HOW TO RENAME START BUTTON
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Its all begins with the start button.
Maybe one of the most
representative symbols of the
Windows operating system, the
start button has been present on
our taskbars since Windows 95
and still hangs there along with
the new Windows Vista.
Although its shape may have
changed over the years, one
thing remained the same: its
display name, START. This is a
remarkable success for the brand
continuity and for Windows
marketing scheme but we, the
end users, may have gotten
bored with it.
Nowadays, everything tends to
become customizable, from a
simple cell phone to an expensive
car. If that's possible, why
wouldn't there be available a
method for renaming the start
button?
By default, there is not a single
option available in Windows to
permit changing the name of the
start button but there are always
people who think and act to
achieve what they want.
How it's done
There are two steps to follow in order to obtain what we want:
1. Editing the explorer.exe
2. Tweaking the registry to accept the changes.
First step
Explorer.exe is found in Windows folder and must be edited enable the renaming of the start button. Because we are dealing with a binary file, we need to use a file editor. I successfully edited the file using the Resource Hacker application. It is a free program available for DOWNLOAD from ABworld.tk Once you have downloaded it, extract all the data from the archive and run ResHacker.
Now open the explorer.exe. In the left, you can see an information tree.
Expand String table > 37 or 38 (37 string is for the normal XP layout and 38 one is for the classic layout). You just select the one suitable for your Windows and then select 1033. In the right, line 578 display Start between quotes. Rename it with the desired name and then click the Compile Script button which is placed above. It's time to save the new version of the explorer.exe. Click save as from the file menu and save it with a different name. I chose adil.exe
Step two
Go to start > Run and type Regedit to open the registry editor. Look for this path: HKEY_LOCAL_ MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Microsoft> Windows NT>CurrentVersion>Winlogon In the right, find the "Shell" entry. Double click on it and replace explorer.exe with adil.exe (or whatever you renamed the edited file). Close the registry editor and Log Off or Restart your computer. After Windows XP boots, the new start button will have the name you have chosen.
My tip is not to use long names because the start button will have to adapt in order to be able to show such names and its shape will be elongated and might not look too pleasant. . . Enjoy. .
How it's done
There are two steps to follow in order to obtain what we want:
1. Editing the explorer.exe
2. Tweaking the registry to accept the changes.
First step
Explorer.exe is found in Windows folder and must be edited enable the renaming of the start button. Because we are dealing with a binary file, we need to use a file editor. I successfully edited the file using the Resource Hacker application. It is a free program available for DOWNLOAD from ABworld.tk Once you have downloaded it, extract all the data from the archive and run ResHacker.
Now open the explorer.exe. In the left, you can see an information tree.
Expand String table > 37 or 38 (37 string is for the normal XP layout and 38 one is for the classic layout). You just select the one suitable for your Windows and then select 1033. In the right, line 578 display Start between quotes. Rename it with the desired name and then click the Compile Script button which is placed above. It's time to save the new version of the explorer.exe. Click save as from the file menu and save it with a different name. I chose adil.exe
Step two
Go to start > Run and type Regedit to open the registry editor. Look for this path: HKEY_LOCAL_ MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Microsoft> Windows NT>CurrentVersion>Winlogon In the right, find the "Shell" entry. Double click on it and replace explorer.exe with adil.exe (or whatever you renamed the edited file). Close the registry editor and Log Off or Restart your computer. After Windows XP boots, the new start button will have the name you have chosen.
My tip is not to use long names because the start button will have to adapt in order to be able to show such names and its shape will be elongated and might not look too pleasant. . . Enjoy. .
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