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Being a developer, one of the menu options I use the most is the Run menu under Start Menu. But in Vista (Both RC1 and RC2), there is no Run command under Start. The new search box does make it a lot easier to programs, but for things like env variable replacement, this is not enough (like using %windir% for the windows directory etc.).

So a little searching helped find the elusive Run menu. It is there, but is hidden by default when you install Vista. I suppose usage tests revealed that this was mostly never touched by lay users and so they choose to hide it by default.

 To get it back just right click the Taskbar, open Properties (will open up "Taskbar and Start Menu Properties" dialog), go to "Start Menu" Tab, Click the "Customize" button. If you go down the list displayed you will find an option to enable the Run Menu. Turn this on and you have the run menu back in your start menu like usual.

I am so used to using the Run command, that without it, I feel it impossible to work.This is one of the first things I do after I install Vista.