Migration from version 1.0 alpha

To migrate from Menu Inventor 1.0 alpha, use the Migrator.exe tool which is included in the standard installation pack since version 1.1. Note that the older version of this tool called MIF2MXF.exe is now obsolete and its use is strongly discouraged.

Migration from Windows Start

Currently, there is no explicit tool that will allow you to "copy" the structure of your current Windows Start menu straight to Menu Inventor. However, you can use the Add from folder.. (BatchAdd) method inside Menu Inventor, accessible via right-click on the pane.

Add from folder (v1.1)

Select your Windows Start Menu folder, which will typically be located in:

under Windows NT 4.0, 2000, XP, and 2003

C:\Documents And Settings\[your_username]\Start Menu    and
C:\Documents And Settings\All Users\Start Menu

under Windows 95, 98 and Me

C:\Windows\Start Menu    or
C:\Windows\Profiles\[your_username]\Start Menu

under Windows Vista

C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu    and
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu

There are no plans writing such a tool yet, however, if you wish to write such an application or a script, that would handle this job, do not hesitate to contact Hai and he will share with you the structure of the MXF menu tree file for your convenience.