-- any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks
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Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Don't remember who posted this.

copy this to notepad:
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set wShell=wscript.createobject("wscript.shell")
wShell.sendkeys "^{ESC}"
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save it, change the extension to .vbs
point your shortcut to it.
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top


There's a docklet?
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
There's a docklet?


And it's sweet.
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
oh there is a docklet. it is a little glitchy for me-- i have to click a few times in the right spot to get the start menu to appear, but you can only ask for so much. the .vbr trick is real good, albeit when the icon is clicked my cursor is zapped to the bottom center of the screen.

thanx for the help
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
oh there is a docklet. it is a little glitchy for me-- i have to click a few times in the right spot to get the start menu to appear, but you can only ask for so much. the .vbr trick is real good, albeit when the icon is clicked my cursor is zapped to the bottom center of the screen.


Can't please everyone.
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
There's also PresStart .... http://www.tsoftcentral.com/tools/index.html
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
¿?
Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
There is also System Commands, which has start menu and more


This one rocks; I had forgotten. Thanks for the reminder.
Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
there's also the Meta key