re: How to change start button color in XP?? Saturday, October 27, 2001 at 11:01 pm Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by mantis_1 (2 messages posted) 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: How to change start button color in XP?? (POTF: Saturday, September 1, 2001 at 6:07 am) Responses to this message: re: How to change start button color in XP?? (Ken : Thursday, November 1, 2001 at 5:18 pm) re: How to change start button color in XP?? (Judy: Tuesday, February 6, 2007 at 1:34 am) All messages in this thread [show all] How to change start button color in XP?? (POTF: Sat, Sep 1, 2001, 6:07 am) re: How to change start button color in XP?? (len: Sun, Sep 9, 2001, 12:46 pm) re: How to change start button color in XP?? 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