FastOpen XP Gold
FastOpen XP Gold let you design menus that work just like the Start menu.  It takes very little time to come up with a menu that works for you. FastOpen XP Gold has many features to help you manage a menu of files, folders and web address, and can display an unlimited number of menu items and... FastOpen XP Gold includes all the features of FastOpen XP + many new features such as: Create sub menus just like the Start menu Backup your menu and settings Show the menu automatically from a screen corner Optimized for Windows XP Password protect your menu Your menu is fully customizable (change...
http://www.piquest.com/products/foxpgold.exe - 2Mb - Download - Screenshot

Start Menu Fast
Start Menu Fast is utility which helps you find your programs in the Windows Start Menu faster. Do you have many programs in your START menu? Do you have situations where you know the name of the program, but cannot find the program in your large START menu? ... If you can say YES, then you should try "Start Menu Fast" application.
http://www.kutinsoft.com/downloads/StartMenuFastSetup.exe - 414Kb - Download - Screenshot

NewStartMenu
NewStartMenu can replace your start menu with your own menu, it is easy to use! you can switch between your start menu and windows start menu. it can hide your desktop and system tray.
http://www.newstartmenu.com/nsmSetup.exe - 1Mb - Download - Screenshot

Advanced Menu Bar
Make a professional menu for your site with the Advanced Menu Bar ! Menus can pop up over HTML content, frames and even go over the browser window. The Advanced Menu Bar can even execute javascript functions. Main Features Summary Unlimited Buttons and Sub Menu's Button and Menu data can be... With this feature packed and highly customisable Menu Bar you will be quickly adding a great menu navigation aid to web sites, help systems, documentation, intranets and much more. ... Full url support including window naming and frame targets, ideal for frames environments.
http://www.jpowered.com/advmenubar/evaluation/AdvMenubarV24eval.zip - 180Kb - Download - Screenshot

DeskBar
DeskBar provides a visual and quick interface to access functionality that is commonly used in Windows. Shutdown, restart, logoff, changing video resolution and colors, changing the default printer, adding a printer, accessing Internet options, launching a web browser, launching the CD player... Windows Explorer: Start a new Explorer window with a single click. ... Run Application: Runs any application or opens a file without using the Start Menu. ... Clicking one of the menu options opens a window to the disk drive.
http://barefoot.swmirror.com/deskbar.exe - 703Kb - Download - Screenshot

Absurd Terminator
Absurd Terminator helps you to make some "absurdly" long and routine Windows functions quicker and more convenient. New in version 2. 9: - now program work correctly in Windows'95 too; - protection scheme improved; - minor bugs fixed. Main functions:- Shutdown/Restart/Log off Windows with help... In main Terminator's window you can use other keys and do following other actions: - - refresh list of tasks - or - hide Terminator's window (minimise it to system tray) - in menu "File" you can check menu item "Autostart" and Terminator will start every time when your Windows starts up...
http://www.nesoft.org/terminator/term.exe - 305Kb - Download - Screenshot

AUTOption
AUTOption is software to enable users to create professional autorun CD menus with minimal time and effort. To make a menu the user has the option of using a friendly wizard to walk them through the process or using the menu editor to edit menus in an interactive environment. ... wav files for your menu start, exit, button clicks and more. ... AUTOption sports 15 styles of button placement animation, use of your own background image, minimize and exit controls, a formattable text area to display descriptive text when the mouse is held over a button, up to twenty buttons on a single menu...
http://www.pollensoftware.com/autorun/soft/AUTOption6-0t.exe - 994Kb - Download - Screenshot

DE Launcher
DE Launcher is a desktop utility that provides an alternative method of launching your favorite applications, documents and URLs and starting common Windows tasks. It's easier to use than Windows Start menu, and neater than having large numbers of desktop shortcuts. ... Now you can launch your favorite tasks/programs using DE Launcher's toolbar, a system tray menu, a floating window or with keyboard hotkeys. ... Shortcuts can include parameters, and a description that is displayed when the shortcut is selected.
http://de.rbytes.net/de-launcher/de_setup.exe - 888Kb - Download - Screenshot

Lans Menubar
If you want to improve your computer operating performance, then Lan? s Menubar is the way to go. Designed for the Windows platforms, this slim utility turns a bumpy road to you favorite applications or files into a super fast highway ride. The program provides you with a popup menu from where... Also you can add the action that minimizes a window to the taskbar, restores it and opens the window full screen. ... The menu has a list-like design where similar items can be grouped together with the help of plain or named separators.
http://lansmenubar.com/lmbsetup_trial.exe - 350b - Download - Screenshot

Power Launch 2
Power Launch 2 is simply the easier Windows management tool. Power Launch 2 empowers you to create special 'Launch Files' that automate any number of simple or complex tasks, or sets of tasks. These can include anything, from starting and closing applications to opening data files, and even... ) with a single keystroke, and even start your screensaver automatically by just leaving your mouse in a corner of the screen. ... Power Launch 2 also lest you chose to start and close multiple programs, files, websites (anything!
http://www.powerlaunchcentral.com/downloads/plsetup.exe - 2Mb - Download - Screenshot