Changing Start Button Text in WINXP

[filipino]

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

[jmichna]

Another source of information:
http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/791

[XxCowOfChaosxX]

Quote:

Originally Posted by filipino

here go to string table here u will see entry 37 open it u will see 1033 click it.

this is where I got stuck, I downloaded your hex editor, opened up explorer1.exe, but what/where are "string table", "entry 37" and "1033"? all I see is a bunch of characters..

[filipino]

Quote:

Originally Posted by XxCowOfChaosxX

this is where I got stuck, I downloaded your hex editor, opened up explorer1.exe, but what/where are "string table", "entry 37" and "1033"? all I see is a bunch of characters..

here much more better and best describe on how to change

http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/791

[XxCowOfChaosxX]

I still cannot locate "S t a r t". The find feature just finds one of them(not the correct one).

[EpyonMelee]

get resource hacker makes the job much less messy

[jmichna]

Quote:

Originally Posted by filipino

here much more better and best describe on how to change

http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/791

filipino,
Note second post in this thread.


XxCowOfChaosxX,
A while back, I found a program called "Resource Hacker, v3.31" which makes it easy to do this, and other hacks. I've got the zipped installation file, if you want it PM me with your email addy, or just google for "Resource Hacker."


[edit]Oops... a bit too slow... Epy beat me![/edit]

[EpyonMelee]

beat you to it

[jmichna]

v3.40 is now available: http://www.softpedia.com/public/cat/5/4/5-4-5.shtml

[XxCowOfChaosxX]

Sweet! Thanks.
Hmm...I wonder if you can use numbers?