kidsmenu avoids some of the complexity and danger introduced by the standard windows shell (explorer) when put in front of young children. for example, as there's no start menu, hitting the windows key accidently while playing a game won't show the start menu.
I've written and learned about many ways to increase the performance of not only my PC, but also of the many PCs on my networks ranging from Windows 98 to Windows Vista.
"The program produces professional sounding, individualized report cards in the shortest possible time. It uses a set of statements written by the teacher or downloaded from the net which can then be tailored to suit individual students needs. "