Windows 7 new start menu is great, but it is also kind of confusing for people who are used to the classic start menu which was available for people to use from Windows 95-Vista. However, Microsoft decided to not add the classic start menu feature to Windows 7.
There is a third party program called Classic Shell which can be used to make a Classic Start menu for you. It is incredibly easy to use. All you have to do is install it, and use it. The best part is it is free and does not use only 1.4 MB of RAM.
Download it at: http://classicshell.sourceforge.net/
If you want back the regular start menu with the search box after installing Classic Shell Menu, all you have to do is right click the start button and pick exit from the context menu.
