We recently shared CSMenu which provides you XP like Classic Start menu in Windows 7 & Vista. Here is another new tool which adds some missing features to Windows 7 & Vista like a classic start menu and a classic toolbar in Windows Explorer.
Classic Shell is Free utility which lets you get back the classic start menu and classic toolbar. It includes the option to install both Classic Start Menu and Classic Explorer.
Has support for skins, including additional 3rd party skins.
Classic Start Menu – Adds XP like classic start menu without disabling the original one.
Classic Explorer is included in Classic Shell installer and comes handy for most users. It adds a toolbar to Windows Explorer (similar to XP) for some common operations (Go to the parent folder, Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete, Properties).
It also has options for customizing the folder panel to look more like the Windows XP version or to not fade the expand buttons.
To enable classic toolbar, open Windows explorer. Click Organize > Layout and check the Menu Bar option. Now close explorer and reopen it. Right click on the menu bar and select "Classic Explorer Bar" to show the toolbar.
Is there any way, via keystrokes or a tool bar item (as in XP), to toggle the navigation pane in explorer ?