Start Menu Alternative Software
LaunchOnFly is a Start Menu alternative. It lets you launch applications, open files, folders, web links, send e-mail, and do even more using quickly accessible and easily configurable menu which you can open using either mouse or keyboard.
A convenient alternative to the "Start" menu. It's now easier to find and run the program you need and to work with multiple applications. Visually-based, and easy-to-use.
Create a professional CD-ROM autoplay / autorun start menu using CDMenu. The Menu Editor makes creation of the menu window easy. Equally simple is the definition of all window menu and button attributes, including background, sound and text.
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.
CDMenuPro
$54.95 - Klaus Schwenk Software
CDMenuPro is an easy-to-use CDMenu Creator for making Autorun CD Menu applications. The program comes with a large number of ready-to-use templates and project assistants, which make getting fast professional results child's play. CDMenuPro has been designed to create all the files necessary for autorun, to support a large number of trailers such as AVI, Intro, Sound, Splash Screen and to start your programs or documents reliably from your CD
DeskLauncher
Free - R-bytes software
DeskLauncher is a Start Menu alternative. It lets you launch applications, documents, URLs immediately and easier using toolbar, tray menu, floating window, hotkeys or aliases. After installation DeskLauncher creates sample menu for you. Applications are added either through a dialog or by dragging from Windows onto the launch pad. The software has Load at startup and Auto-hide options that should make your life even more easier.
WickedOrange - StartMenuEx
Free - WickedOrange
StartMenuEx, or smx (pronounced semex), is a replacement for the Windows Start Menu. It is fully customizable, and also supports user created themes and plugins. Smx takes over your Windows Start Menu, and allows you to have only the items you want in there, allowing you to find programs, browse your computer, open MSN Messenger contact windows and many other tasks much more efficiently than usual.
Shortcut Explorer
$15.00 - Slashback Software
Shortcut Explorer version 3.0 looks a lot like Windows Explorer and is intended for shortcut file management. The columns in the right pane show, for each shortcut file, the information from the Properties page (target, directory, hotkey, etc.). Shortcut files can be manipulated similar to Windows Explorer. Shortcuts can also be tested. Now includes Favorites menu, with Start Menu, Quick Launch, and other system folders automatically added.
JetStart Free
Free - Code Sector Inc.
Tired of digging into crowded Start Menu? JetStart offers you a quick access to categorized Start Menu shortcuts, recently launched programs and system commands. Just point your mouse to the Start Menu button! You can also place your most used programs and documents into the handy toolbar and quickly run any program by typing few starting letters. Reorder taskbar buttons by drag and drop!
KbStart
$12.95 - Software Designs Development Corp
KbStart provides fast keyboard access to numerous resources just by entering short abbreviations. These resources include the Start Menu, Address Book, Web Favorites, Control Panels, and others. The abbreviations can match any character in the items name. Example: type OEX to launch Outlook Express. KbStart uses a very powerful abbreviation search algorithm that allows you to enter any imaginable abbreviation of the searched item.
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