So what are the programs that currently appear in your Windows Xp start menu as being used most often?
Mine are (in order) Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, Calculator, TransMac, Command Prompt, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Graphmatica.
I couldn’t tell you for sure (never even use the start menu, and even when I do, I don’t know where that is).
But Firefox, AIM, iTunes, and OpenOffice.org (mainly the word processing application thereof).
Firefox, AIM, Outlook, Winamp, text editor of some sort. I can’t decide on my favorite yet (notepad++, context, textpad), PowerCalc, AceFTP, Word, Internet Explorer, Google Desktop Search in approximately that order
Hmm, this looks interesting…
Firefox, Outlook, AIM, iTunes, Excel, Word, Wake Up News (alarm clock…it takes me forever to wake up), and Photoshop.
Firefox, Semagic, Trillian, MS Word, Winamp, Microsoft Photo Editor, The Sims 2 
AIM, Maxthon, iTunes, MSN Messenger, 3DSM, Photoshop, UT2k4, Azureus
Notepad, Gaim, Photoshop, Word, Filezilla, WMP, Dreamweaver
DC++, microsoft word, pokerstars, VLC media player, Remote desktop, Exel, Visio, powerpoint, notepad, paint
Word, Photoshop, Spider Solitaire(my wife’s addiction), First class(for an online course at RIT), Calculator(got to add up point totals for fantasy football analysis), Zerospyware, Versa Check 2003 (it’s fun making your own checks), Cakewalk Pyro 2004,
Don’t normally use the new Start menu (Old school is nicer… ;)), but just for you I checked:
Notepad – I really don’t that often. Lying start menu.
Visual Studio 2003 – I’m hoping to get beta 2005 soon
Zip Genius 5 – Freeware archive program, can read tons of formats. Go here to find out more.
Macromedia Fireworks MX 2004
Adobe Photoshop CS
Word
Dreamweaver
Nero – v 6.something
Command Prompt – !
RealPlayer
My work laptop:
Microsoft Word
Notepad
Calculator
WinSCP
Adobe Photoshop CS
Command Prompt
I’m a multi-person environment with PC and Mac. Here’s my list of the top 10…
-Safari
-Appleworks
-iTunes (mac and windows)
-Firefox
-Photoshop (5.5, 7, CS) Mac & PC
-AIM
-iPhoto
-Word
-Fathom
-Macromedia Suite
Work:
MemQ2
COVDRB
POAA
Word
Home:
PaintShop Pro
WinSCP
HomeSite
Word
Outlook and Internet Explorer
Heidi
Trillian
Cdigix- CTRAX (new “free” music service offered here at purdue)
Plus! Alarm clock (cuz I can never wake up w/ just one alarm)
Notepad
PowerArchiver 2003
Warcraft III:Frozen Throne
MS Word 97
Risk II
Nero Burning ROM
MS Excel 97
Adobe Reader 6
Other things that would be on there would be Winamp, Firefox and AIM.
Who knows how Windows calculates what shows up there?
Wetzel
AIM
WMP
Calculator
Ares
FlashFXP
iVisit
Mozilla Firefox
Notepad
Yes yes I am a true nerd. Though, I should be doing the math in my head, and not using the calculator. 
Word 2003
Acrobat 6.0 Pro
CodeWarrior IDE Pro
Notepad
Photoshop CS
Solitaire (waiting for things to compile/render…)
Mathematica 5
Access 2003
GoLive CS
Windows Media Player
Excel 2003
Counter-Strike Source
Tetris
Trillian
Sims 2
MS Word
Adware Spy
Itunes
Rollercoaster Tycoon often makes its entrance too.
Windows Media Player Classic
IE
TeamSpeak 2
PowerArchiver
Opera
Tribes 2
Notepad
MS Visual C++ 6.0
Windows Media Player
VideoMach
**Note: Word doesn’t appear there because it’s pinned to the start menu.
Opera
Internet Explorer
Notepad
Command Prompt
WinZip
Alcohol 120%
Maple 9.5