Customize Start Menu
Customize Your Desktop, Start Menu and Quick Launch in blink of an eye! Customize Start Menu is a tool for arranging menu items into groups, manage desktop icons and Quick Launch. The software has its own database of application titles and can automatically sort out hundreds of applications into... Customize Start Menu can work in the following modes: Groups: The software displays the whole list of applications installed into the Start menu of your computer and allows manual sorting of these applications into groups.
http://www.smartpctools.com/files/csmsetup.exe - 2Mb - Download - Screenshot

PC Power Optimizer Lite
PC Power Optimizer Lite has several categories with their sub modules to optimize your Windows XP as per your desire. With PC Power Optimizer Lite now it is possible to customize menu appearance, Start menu and Taskbar. We can see various system files and folder and change their settings as we... It protects the data by hiding the drives. ... There are many other features which you will come to know by having a look on the following description about it. ... It provides privacy and security at high level.
http://toppctools.swmirror.com/pcpoweroptimizer.exe - 2Mb - Download - Screenshot

CustomIcons
CustomIcons is an ultimate tool for customizing the icons on your desktop, in Windows Start menu, for your folders and many other locations. Using CustomIcons you can easily replace default Windows icons with the ones to your choice and customize a wide variety of desktop attributes. ... With CustomIcons you can: 1) Replace the default icons Windows uses to display My Computer, Recycle Bin, Internet, Start menu items, drives, shortcut and share overlays, system folders and other objects. ... 2) Colorize icons and Start menu items.
http://www.iconempire.com/downloads/customicons.exe - 1Mb - Download - Screenshot

FastOpen XP
FastOpen XP offers a quick and simple solution for accessing your important files,folders and web links. FastOpen XP has many features to help you manage a menu of files, folders and web address, and can display an unlimited number of menu items. The menu is available from an icon in the tray... Here are some of the most popular features of FastOpen XP: Access all your drives from the menu Quick access to useful Windows commands, such as Find and Copy Customize your menu by changing fonts and colors Detect invalid entries automatically FastOpen XP take very few resources, when you are not...
http://www.piquest.com/products/foxp.exe - 2Mb - Download - Screenshot

NextSTART
NextSTART, by Winstep Software Technologies, is a powerful, skinnable, and dynamic pop-up menu that can be used as a replacement or supplement to the Windows Start Menu. NextStart also offers an incredible amount of flexibility so that the user can customize it to his needs and desires. ... Unlike many other menu programs, NextStart does NOT require you to re-enter the paths to all the programs listed on your Start Menu. ... Choose where scroll-buttons are located, how menu selection is made, which mouse button activates the menus, assign hot keys and more!
http://www.winstep.net/ns3-full.zip - 4Mb - Download - Screenshot

Omniquad Set Me Up
Get the most from your Win95/98/ME computer with over 80 runtime enhancements, settings and tools covering system boot, Windows graphics, sound, system maintenance, file encryption, crash protection and recovery, Internet Explorer, new Windows 95/98/ME and general security enhancement User... -Customized explorer change start menu speed & change drive icons. ... Additionally you can customize the start-up tips. ... With Set Me Up you can edit password lists and adjust the start menu speed Benefits include: -System Monitor, FontView and Windows Inspector.
http://www.omniquad.com/setmeup.zip - 3Mb - Download - Screenshot

Omniquad Desktop Booster
Intelligence comes to the Windows environment - Omniquad Desktop Booster makes your life easier and the time spent at your computer more productive. This program effectively recognizes how you use your computer, and which files and programs you access, before creating easy shortcuts on your... Customize Start Menu settings Eject Audio / Data CD-ROMs on Windows shutdown. ... Remove orphaned Start Menu entries. ... Access instantly all user files via the Start Menu. ... Integrate Seamlessly with Windows desktop.
http://www.omniquad.com/itface.zip - 1Mb - Download - Screenshot

RightClick
RightClick enables users to extend or even completely redesign the Windows desktop right-click mouse menu. When a user right-clicks on their Windows desktop, RightClick's custom made menus comes up. Users can add short-cuts, tasks, system commands, and much more to the menu. ... RightClick supports displaying running tasks, the Start menu, the system tray and virtually anything else one might imagine having on there allowing the user to replace the Start bar if they so chose (and in fact RightClick supports hiding the Start bar).
http://storage.stardock.com/files/rightclick_public.exe - 2Mb - Download - Screenshot

XP App Wizard
In many homes, more than one person uses a single computer. Windows XP is the first Microsoft operating system designed for home use that will allow each user to have his or her own individual profile and settings. One big advantage of individual profiles is that is now possible to provide a... The wizard displays all Start Menu items in a grid, with a column of check boxes for each user. ... If you want an item displayed in a user's Start Menu, you check it. ... The XP App Wizard provides an intuitive, easy-to-use interface that allows you to add or remove items to your Windows XP Start...
http://www.swinformatics.com/products/xpappwiz/XPAppWizSetup11.msi - 598Kb - Download - Screenshot

ShellSearch
Constantly searching for misplaced shortcuts on your Desktop, Desktop sub-folders, Start Menu, Internet Favorites menu, etc.? This program helps you find misplaced shortcuts or any other types of files quickly and easily in any combination of Windows most commonly used shell locations such as... Features many options to streamline searches and customize results display. ... ) from within the program with a few mouse clicks or via drag-and-drop. ... Results can be launched and managed (move, copy, delete, etc.
http://www.harmonyhollow.net/download/shllsrch.exe - 791Kb - Download - Screenshot