4.2.20 StartMenu XML Example

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The following is an example of a StartMenu configuration XML. The XML in this example sets various attributes of the desktop Start menu, such as hiding the Favorites menu, using large icons, showing My Music as a link, and showing the Search option on the Start menu.

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <StartMenuTaskbar 
           clsid="{4C4059E4-2F6E-4630-9CB8-5D9A89252C3B}"
           disabled="1">
   <StartMenu 
           clsid="{F722CC65-E38A-496b-BA76-49EBF9571415}"
           name="Start Menu (Windows XP)" 
           changed="2007-07-06 20:56:12"
           uid="{6EA2DD46-13BA-4AB8-A099-DA07F8302C3E}">
     <Filters>
       <FilterOs 
           hidden="1" 
           not="1" 
           bool="AND" 
           class="NT"
           version="VISTA" 
           type="NE" 
           edition="NE" 
           sp="NE"/>
     </Filters>
     <Properties 
           largeMFUIcons="1" 
           minMFU="6" 
           autoCascade="1"
           notifyNewApps="1" 
           showControlPanel="LINK" 
           enableDragDrop="1"
           startMenuFavorites="HIDE" 
           showHelp="1" 
           showMyComputer="LINK"
           showMyDocs="LINK" 
           showMyMusic="LINK" 
           showNetPlaces="0"
           showMyPics="LINK" 
           showNetConn="MENU" 
           showPrinters="1"
           showRun="1" 
           scrollPrograms="0" 
           showSearch="1"
           showRecentDocs="MENU" 
           clearStartDocsList="0" 
           cShowLogoff="0"
           cShowRun="1" 
           cEnableDragDrop="1" 
           cCascadeControlPanel="0"
           cCascadeMyDocuments="0" 
           cCascadeMyPictures="0"
           cCascadeNetworkConnections="0" 
           cCascadePrinters="0"
           cScrollPrograms="0" 
           cPersonalized="1"/>
   </StartMenu>
   <StartMenuVista 
           clsid="{8B03851A-1210-4621-80B6-C334A4F1C941}"
           name="Start Menu (Windows Vista)" 
           userContext="0"
           removePolicy="0" 
           changed="2007-07-06 20:56:19"
           uid="{922E4532-9A31-4CCD-8F89-2763B061152A}">
     <Filters>
       <FilterOs 
                 hidden="1" 
                 not="0" 
                 bool="AND" 
                 class="NT"
                 version="VISTA" 
                 type="NE" 
                 edition="NE" 
                 sp="NE"/>
     </Filters>
     <Properties 
                 minMFU="6" 
                 showMyComputer="LINK" 
                 connectTo="1"
                 showControlPanel="LINK" 
                 defaultPrograms="1"
                 showMyDocs="LINK" 
                 enableContextMenu="1" 
                 showFavorites="0"
                 showGames="LINK" 
                 showHelp="1" 
                 highlightNew="1"
                 showMyMusic="LINK" 
                 showNetPlaces="1" 
                 openSubMenus="1"
                 personalFolders="LINK" 
                 showMyPics="LINK" 
                 showPrinters="1"
                 runCommand="1" 
                 showSearch="0" 
                 searchCommunications="0"
                 searchFavorites="1" 
                 searchFiles="INDEX" 
                 searchPrograms="0"
                 sortAllPrograms="1" 
                 systemAdmin="ALL" 
                 trackProgs="1"
                 useLargeIcons="1"
                 showRecentDocs="MENU" 
                 clearStartDocsList="0"
                 cShowAdminTools="0" 
                 cShowFavorites="0" 
                 cShowLogoff="0"
                 cShowRun="1" 
                 cEnableDragDrop="1" 
                 cCascadeControlPanel="0"
                 cCascadeMyDocuments="0" 
                 cCascadeNetworkConnections="0"
                 cCascadeMyPictures="0" 
                 cCascadePrinters="0"
                 cScrollPrograms="0" 
                 cSmallIcons="0" 
                 cPersonalized="1"/>
   </StartMenuVista>
 </StartMenuTaskbar>