Obviously, the choice of "best" program launcher is mostly personal preference relative to your individual needs. I opt for small (< 1MB), efficiently written programs and found Traybar (no longer developed, but still available) to be a great choice. PStart is the new replacement - small, flexible, fast, sits in the system tray and has one-click functionality to go ANYWHERE. Including file and folder navigation when using the /e,/n,X:\my folder parameters with Explorer. It doesm;t have the eye-candy appeal or gee-whiz features of some of those mentioned, but it FAST, configurable and deserves to be reviewed.