
How can I speed-up the very s..l..o..w Start menu in Windows XP?
The Start Menu can be leisurely when it decides to appear, but you
can speed things along by changing it's settings from the Registry:
Start Registry Editor (Regedit.exe).
Locate the following key in the registry:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Control Panel/Desktop/
On the Edit menu, click Add Value,...