[GetDizzy]

Well I was bored and tired this morning, and my tired mind couldnt take surfing through the literally hundreds of programs I had installed, so I categorized and subcategorized the living shit out of them, which makes my start menu now like some sort of small, neat, frustrating maze.

I'll give you an example of how complex I got:



Of course sometimes I opted for the slightly less mind bogglingly complex:





Remember, even gets bored with surfing through hundreds of applications.

[Fungahhh]

You're insane.

[ShloobeR]

My GOD that is just CRAZILY MIND BOGGLING SIR.

[Prophy]

Yes, that's very silly indeed. I mean, there's organized, and then there's... OH WAIT! This seems like a perfect opportunity to stick up a picture of my Start menu!



*joy*

[Dr_Dos]

My start menu is neglected. The desktop is where it's at. Check out these folders:





I also have my emulation stuff in a different folder which is all NES SNES GEN whatever.

Also Zaphod I have to know, what's in the Nerdy Stuff folder?

[Jester]

Dudes....you suck.

[gofer-chan]

[Torte]

Jester, on Aug 3 2004, 08:50 PM, said:

Dudes....you suck.

Agreed.

[Dr_Dos]

Gofer is my hero.

[hob nado]

My computer's more comparable to a messy but extremely familiar room - it's not super-organized, but I know where everything is. <3

[weasel]

I usually launch everything from Windows Explorer - the stuff I use a lot is stuffed in my Tools folder. Everything under Programs usually gets cleared every couple of months.

[Micah]

I am really bad about orginization. I think my start menu should be a little more organised, instead of having (uh...let me count real quick) 41 shortcuts on my desktop, and 17 random files and folders.

And those icons are 10 times harder to see because of my wallpaper:

This post has been edited by Micah: 04 August 2004 - 02:35 AM

[Val]

i win

This post has been edited by guy: 04 August 2004 - 03:11 AM

[zombieguy]

My Start Menu and Desktop are always as messy as hell. I usually clean them when I'm too sleep deprived to do anything else.

[gofer-chan]

actually my desktop is REALLY organized



those are the only icons on it, and they're all in the upper left corner. oh, and the RUBBISH BIN is down in the bottom right corner. but that's it.

and guy you dont win anything except the FAGGOT CONTEST

edit: okay for anybody who cares here's the INSIDE of those folders !!!

applications is pretty boring







DOOM 3 DOOM 3 DOOM 3



MEDIA MEGA FOLDER (i didnt bother to show you all of the subfolders but uh you get the idea)



its been fun gentlemen

This post has been edited by gofer-chan: 04 August 2004 - 04:05 AM

[paulguy]

I just keep all my stuff in c:/paul or c:/progra~1 because I'm too lazy.

[weasel]

As for my desktop...

http://www.deviantar...iation/9199282/

I only have four icons on my desktop. I gave them custom icons, renamed them, and gave them custom tooltips.

* My Computer -> CPU - "Shows what crap I have on my PC."
* Network Neighborhood -> Net - "Shows what crap other PC's have."
* My Documents -> Docs - (I haven't made a tooltip for this one yet)
* Recycle Bin -> Trash - "Shows what crap I'm about to send to Crap Hell."

This post has been edited by WildWeasel: 04 August 2004 - 04:50 PM

[paulguy]

The output of attrib /s in c:\windows\startm~1:

  A          WINZIP~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\STARTUP\WinZip Quick Pick.lnk
  A          WINZIP~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\WINZIP\WinZip 9.0 .lnk
  A          UNINST~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\WINZIP\Uninstall WinZip.lnk
  A          HELPMA~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\WINZIP\Help Manual.lnk
  A          README~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\WINZIP\ReadMe.txt.lnk
  A          WHAT'S~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\WINZIP\What's New.lnk
  A          ADDRES~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\PRODUC~1\Address Book.lnk
  A          CALCUL~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\PRODUC~1\Calculator.lnk
  A          IMAGING.LNK   C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\PRODUC~1\Imaging.lnk
  A          NOTEPAD.LNK   C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\PRODUC~1\Notepad.lnk
  A          WORDPAD.LNK   C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\PRODUC~1\WordPad.lnk
  A          VIEWTH~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\ENTERT~1\IMAGEING\HPPSC7~1\View the Readme File.lnk
  A          HPDIRE~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\ENTERT~1\IMAGEING\HPPSC7~1\HP Director.lnk
  A          HPIMAG~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\ENTERT~1\IMAGEING\HPPSC7~1\HP Image Editor.lnk
  A          HPTOOL~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\ENTERT~1\IMAGEING\HPPSC7~1\HP Toolbox.lnk
  A          PRODUC~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\ENTERT~1\IMAGEING\HPPSC7~1\Product Registration.lnk
  A          UNINST~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\ENTERT~1\IMAGEING\HPPSC7~1\Uninstall Software.lnk
  A          READIRIS.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\ENTERT~1\IMAGEING\READIRIS\Readiris.lnk
  A          HELP.LNK      C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\ENTERT~1\IMAGEING\READIRIS\Help.lnk
  A          PRODUC~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\ENTERT~1\IMAGEING\READIRIS\Product Registration.lnk
  A          PAINTS~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\ENTERT~1\IMAGEING\PAINTS~1\Paint Shop Pro 6.lnk
  A          ANIMAT~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\ENTERT~1\IMAGEING\PAINTS~1\Animation Shop 2.lnk
  A          PAINTS~2.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\ENTERT~1\IMAGEING\PAINTS~1\Paint Shop Pro Readme.lnk
  A          PICTUR~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\ENTERT~1\IMAGEING\PAINTS~1\Picture Tube Converter.lnk
  A          MINESW~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\ENTERT~1\GAMES\Minesweeper.lnk
  A          HEARTS.LNK    C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\ENTERT~1\GAMES\Hearts.lnk
  A          FREECELL.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\ENTERT~1\GAMES\FreeCell.lnk
  A          SOLITA~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\ENTERT~1\GAMES\Solitaire.lnk
  A          QUICKT~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\ENTERT~1\PLAYERS\QUICKT~1\QuickTime Player.lnk
  A          PICTUR~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\ENTERT~1\PLAYERS\QUICKT~1\PictureViewer.lnk
  A          QUICKT~2.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\ENTERT~1\PLAYERS\QUICKT~1\QuickTime Read Me.lnk
  A          QUICKT~3.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\ENTERT~1\PLAYERS\QUICKT~1\QuickTime Updater.lnk
  A          UNINST~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\ENTERT~1\PLAYERS\QUICKT~1\Uninstall QuickTime.lnk
  A          REGIST~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\ENTERT~1\PLAYERS\CREATIVE\PRODUC~1\Register Sound Blaster PCI.lnk
  A          CREATI~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\ENTERT~1\PLAYERS\CREATIVE\SOUNDB~1\Creative Mixer.lnk
  A          USER'S~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\ENTERT~1\PLAYERS\CREATIVE\SOUNDB~1\User's Guide.lnk
  A          CREATI~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\ENTERT~1\PLAYERS\CREATIVE\CREATI~1\Creative WaveStudio.lnk
  A          CREATI~2.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\ENTERT~1\PLAYERS\CREATIVE\CREATI~1\Creative WaveStudio Help.lnk
  A          CREATI~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\ENTERT~1\PLAYERS\CREATIVE\Creative PlayCenter.lnk
  A          CREATI~2.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\ENTERT~1\PLAYERS\CREATIVE\Creative Recorder.lnk
  A          WINDOW~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\ENTERT~1\PLAYERS\Windows Media Player.lnk
  A          CDPLAY~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\ENTERT~1\PLAYERS\CD Player.lnk
  A          INTERA~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\ENTERT~1\PLAYERS\Interactive CD Sampler.lnk
  A          SOUNDR~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\ENTERT~1\PLAYERS\Sound Recorder.lnk
  A          VOLUME~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\ENTERT~1\PLAYERS\Volume Control.lnk
  A          CD-WRI~1.URL  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\ENTERT~1\CDBURN~1\HPCD-W~1\INFORM~1\CD-Writer Rewards.URL
  A          FREQUE~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\ENTERT~1\CDBURN~1\HPCD-W~1\INFORM~1\Frequently Asked Questions.lnk
  A          USER'S~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\ENTERT~1\CDBURN~1\HPCD-W~1\INFORM~1\User's Guide Online.lnk
  A          HOWTOG~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\ENTERT~1\CDBURN~1\HPCD-W~1\INFORM~1\How to Get Support.lnk
  A          README~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\ENTERT~1\CDBURN~1\HPCD-W~1\INFORM~1\README.TXT.lnk
  A          UNINST~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\ENTERT~1\CDBURN~1\HPCD-W~1\UTILIT~1\Uninstall.lnk
  A          DIAGNOSE.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\ENTERT~1\CDBURN~1\HPCD-W~1\UTILIT~1\Diagnose.lnk
  A          CDERAS~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\ENTERT~1\CDBURN~1\HPCD-W~1\UTILIT~1\CD Eraser.lnk
  A          SCANDISC.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\ENTERT~1\CDBURN~1\HPCD-W~1\UTILIT~1\ScanDisc.lnk
  A          CREATE~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\ENTERT~1\CDBURN~1\HPCD-W~1\Create a CD.lnk
  A          HPCD-W~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\ENTERT~1\CDBURN~1\HPCD-W~1\HP CD-Writer Plus Toolbox.lnk
  A          MAKEIN~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\ENTERT~1\CDBURN~1\HPCD-W~1\Make Inserts & Labels.lnk
  A          EXACTA~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\ENTERT~1\CDBURN~1\EXACTA~1\Exact Audio Copy.lnk
  A          EXTRAC~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\UTILIT~1\ARCHIV~1\EXTRAC~1\ExtractNow.lnk
  A          EXTRAC~2.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\UTILIT~1\ARCHIV~1\EXTRAC~1\ExtractNow Help.lnk
  A          EXTRAC~3.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\UTILIT~1\ARCHIV~1\EXTRAC~1\ExtractNow on the Web.lnk
  A          UNINST~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\UTILIT~1\ARCHIV~1\EXTRAC~1\Uninstall ExtractNow.lnk
  A          SYSTEM~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\UTILIT~1\SYSTEM\TOOLS\System Information.lnk
  A          MAINTE~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\UTILIT~1\SYSTEM\TOOLS\Maintenance Wizard.lnk
  A          DISKDE~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\UTILIT~1\SYSTEM\TOOLS\Disk Defragmenter.lnk
  A          SCANDISK.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\UTILIT~1\SYSTEM\TOOLS\ScanDisk.lnk
  A          DISKCL~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\UTILIT~1\SYSTEM\TOOLS\Disk Cleanup.lnk
  A          DRIVES~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\UTILIT~1\SYSTEM\TOOLS\DriveSpace.lnk
  A          COMPRE~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\UTILIT~1\SYSTEM\TOOLS\Compression Agent.lnk
  A          BACKUP.LNK    C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\UTILIT~1\SYSTEM\TOOLS\Backup.lnk
  A          DRIVEC~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\UTILIT~1\SYSTEM\TOOLS\Drive Converter (FAT32).lnk
  A          SYSTEM~2.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\UTILIT~1\SYSTEM\TOOLS\System Monitor.lnk
  A          RESOUR~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\UTILIT~1\SYSTEM\TOOLS\Resource Meter.lnk
  A          NETWAT~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\UTILIT~1\SYSTEM\TOOLS\Net Watcher.lnk
  A          CHARAC~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\UTILIT~1\SYSTEM\TOOLS\Character Map.lnk
  A          CLIPBO~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\UTILIT~1\SYSTEM\TOOLS\Clipboard Viewer.lnk
  A          SCHEDU~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\UTILIT~1\SYSTEM\TOOLS\Scheduled Tasks.lnk
  A          WELCOM~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\UTILIT~1\SYSTEM\TOOLS\Welcome To Windows.lnk
  A          MS-DOS~1.PIF  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\UTILIT~1\SYSTEM\FILEAC~1\MS-DOS Prompt.pif
  A          WINDOW~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\UTILIT~1\SYSTEM\FILEAC~1\Windows Explorer.lnk
  A          SYNCHR~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\INTERNET\TOOLS\Synchronize.lnk
  A          PERSON~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\INTERNET\TOOLS\Personal Web Server.lnk
  A          MICROS~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\INTERNET\TOOLS\Microsoft Chat.lnk
  A          NETMEE~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\INTERNET\TOOLS\NetMeeting.lnk
  A          AVGCON~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\INTERNET\SECURITY\AVG6~1.0AN\AVG Control Center.lnk
  A          AVGVIR~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\INTERNET\SECURITY\AVG6~1.0AN\AVG Virus Vault.lnk
  A          AVG60F~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\INTERNET\SECURITY\AVG6~1.0AN\AVG 6.0 for Windows.lnk
  A          AVGHEL~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\INTERNET\SECURITY\AVG6~1.0AN\AVG Help file.lnk
  A          UNINST~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\INTERNET\SECURITY\AVG6~1.0AN\Uninstall AVG.lnk
  A          README~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\INTERNET\SECURITY\AVG6~1.0AN\Read Me.lnk
  A          SPYBOT~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\INTERNET\SECURITY\SPYBOT~1\Spybot - Search & Destroy.lnk
  A          UNINST~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\INTERNET\SECURITY\SPYBOT~1\Uninstall Spybot - Search & Destroy.lnk
  A          ZONELA~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\INTERNET\SECURITY\ZONELA~1\Zone Labs Security.lnk
  A          UNINST~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\INTERNET\SECURITY\ZONELA~1\Uninstall Zone Labs Security.lnk
  A          ZONELA~2.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\INTERNET\SECURITY\ZONELA~1\Zone Labs Security Tutorial.lnk
  A          README.LNK    C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\INTERNET\SECURITY\ZONELA~1\Readme.lnk
  A          AD-AWA~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\INTERNET\SECURITY\LAVASO~1\Ad-aware 6.lnk
  A          UNINST~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\INTERNET\SECURITY\LAVASO~1\Uninstall Ad-aware 6.lnk
  A          AD-AWA~2.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\INTERNET\SECURITY\LAVASO~1\Ad-aware 6 Manual.lnk
  A          AD-AWA~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\INTERNET\SECURITY\Ad-aware 6.lnk
  A          MOZILL~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\INTERNET\BROWSERS\MOZILL~1\Mozilla Firefox.lnk
  A          MOZILL~2.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\INTERNET\BROWSERS\MOZILL~1\Mozilla Firefox (Safe Mode).lnk
  A          INTERN~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\INTERNET\BROWSERS\Internet Explorer.lnk
  A          NETZER~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\INTERNET\DIALERS\NETZER~1\NetZero Internet.lnk
  A          NETZER~2.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\INTERNET\DIALERS\NETZER~1\NetZero Quick Help.lnk
  A          NETZER~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\INTERNET\DIALERS\NetZero Internet.lnk
  A          OUTLOO~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\INTERNET\EMAIL\Outlook Express.lnk
  A          DIAL-U~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\INTERNET\COMMUN~1\Dial-Up Networking.lnk
  A          DIRECT~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\INTERNET\COMMUN~1\Direct Cable Connection.lnk
  A          HYPERT~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\INTERNET\COMMUN~1\HyperTerminal.lnk
  A          PHONED~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\INTERNET\COMMUN~1\Phone Dialer.lnk
  A          ISDNCO~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\INTERNET\COMMUN~1\ISDN Configuration Wizard.lnk
  A          INTERN~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\PROGRAMS\INTERNET\COMMUN~1\Internet Connection Wizard.lnk
  A          WINDOW~1.LNK  C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\Windows Update.lnk
  A          WINZIP.LNK    C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\WinZip.lnk
  A          START.TXT     C:\WINDOWS\startm~1\start.txt

If you can use your imagination to figure out how this looks then you deserve a cookie.

[ShloobeR]

Ok look fatties there are 121 subfolders on my inicio->programas folder so you all fail.

[Revvy]

Haha ur a spaniard

[Spectere]

I don't really organize my start menu, but my desktop is neat (and IconX-izied): http://homepage.mac....ectere/org1.jpg

Since I mainly use Windows Explorer to open things, I decided to spend more time organizing my main hard drive: http://homepage.mac....ectere/org2.jpg (Edit: "New Folder"? How'd THAT get there? )

Unfortunately, even the best laid plans don't always work out: http://homepage.mac....ectere/org3.jpg

It's better than what I had before I redid my system, though. Before I had everything as a flat list with about half of my things in "Program Files". Now I only have three things in "Program Files" on that drive: Winamp, Photoshop, and MS Office, and only because I didn't really think too much about organizing it at the time. With the size of my newest hard drive, leaving everything as it was before would be suicide (we're talking a 200GB partition vs. a 50GB partition).

This post has been edited by Spectere: 05 August 2004 - 06:29 AM

[barbarian]

hehe i use windows too

[Koji]

My desktop (Still intact on two HDD paper weights) has 3 things on it.

My computer
My documents
My Network Neighborhood

I have 2 partitions in one HDD one, like 5 gigs, is for an OS partition for the windows system files, and the other partition, like 50 gigs, for my documents and program files. The other HDD I use for backing up the other drive (every week I think it was).

My documents are sorted by program or file type and my program files are sorted by name and sometimes maker.

My start menu is sorted into two folders (work and fun) work has school and job related programs while fun has games and such, games are sorted by maker and series (If I happen to have a series of games), while the job or school related material is sorted by category, subjects and stuff.

And that's all I have to say about that.

And in the case of complete system failure (BOOT SECTOR ERROR *GASP*) I simply swap the drive around. Poof all better, cept one week ago.

[Aussie Evil]

Before:


After:

[Zenith Nadir]

my desktop is boring save for the backdrop which is an hr giger pic

and i don't ever use my start menu

here's a picture anyway

hi ^^