About views in Windows (Start menu, Control Panel)
Windows 7
Windows 7 does not offer a complete Classic View or Classic
Start menu. To use a Classic theme, right-click anywhere on
the desktop, and then choose Personalize. Under "Basic and
High Contrast Themes", select Windows Classic.
In Windows 7, there is no Classic View in the Control
Panel. Instead, you can switch between Category, Large
icons, and Small icons.
To customize your Windows 7 Start menu and Taskbar, right-click the
Start button and click Properties.
Windows Vista and XP
In Windows Vista and XP, you can choose whether to use the default
views for some items (e.g., Start menu, Control Panel) or
switch to Classic View. The option to switch is usually visible in the
left frame, or by right-clicking and selecting
Properties.
