The Start menu is the most frequently used item in Windows systems. It keeps track of all your frequently accessed programs and sorts them in the list according to the usage. It also makes it easy for the user to access all the installed programs from one place. But sometimes when you uninstall program from the system the empty folders of that program are left behind.
Start Menu Cleaner is an easy to use tool using which you can remove unneeded shortcuts and empty folders from …

When you install the Windows 7 beta version, you can see some changes in the start menu when compared to Windows Vista. Similar to Vista, the Run command is not available by default in Windows 7. Many people who are still using Windows XP might want to see the run command in the start menu. Run can be enabled in Windows 7 as well like Vista.
1. Right click on any open area in the start menu and select Properties.

2. Select the Start Menu tab in the properties window and click …

I had a problem with Windows 7 where the Compressed File option was missing from the Send menu. Luckily I knew how to bring it back. This will work for Windows Vista also.
1. Hold down the Windows Key and press R or go to Start > Run.
2. Type regsvr32 %windir%/system32/zipfldr.dll
3. Click OK.
See if the Compress Folder option is back. If not you may have to perform these steps.
1. Open Notepad.
2. Click File > Save As…
3. Name the file Compressed (zipped) Folder.ZFSendToTarget and Save it.
Try that out.