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bobc170a
PostPosted: Wed Nov 06, 2013 2:08 pm 
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I just upgraded to Windows 8.1. I downloaded Classic Shell and it works find but only for the
current session. Once I log off and then log on the Windows start button returns.
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Ivo
PostPosted: Wed Nov 06, 2013 2:15 pm 
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Did you install Classic Shell before or after you upgraded to 8.1?
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bobc170a
PostPosted: Wed Nov 06, 2013 2:25 pm 
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After I upgraded to Windows 8.1
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Ivo
PostPosted: Wed Nov 06, 2013 2:31 pm 
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Can you elaborate what you mean by "works only for the current session"? Does it work after you restart?
Also, if you manually run ClassicStartMenu.exe, does it work?
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bobc170a
PostPosted: Wed Nov 06, 2013 2:44 pm 
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When I log on now the Classic Shell start button is not there. If I manually run Classic Shell
exe Classic Shell loads and works just fine. However when I log off and then log on

later the Classic Shell start button has been replaced by the Windows 8 start button.

I hopes this explains my problem.
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Ivo
PostPosted: Wed Nov 06, 2013 10:35 pm 
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Open regedit and go to the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Create a new string value named Classic Start Menu and set its value to "C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\ClassicStartMenu.exe" -startup
See if that makes it work.
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SEMiller
PostPosted: Fri Nov 08, 2013 11:27 am 
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I had this problem as well and the registry edit fix worked. It takes a moment for classic start menu to start up, but it does change from the windows rectangle to the classic shell icon. It starts up after desktop icons and before gadgets appears.
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Ivo
PostPosted: Fri Nov 08, 2013 11:34 am 
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@SEMiller - what version of Windows do you have?
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