All Tips $ Tricks
Changing the name of the Start Menu button
1. Run
Resource Hacker, and open \windows\explorer.exe
2. Click String Table > 37 > 1033
(XP-style button)
3. Replace "start" with whatever you want ("hello", in the
picture above)
4. Click the Compile Script button. Repeat steps 3 and
4 for String table > 38 > 1033 (Classic-style
button)
5. Save the file (File>Save). Hit Cancel then
Yes when Windows File Protection pops up.
Note: If an error message pops up when saving the file, kill
explorer.exe (Clt-Alt-Del > Processes > explorer.exe >
End Process > File > New Task), repeat step 5 (save the file
in Resource Hacker), and restart explorer.exe (Clt-Alt-Del
> Processes > explorer.exe > End Process > File > New Task >
explorer > OK).
Changing the icon of the Start Menu button :
1. Click Bitmap > 143 > 1033
2. Click Action > Replace bitmap > Open file with new
bitmap (the new picture must be 25x20, and have 16 million
colors).
3. Select a picture file, click Replace, then save (File>Save)
your work. Hit Cancel then Yes when Windows File
Protection pops up.
4. Close Resource Hacker If you do not want to reboot to see
your new button, kill then restart explorer.exe (Clt-Alt-Del >
Processes > explorer.exe > End Process > File > New Task >
explorer > OK)
