|
|
|
re: 'Customize Start Button' Free Utilities: Where's the fun in that?
Tuesday, February 22, 2005 at 3:31 pm
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Jimmy
(1 messages posted)
Hey. When I tried the trick, I found the start thing (line: 2390 for anybody who
doesn't know). Anyway, I did it all, but I didn't know how to save and exit out
of the edit. when i restarted my computer, it didn't save. Could you tell me how
to save changes and exit out of the edit? Help is appreciated.
On Sunday, November 28, 2004 at 9:33 pm, dkathrens77 wrote:
>I have been flailing away at this task for a while.
> I've searched the messages here and for everyone who asks
>"Why aren't the instructions published here working?",
> there is someone who replies with
>something like
>"download xxxx, it's a no-brainer"
>
>If you are into "no-brainers", what are you doing
>here? Speaking strictly for myself, I want to know
>HOW, WHEN, WHERE and of course, WHY!!
>
>I want to thank PlasmaCow for adding something pertinent
>and useful to this discussion.
>
>I am running Windows 98 and I used UltraEdit32 to
>find the "Start" string in Explorer.exe I changed it
>to "Eat Me!", modifying the string-length byte as you outlined.
>
>It works! I think the stumbling block for most of
>the inquisitives here has been that they haven't
>been making a copy of explorer.exe and then
>modifying the copy. (You can't modify system files
>that are open and in use)
>
>You start up in MS-DOS mode and switch
>your "hacked" copy for the original, then reboot
>into Windows to see the changes.
>
>In my case, I didn't "RTFQ", i.e. I didn't catch the part
> about editing TWO DIFFERENT system files,
>Explorer.exe and User.exe.
>I couldn't find the string of hex bytes for "Start" in User.exe (duh!).
>
>Thanks again PlasmaCow, and to everyone else,
>If you want to learn something, keep plugging
>away until you succeed!
>
>
|
All messages in this thread [show all]
 | |  | re: 'Customize Start Button' Free Utilities: Where's the fun in that? (Jimmy: Tue, Feb 22, 2005, 3:31 pm) |
| |
| |
Return to the Windows 98 Discussion Forum
|
|
|
|
