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Start Menu X Pro 5.72 Giveaway
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Giveaway of the day — Start Menu X Pro 5.72

Launch programs quickly, avoiding the system menu.
$19.99 EXPIRED
User rating: 237 72 comments

Start Menu X Pro 5.72 was available as a giveaway on January 15, 2016!

Today Giveaway of the Day
$19.00
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Add stickers to your desktop and create reminders for your upcoming events!

Start Menu X is the right solution for power users to launch programs quickly, avoiding the system menu. The program will save your time and make your professional work with a computer convenient.

Benefits of PRO version:

  • Single-click launch;
  • Assign a primary program to any folder and start it simply by clicking this folder;
  • Change the structure and add tabs;
  • Manage the Virtual Groups;
  • Sort files by name.

System Requirements:

Windows XP/ Vista/ 7/ 8/ 8.1/ 10 (x32/x64)

Publisher:

OrdinarySoft

Homepage:

http://www.startmenux.com/index.html

File Size:

10.3 MB

Price:

$19.99

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Bring back the Start button and menu to Windows 8.
Developed by Microsoft
Create custom shortcuts for popular programs.
Developed by Stardock Corporation

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#30

Looks like my XFCE desktop in Manjaro Linux.

Reply   |   Comment by jim.vandamme  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#29

Problem for me is it disabled itself the day after the install and wanted to default to the free non-pro version.
I tried to resolve by contacting the vendor. They said it was the result of changing equipment.
I didn't change equipment and am not happy that all they offered was a discounted price instead of the free program offered.

Reply   |   Comment by Mike Kay  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#28

Love this menu,and have been using it forever,but unfortunately cannot continue with it because when I a set it to start with windows (10),it multiplied the start up time by a factor of 3-4.i.e.,from 40 seconds to 3 1/2 minutes. I have windows 10 fast startup option enabled.Start Menu x seems to nullify that feature somehow.

Reply   |   Comment by Gerry  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#27

How do you obtain the key for Pro version?

Reply   |   Comment by scott  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#26

This is a really great program. have used since win. 8 and will now use on win. 10

Reply   |   Comment by Fred  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-3)
#25

I have a dual monitor setup on Win 10 Pro and on my 2nd monitor have the standard MS UI. On my main monitor I have the Start Menu 8 from IObit providing a Win 7 like experience. Apps open on the monitor that they were last on and can be dragged & re-sized at will. My workflow is much quicker and since I do tech support I am able to use the UI that my customer is using. I am also able to learn the MS UI as I wish.

I tried this product on a previous give a way and found the learning curve and features to be way more than I had time to learn. It probably would be perfect for others though and it did work well! I am really happy with what I have at present.

Thanks for the opportunity to give my incite and I did post this GOTD on FB.

Rick Martin

Reply   |   Comment by Rick Martin  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+2)
#24

You do not need to uninstall an older version before installing this one, but you will have to reboot the machine after the installation finishes.

Reply   |   Comment by DD  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+1)
#23

I'm using this program since years and for me it is the best one I have come across to have my 300+ applications organized in a structured way. Denys is also providing an excellent support. I can highly recommend it.

Reply   |   Comment by erikiwi  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-1)
#22

I have had this program since Windows 10 came out and it is fantastic!!! Do not miss this if you have Win 10. Grab it, it's very much worth while.

Reply   |   Comment by Jack  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-3)
#21

I have been using versions of this for several years, and once you've learned all its features and customized things to your taste, it's a very powerful tool for controlling the Start menu.

Thank you for offering it again.

Reply   |   Comment by DD  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)

DD
Do you need to uninstall an older version before installing this new version? I'm currently running v5.30. Thanks in advance.

Reply   |   Comment by Suze  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)

Update: I decided to install this over my older version (without uninstalling), and it seems to work just fine.

Reply   |   Comment by Suze  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#20

Love this program. My primary computer crashed hard and bad a couple of weeks ago, and I grabbed the free version of this program, while waiting for it to show back up on this site.

Easy to use, looks good, and allows me to customize my start to how I like it. Thanks for bring it back!!!

Reply   |   Comment by Hippy Lettuce  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-3)
#19

I look forward to this--am a longtime fan of regular Start Menu X, and the Pro has some additional features I've missed.

Reply   |   Comment by Ivan Berger  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-4)
#18

Ok... the Help section

Reply   |   Comment by Ray  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-6)
#17

First, thanks for the pro version, but I do have a problem. I was running the free version 5.5 and installed this version as administrator, after reboot it showed I was running ver 5.72 free. I did an uninstall, reboot and reinstalled as admin with the same results. The last try I made was to go to the administrator account where I did the uninstall, reboot and reinstall again. After reboot the admin account shows the pro version but the user account shows the free version. I would really like the pro version in the user account where I spent the most time.

Any thoughts?

Reply   |   Comment by L.Andy Klepoch  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+4)

L.Andy Klepoch
Sorry, forgot. Win 10 Pro 64 bit, Admin and user accounts

Reply   |   Comment by L.Andy Klepoch  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+2)

L.Andy Klepoch
Problem solved. This program must be run as an administrator to function as Pro.

Reply   |   Comment by L.Andy Klepoch  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+5)
#16

I've been using Start10 (and previously Start8) from the good folks at Stardock.com, but after viewing the video on Start Menu X's home page, I may switch. This appears to be a very powerful program. I am impressed. It does allow for much more customization of the Start Menu that Classic Shell or Start 10 do.

Reply   |   Comment by Dan_L  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-4)
#15

Start10/Start8 (pay) and Classic Shell (free) offer more user options than this one. Check them all out before deciding.

Reply   |   Comment by khalid  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+10)

khalid
Start10/Start8 (pay) and Classic Shell (free) don't has - Virtual Groups, Power timers, Single-click launch features etc.
Yes this programs has more settings but you relay need to setup the popup delay?
Most of the customers don't ask about this. Start Menu X has all that need for 90% of the customers.

I know this as religion and you don't hear me but you can just pass by if you prefer other program, it's easy. ;)

Reply   |   Comment by Denys Nazarenko  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-3)

Denys Nazarenko
What the OP *should* have said, perhaps, is that Classic Shell has more *worthwhile* options than this thing. At least for me.

Reply   |   Comment by RustyNail  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+8)
#14

For people still using Windows 8.1, is there any advantage to using Start Menu X Pro over the free Classic Start Menu (from classic shell dot net)?

I assume you can't have both installed on the same PC and you would have to uninstall 1 of them, or can you keep both installed and enable/disable either one on-the-fly?

Reply   |   Comment by Johnathan  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+6)

Johnathan
Jonathan, I use Classic Start Menu on my Win8.1 tablet and installed Start Menu X Pro a last time it was offered here. To avoid what I assumed would be a conflict between the 2 start menu programs, I simply turned off the autostart function of Start Menu X--no issue, then, in having both on my computer. And then, to check Start Menu X out, I simply closed the Classic Start Menu program and started up Start Menu X. In the end, I kept using Classic Start Menu--Start Menu X was just fine, but I didn't see any great benefit of it over Classic Start Menu--although it may have been a bit "sleeker" over Classic Start Menu at the time--and I appreciated the greater customizability I found with Classic Start Menu. Also, nice that Classic Start Menu simply can be freely reinstalled if that's ever needed.

Reply   |   Comment by Mike S.  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+20)
#13

I've used this from V4 on to this one, I bought a Pro key for the thing long ago, its good for W8 and 8.1 users, but not so much anymore on W10, the start menu on 10 is pretty customize-able now, and I've been slowly getting used to using it myself instead of startmenu. I still have startmenu installed and configured, but hardly open it now. But for those still getting used to the W10 menu, this is a good program to use as a go between.

Reply   |   Comment by Hoody  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+3)
#12

I can't seem to get this to install. I've unzipped the files into a new folder and even tried running it as administrator, but within seconds of clicking on the exe file, I get the "successfully activiated" box, but nothing has changed. I am still running the free version I had previously installed. Any ideas? This seems to be the case when I've tried to install several GOTD programs recently....nothing seems to happen.

Reply   |   Comment by Grammar Police  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-1)

Grammar Police

FYI....I'm running Windows 7, 64-bit.

Reply   |   Comment by Grammar Police  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)

Grammar Police
All you have to do is disable your antivirus program for 10 minutes before you run the set up file. That's it; nothing else. AVG, particularly, if you have it.

Reply   |   Comment by Swamp Thing  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#11

I have used the free and the Pro version for years and highly recommend this program. I have set it up, (the free version) on several computers for friends, especially those running Windows 8. Easy to customize, especially for older folks that often get confused with the newer Windows interface. I will be upgrading my free versions to Pro today. Thanks GOTD and OrdinarySoft for offering this software.

Reply   |   Comment by Jimnovator  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+2)
#10

Denys, what are the changes since version 5.30 please?

Reply   |   Comment by mahaal  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+1)

mahaal
http://www.startmenux.com/checkupdates.php?ver=5.30free

Reply   |   Comment by Denys Nazarenko  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+1)

Denys Nazarenko
Thank you! I could not find that info on your page.

Reply   |   Comment by mahaal  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-1)

mahaal
You're welcome. :) You always can get this list if you click - Options- check updates.

Reply   |   Comment by Denys Nazarenko  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#9

Just use icons on the desktop.

Reply   |   Comment by ric  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-20)
#8

"Classic Shell" runs circles around Star Menu X Pro and it is free plus it includes full customization of Start Menu, Explorer and IExplorer.

Reply   |   Comment by Luis  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+9)

Luis
The Start Menu X is also freeware and has more features even in freeware mode - Power timers, virtual goups etc.
With PRO version you get even more + support.

Reply   |   Comment by Denys Nazarenko  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+12)

Luis Over the years I had some success with Start Menu X and some disappointments. I now use a relatively unknown free program called Finalbird. Works great, small footprint, many features and free.
http://finalbird.com/

Reply   |   Comment by Frank J  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+3)

Frank J
It's nice and free but still lacks Explorer and IExplorer customization.

Reply   |   Comment by Luis  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)

No, it doesn't.

Reply   |   Comment by Swamp Thing  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-1)
#7

morning...been running an older version on win7 since jan2013....works perfect. never a start menu issue and everything layed out in front of you with one click...microsoft should learn from you. personally will not be upgrading as mine works perfect but do recommend it. always nice to find a program that does what it says without conflicts.

Reply   |   Comment by clas  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+14)
#6

Smooth install on win10 (64).. Like finding an old friend. I do like the 10's menu so by working between the two it will make me happier.. The only draw back for me is in X's option there's no longer the transparent black but when 10 appears the back board is transparent so playing both menus is pretty neat.. Thanks GOTD and OrdinarySoft.. It's a keeper.

Reply   |   Comment by unkabob  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-2)
#5

Good program! However, I have no indication that I have the PRO version...anyone know how to see if the PRO version was activated?

Reply   |   Comment by Tony Castrataro  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-3)

Tony Castrataro
Please click - Options - Check updates, Or Options - About (on the left bottom side of the items list)

Reply   |   Comment by Denys Nazarenko  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+5)

Denys Nazarenko
Thanks! :)

Reply   |   Comment by Tony Castrataro  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)

Tony Castrataro
I was glad to help you Tony :))

Reply   |   Comment by Denys Nazarenko  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-8)
#4

I have tried to download this giveaway in three different ways on three very different browsers on eight occasions and not been successful. I get responses such as "Failed download" and "Software not found" even though the actual process of downloading seems to have taken place.

Reply   |   Comment by Builder  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-10)

Builder
Didn't you receive an e-mail with a download link in your inbox, Builder ? I did, and now I just tried to download it from Firefox, Chrome and IE11. No problems at all. Your problem must be local. Don't you have another pc in your household, you can try ? Otherwise try to run Firefox portable from USB device. Good luck - ot eventually try Forum for support :-)

Reply   |   Comment by Allan  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+7)

Allan
I tried directly from the main page (button) and from the dl link in the email. None worked with any browser. Hours later it is still failing. I have shut off my anti-malware software, so that was not the problem. I don't use Firefox.

Reply   |   Comment by Builder  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-4)

Builder
Try temporarily turning off your firewall, I had to do that to get it to install.

Reply   |   Comment by Barney Rubble  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+1)

Barney Rubble
My problem is getting the full download, not installation. I have turned off everything related to security to get the dl, even tried using IE, Iron (Chrome), Opera and Maxthon browsers with zero success.
I have not had a problem downloading or installing any other software recently, with full security armed. I tried downloading from my wife's computer with no better luck. Both of us use Win7 pro.

Reply   |   Comment by Builder  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#3

Hi

I am quite frustrated and have mentioned this before in direct communication with the Startmenu author.
I was a proud user of your excellent software until I originally upgraded from Win 8.1 to 10, where I continued using it for a while.

After that I got some unrelated problems & subsequently made a clean install of Windows 10. Around that time, when I tried to re-install a free version from the website, somehow, it could not run. If you tried to start it manually, nothing happened. In the task manager, it appears briefly & then disappears & is no longer under processes.

I have had to do a Windows 10 re-installation, 2 or so other times again .... I had the same issue, with latest availble version on the site, both free & pro trial version.

I forgot about it.

Then today, once I saw the offer, I pounced on it, but it has led to the same disappointing results. I have 2 accounts on this laptop with admin. rights, one of which I never use. I thought I could try it on the latter, still same result.

Quite confounded by what keeps it from running on this laptop, when I have it functioning on another PC & on one of a friend, both with Win 10 & had it functioning before on this laptop as mentioned.

Is there any known issue, is there any way one can troubleshoot to see what stops it on this particular machine?

Regards

Reply   |   Comment by xprt007  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-3)

xprt007
For a different piece of software, I had this issue and discovered it was the installer not recognizing the Symbolic Linker or Junction Point location that I had downloaded the file to. Enough jargon, just right click the file and choose "Open file location" and install from that location if it navigated there. Also try installing from USB thumb drive too. Good luck.

Reply   |   Comment by arttronics  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+9)

xprt007
I use to start it from tray, and I just run it, when I want a full view over my installations. After all, it uses about 15 MB just to run, and for my needs, it doesn't need to run all the time. I hope, you can "live with" my solution launching Start Menu X.

Reply   |   Comment by Allan  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-4)

xprt007
Hi, troubleshooting specific Software in relation to one's PC can be a tedious task, but on GOTD site it's worth looking into past Giveaways to see if similar issues were raised and solved. Today's Software and it's Publisher (OrdinarySoft) can be easily traced (just click on it and/or navigate to 'previous') and read relevant Comments. Hope it helps. Good luck!

Reply   |   Comment by fran  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)

xprt007
Hi
Thank you for your suggestions.
I have tried several things including running installation as administrator, running the compatibility trouble shooter which suggested Windows 7 mode, installing from USB drive ..., though instead of "right click the file and choose => 'Open file location'" ... I only have "Open", ... I get the same result: not even the pre-selected "Launch" after installation leads to the desired result. You see it briefly appear in the task manager under processes after which it disappears. Same after a manual start.
All this was never necessary on this Samsung laptop before during the Win 8.1 & initial Win 10 days after upgrade! The installation & functioning was as straightforward as that of ALL other programs.
It also works fine as said on 2 separate gadgets where i installed the free version a couple of months ago, upgraded from Win 7 & Win 8.1 respectively. ... and no one else is complaining here ... :(
After 3 or so subsequent clean Win 10 installations, ... no success, neither with the free/trial pro version from their site & today's giveaway.
Never had such an issue before.
....

Well ... I probably have to admit defeat, unless the cause can be identified.

Regards

Reply   |   Comment by xprt007  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+1)

xprt007
The Start Menu X has a problems with Pinacle Studio. So if you have this program the problem can be related to it. I remember your request in the support. As I remember I ask you about version that you have and few screenshot or better the video. If you can provide this information I will try to help you.

Reply   |   Comment by Denys Nazarenko  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+10)

Denys Nazarenko
Hi there
Thank you for you response.
Yes, I remember you asking for more information, but at the time I had more or less given up & then got busy with other things & forgot.

The problem seems to be identified as I indeed have ==>> Pinnacle Studio 18 Ultimate ....

If I remember well, this was part of the last response from you:

... c:\program files\start menu X\
and launch the startmenux.exe

after this please click Options and check the first option -
start with Windows

If you get any error please make screenshot and send it to me.


The problem, though is if I go to the location & try to manually start the program, as mentioned .... nothing visible happens, nothing of the Startmenu interface gets launched, ... so there is no way to get to those options, much less a screenshot!

The Startup status of Startmenu X in task manager shows is "enabled", which I guess means the program starts with Windows ...

Could there be a solution for Pinnacle studio users?

Kind regards & thank u

Reply   |   Comment by xprt007  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-1)

xprt007
I must add I had the same Pinnacle Studio under Win 8.1 & after upgrading to Win 10.
The conflict with it must be under Win 10, clean install ... I guess.

Reply   |   Comment by xprt007  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)

xprt007
Please send to supportbox at orinarysoft.com the download link to Pinacle studio that you have. Since the Pinacle don't provide the public link for download and I need the same file that you have.
btw. Hacked version of Pinacle works very well with Start Menu X since problem related to paranoid protection of Pinacle Studio. So I need the original file from Pinacle.

Reply   |   Comment by Denys Nazarenko  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)

xprt007
Could it be a solution to install them at each their drive? Maybe silly suggestion, but many users installs recovery programs at another drive. That folder might be usefull - especially to avoid huge installations at the system drive.

Reply   |   Comment by Allan  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-2)
#2

Even, Win 10, actually have a nice and easy customable start menu, I still like Start Menu X - even as my first choice. No, I have no share's in the program. As far as I recall, the developer, uses his time to design Start Menus......and he's pretty good at it. Thanks for the upgrade. In fact I had the freeware version installed. Though, be aware, Start Menu X uses quite some resourses - just in case, the pc isn't a power machine.

Happy weekend and thanks to, Ordinairy Soft, and the team behind GAOTD from Denmark.

Reply   |   Comment by Allan  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+12)
#1

I've been using Start Menu x (5.70 currently) for a number of years and I like it. My only gripe is that sometimes I have to click on the start icon (win 7 64) two or three times before the menu will appear. Other than that it's been very good.

Their website didn't mention any version differences that I could see, so I wonder if there are any. I think the later versions of windows have more interesting start menus (maybe?), but this definitely is an improvement for windows 7!

Reply   |   Comment by Powder Skier  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)

Powder Skier
I use to start it from tray - ot the keyboard. Just as easy, when you get used to :-)

Reply   |   Comment by Allan  –  8 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-2)
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