Here are a few interesting Windows XP Tweaks that may be helpful.
Adding Favorites to Start Menu
1) Click on Start, Run, Type REGEDIT and Click OK
2) Click on the pluses (+) next to the following keys
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- Software
- Microsoft
- Windows
- Current Version
- Explorer
- Advanced
3) Right-click in the Right Side Panel and choose New > DWORD Value
4) Type StartMenuFavorites as the name of the key
5) Double-click on the StartMenuFavorites Key and Change the value to 1 and click OK
6) Close the Registry Editor and Reboot
