Launchy is a great launcher for windows. It lets you launch programs, webpages, searches, files, calculations with very very few keystrokes.
Launchy.net
Tip: Combine it with Gmails new custom urls for searches to scour Gmail even quicker.
1) Install Launchy
2) Alt-Space to open launchy and click the gear for options
3) Go to Plugins and then Weby and click the plus button
4) Make the name “Gmail”
5) The URL “http://mail.google.com/mail/#search/”
6) And the Query “%s”
(All without quotes)
7) Click OK and then test it
8) In Launchy type “Gmail tigers” and a window should open with all your email about tigers