After much deliberation, I finally decided to upgrade from Windows Vista to Windows 7. I breezed through the upgrade installation process but strangely, the programs I had pinned to the Start menu prior to installation were no longer there. I tried to customize this via the taskbar properties...
configuration
customization
default browser
email client
grayed out
installation issues
menu options
operating system
pinned items
privacy settings
recentlyopenedprograms
settings
start menu
taskbar
taskbar properties
upgrade
user experience
windows 7
windows vista