In Part 1 of this series we looked at what the "Start" menu is, in this part we will expand on the information and start to talk about the various items you will find on the "Start" menu.
When you click the start menu, you will notice a box jumps up and gives you a list, this list will vary from computer to computer as it will all depend on which programs (software) is installed on every individual machine.
Software that you use most often will be automaticallay tagged onto the "Start" menu, you can also tag the software that you choose to the "Start" menu so that it is always directly to hand.
You will also notice on computers that are running Windows Vista and Windows 7 the box at the bottom of the menu that says "Start Search", this box will allow you to search for files and software on your computer, it will also give the option to search the Internet directly from that box. Windows XP does not have this box, instead this version of Windows has a search option, this version will only search for files on your computer and not the Internet.
The way the search works in the newer version of Windows, is that the files on your computer are always collected as the computer is in operation this is also know as indexing. Windows XP however searches after you have typed in the item you are looking, in other words it goes looking for the file rather that finding it instantly in the newer versions of Windows.
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