Don't let the name of this program put you off; it works on all the most popular versions of Windows.

Vista Start Menu is an alternative to the plain Start menu you find in XP and Vista. It loads instantly, and is highly customizable. The enhancements are most obvious on Vista. Instead of presenting a "search-based" interface or "All Programs",  it  effectively provides a hierarchical menu of  Program folders together with some other features. It's very customizable. It doesn't change any system settings, so it's perfectly safe to install, try for a few days, and then remove if you don't like it. On one test system, Vista's Search (Start button) failed to find all installed programs, but Vista Start Menu listed them all.

The picture and other graphics on the developer's website will help you  to more-or-less instantly decide if you might want to use it.

Product Details

Vista Start Menu
Website: http://www.vistastartmenu.com/index.html
Download link: http://www.vistastartmenu.com/index.html
Author: Dennis Nazarenko
Version: 2.8
Date: Unknown
Download file size: 1.45 MB
License: Freeware
Operating systems supported: Windows NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista
64 Bit version available: Yes
Portable version available: Unknown
Non-English languages supported: None
Additional software required: None