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)