LeadfootMake a project with all the tracks vsti's, busses, plugins, etc., that you want, then save it as "Template". That way, when you start a song, everything is all set up.
scookWhile waiting for the enhanced start menu, create small wave files at the sample rates you want to use and store them in a folder. Then create templates including one of the guide samples and save them in the project templates folder with a name indicating the sample rate.