maniax_chacx
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Did you ever get bored of that "Start" button on the lower left corner of your screen??
And did you get tired of the hover text "Click here to start"????We all know where to start and to be truthful the "Start" on the start button is self-explanatory.....
We'll here you'll find steps to change that........
Note: I will not be held responsible for any harm done to your PC if you follow these steps. I have modified my start button using the steps exactly as given below, so if something goes wrong it's your fault.......
Before you get started, you might want to print out this page for easy reference. You will be required to reboot.
To change the start text:
Step 1(1): Make sure you download Resource Hacker. YouÂ’ll need this to edit resources inside your Windows shell.
Step 2(2): Locate explorer.exe in your c:\Windows directory. Make a copy of the file in the same directory and rename it "explorer.bak" without the quotes.
Step 3(3): Now launch Resource Hacker. In the File menu, open explorer.exe. YouÂ’ll now see a bunch of collapsed folders.
Step 4(4): Expand the String Table folder and then find folder No. 37 (folder No. 38 if youÂ’re in Windows Classic mode).
Step 5(5): Click on resource 1033 and locate the text that says “Start.” This is your Start button, and now you’ve got control over what it says! Change the “Start” text to your text of choice. You don’t have a character limit, but the text takes up valuable taskbar space, so don’t bother making it too long.
Step 6(6): Click on the button labeled Compile Script. This updates the settings for your Start button. But nothing will happen until you complete through step #16, so keep going!
To change the hover text:
Step 1(7): Open folder No. 34 and click on resource 1033.
Step 2(8): Find the text that says “Click here to begin” and change it to something cooler like “Click here for some action, baby.”
Step 3(9): Click on the Compile Script button to update this resource.
For an added bonus, you can change the Windows icon to the left of the text too.
To customize the Start Icon:
Step 1(10): Collapse the String Table folder and expand the Bitmap folder at the top of your folder list.
Step 2(11): Click on folder No. 143 and click on resource 1033. You should see that familiar Windows icon.
Step 3(12): Go to the Action Menu and select “Replace bitmap.” Select “Open file with new bitmap”, and locate the replacement image on your machine. Note: The image must have a .bmp extension and a size of 25 pixels by 20 pixels. Then click the Replace button.
Now that youÂ’ve made your changes, save the file in your Windows folder with another name, such as "newstartbutton.exe" or "betterstartbutton.exe" DonÂ’t name it Explorer.exe, because that file is already being used by your system. Close all open programs and restart your system.
Step 13: Boot into Safe Mode With Command Prompt by pressing F8 on startup. Then choose Safe Mode in the command prompt.
Step 14: Log on as administrator and enter your password.
Step 15: When the command prompt comes up, make sure you’re in the right directory by typing “cd c:\windows” (without the quotes).
Step 16: Now type “copy c:\windows\newstartbutton.exe c:\windows\explorer.exe” (no quotes) or “copy c:\windows\betterstartbutton.exe c:\windows\explorer.exe” (no quotes). Type “yes” (no quotes) to overwrite the existing file, then restart your system by typing “shutdown -r” (no quotes).
Now enjoy.......
And did you get tired of the hover text "Click here to start"????We all know where to start and to be truthful the "Start" on the start button is self-explanatory.....
We'll here you'll find steps to change that........
Note: I will not be held responsible for any harm done to your PC if you follow these steps. I have modified my start button using the steps exactly as given below, so if something goes wrong it's your fault.......
Before you get started, you might want to print out this page for easy reference. You will be required to reboot.
To change the start text:
Step 1(1): Make sure you download Resource Hacker. YouÂ’ll need this to edit resources inside your Windows shell.
Step 2(2): Locate explorer.exe in your c:\Windows directory. Make a copy of the file in the same directory and rename it "explorer.bak" without the quotes.
Step 3(3): Now launch Resource Hacker. In the File menu, open explorer.exe. YouÂ’ll now see a bunch of collapsed folders.
Step 4(4): Expand the String Table folder and then find folder No. 37 (folder No. 38 if youÂ’re in Windows Classic mode).
Step 5(5): Click on resource 1033 and locate the text that says “Start.” This is your Start button, and now you’ve got control over what it says! Change the “Start” text to your text of choice. You don’t have a character limit, but the text takes up valuable taskbar space, so don’t bother making it too long.
Step 6(6): Click on the button labeled Compile Script. This updates the settings for your Start button. But nothing will happen until you complete through step #16, so keep going!
To change the hover text:
Step 1(7): Open folder No. 34 and click on resource 1033.
Step 2(8): Find the text that says “Click here to begin” and change it to something cooler like “Click here for some action, baby.”
Step 3(9): Click on the Compile Script button to update this resource.
For an added bonus, you can change the Windows icon to the left of the text too.
To customize the Start Icon:
Step 1(10): Collapse the String Table folder and expand the Bitmap folder at the top of your folder list.
Step 2(11): Click on folder No. 143 and click on resource 1033. You should see that familiar Windows icon.
Step 3(12): Go to the Action Menu and select “Replace bitmap.” Select “Open file with new bitmap”, and locate the replacement image on your machine. Note: The image must have a .bmp extension and a size of 25 pixels by 20 pixels. Then click the Replace button.
Now that youÂ’ve made your changes, save the file in your Windows folder with another name, such as "newstartbutton.exe" or "betterstartbutton.exe" DonÂ’t name it Explorer.exe, because that file is already being used by your system. Close all open programs and restart your system.
Step 13: Boot into Safe Mode With Command Prompt by pressing F8 on startup. Then choose Safe Mode in the command prompt.
Step 14: Log on as administrator and enter your password.
Step 15: When the command prompt comes up, make sure you’re in the right directory by typing “cd c:\windows” (without the quotes).
Step 16: Now type “copy c:\windows\newstartbutton.exe c:\windows\explorer.exe” (no quotes) or “copy c:\windows\betterstartbutton.exe c:\windows\explorer.exe” (no quotes). Type “yes” (no quotes) to overwrite the existing file, then restart your system by typing “shutdown -r” (no quotes).
Now enjoy.......
