To make Windows use multiple Start Menu Columns instead of a single scrolling column, like Windows 9x had, Also if you are using Classic Mode in XP
1. Open RegEdit 
   2. Go to the key 
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Explorer\ Advanced 
   3. Create a string value "StartMenuScrollPrograms" 
   4. Right click the new string value and select modify 
   5. Set the value to "FALSE" 
