Customize Windows Start Button

Do you boring with Windows standard Start Button? Do you want it's look different? So this is all you have to do. First you need a tool called "Resource Hacker". This free program allows you to change resources in any .exe file such as "Explorer.exe", which includes the [Start] button's Label. You can find "Resource Hacker" here:


Webpage code:

http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/

LINK code:

http://delphi.icm.edu.pl/ftp/tools/ResHack.zip

After you downloaded it, follow the guide here:

Step 1:

-Run "Resource Hacker" and open the file "%windir%\Explorer.exe".
-You see a Tree of all Resources in this file, expand the "String Table"
-Find the "start" and replace it with your own text. then press the [Compile Script] button.
-Save "Explorer.exe" as "MyStart.exe" DONT save it as Explorer.exe, do "save as.." and give it a new name.
-Quit "Resource Hacker".

Step 2:

-Click on the [Start] button and choose the "Run..." item from the start menu. (Or use the shortcut key WinKey+R)
-Type "RegEdit" in the Run "Dialog Box". And then press the [Ok] buton to run the "Registry Editor" program.
-Go to: "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\C urrentVersion\Winlogon" and find the "Shell" property.
-Replace value of the "Shell" property to "MyStart.exe".
-Quit "Registry Editor".
-Restart your system.

Note about Registry Editor:
If you did not find the key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\C urrentVersion\Winlogon", you can search the Registry for the "Explorer.exe", to do this use the Edit Menu | Find Next (Ctrl+F).

A handy tool for altering your start button, which makes life much easier, is here:
Code:

http://www.geocities.com/startbtn/ProgOnly.zip

Try it!