If you need to edit your Start menu, just right-click the Start button, and then click Explore (to edit programs for just your user account) or Explore All Users (to edit programs for all user accounts).
The files that make up your Start menu and the groups are stored in a different location than they were in Windows XP. Programs installed for all users are now at:
C:ProgramDataMicrosoftWindowsStart MenuProgramsStartup
Programs installed just for your user account are at:
C:Users<Username>AppDataRoamingMicrosoftWindowsStart MenuPrograms
Programs listed in both locations show up in your Start menu.
Great clue!
Where is the stuff on the right side of the start menu kept? I’d love to get rid of that “default programs” there and add my own often used items to that space.