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Changing Start Button Text in WINXP

Hi Guys!

Many Of U must be wiling to know how to change the text of start button in windows XP because in previous windows it was easier to change the text of start button with winboost but in windows XP it can be done as follow.

First of all
Go to your windows folder here copy explorer.exe to any location and rename it explorer1.exe u can give any name now put it back to to the windows folder..

Now the real stuff
get a hex editor i use HexEditor 2.0 (http://download.com.com/3000-2352-86...ml?tag=lst-0-7) open explorer1.exe
here go to string table here u will see entry 37 open it u will see 1033 click it.
on right hand side u will see start written edit this start with any 5 alphabet character and click Compile script.

Now save this explorer1.exe

now click run enter regedit. Follow.
gO tO HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\Cu rrentVersion\Winlogon

here u will see a entry named shell Double click it to edit and enter explorer1.exe or whatevername u have given.
Now Restart
WOW The text of start button had changed with the text u entered.

(You can use more than 5 letter)

NOTE: ITS 100%SAFE IF ANYBODY ACQUIRES ANY PROBLEM I M HERE.
JUST TRY IT
ITS COOL

Last edited by filipino : May 29th, 2004 at 03:41 PM.
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