Speed Up the Start Menu

Speed Up the Start Menu in Windows XP

The Start Menu usually take a some time to display the list of programs installed. In order to get Windows XP to display the list faster, just follow following steps;

goto Start Menu > Run

type in "regedit"

This will open the registry window.

Navigate to "HKEY_CURRENT_USER"

> ControlPanel

> Desktop

Now, Scroll down in the right panel and double click on "MenuShowDelay".

Change the default value for the menu speed from 400 to a lesser number ( 1 or even 0 ) in the Value Data Box.

Click OK. 

Enjoy.. :)