Update XP's Start Menu

You know that area on the upper-left side of Windows XP's Start menu where icons for your browser and e-mail client reside? You can put other shortcuts there, too, turning it into an auxiliary quick-launch pad without taking up valuable taskbar real estate. Simply drag a program, file, or shortcut from elsewhere on your Start menu--or from any folder or Explorer window--and drop it on that section of the menu. One warning: When you drag a shortcut to this area, Windows makes a shortcut to the shortcut instead of copying the original one. If you delete the original shortcut, the one in the Start menu will stop working.

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