re: How to change start button color in XP?? Tuesday, February 6, 2007 at 1:34 am Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by Judy (1 messages posted) Hey ii dn't kno wht is meant by "copy the Luna directory" if its possible to add me on MSN so you can walk me through it, please ... :( On Saturday, October 27, 2001 at 11:01 pm, mantis_1 wrote: >Here's How: > >Goto C:\WINDOWS\Resources\Themes\Luna >and copy the Luna directory. Paste the copy on your desktop for a moment and rename >it "Mytheme" or some such. Now cut that new "Mytheme" directory and paste it next >to the Luna directory so it'll be: >C:\WINDOWS\Resources\Themes\Mytheme > >Now go into the Mytheme directory and locate "luna.msstyles"... rename it to "Mytheme.msstyles". > Now use Resource Hacker to open up your Mytheme.msstyles. Replace any or all of >the STARTBUTTON_BMP files that are located in the Bitmap section... edit the pictures >if you like, etc. > > >Save the Mytheme.msstyles and now goto Display Properties / Appearance and you should >now have 3 listings under "Windows and Buttons": (1) Windows Classic Style choice >and (2) options of Windows XP Style. One of these two Windows XP Style selections >is your new Mytheme.msstyles > > >If you've been trying to change the original Luna.msstyles file like I was for awhile >then you're probably running into errors such as "Windows Classic Style" being your >only option. I discovered that a prog called "styleXP" gets around this error by >creating a new directory for your theme and you must name the .msstyles file the >same as the directory name > > >mantis_1 Written in response to: re: How to change start button color in XP?? (mantis_1: Saturday, October 27, 2001 at 11:01 pm) There are presently no replies to this message. 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