Windows vista start menк and windows xp start menu can be made much more comfortable by customizing default settings.
To optimize windows start menu according to your needs you can set:
- number of items / programs displayed on start menu
- which programs to pin to start menu so they always to stay there
- size of start menu icons
To make these adjustments right click on start button, then click on properties.
Make sure start menu is selected and click on customize button to display start menu properties.
On general tab set options according to your needs and save settings