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re: Question about 'Customize the Start Menu Button'
Friday, November 2, 2001 at 9:25 am
Posted by nin
(1 messages posted)
http://www.tgtsoft.com
um try that mate
On Friday, November 2, 2001 at 8:19 am, Adam Wheeler wrote:
>How can i change the colour of the start button in Windows XP?
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re: YyyyyyyeeeeSSS
Monday, November 5, 2001 at 2:08 am
Posted by rAdius
(2 messages posted)
Finally its here
Style builder beta 1 from tgt soft is downloadable eheh
Go "skinning" XP !!!!!
On Friday, November 2, 2001 at 9:25 am, nin wrote:
>http://www.tgtsoft.com
>um try that mate
>
>
>On Friday, November 2, 2001 at 8:19 am, Adam Wheeler wrote:
>How can i change the colour of the start button in Windows XP?
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re: Question about 'Customize the Start Menu Button'
Saturday, November 13, 2004 at 8:19 pm
Posted by comwiz7
(1 messages posted)
There are some ways to change the start button. You can mess with system files but
that is dangerous. I downloaded a program that changed everything. I loved it. But
then my computer had nonstop system errors. I kept having problems until I reinstalled
XP. So don't bother trying to safely change the color. ITS DANGEROUS. Just use the
classic start menu button.
On Friday, November 2, 2001 at 9:25 am, nin wrote:
>http://www.tgtsoft.com
>um try that mate
>
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re: Question about 'Customize the Start Menu Button'
Saturday, November 13, 2004 at 11:04 pm
Posted by 666
(2255 messages posted)
Adam Wheeler wrote: How can i change the colour of the start button in Windows
XP?
Download something or edit something.
• Change the startbutton color
Copy luna.msstyles from \WINDOWS\Resources\Themes\Luna to your desktop, rename to
lunaBACKUP.msstyles
Copy luna.msstyles from \WINDOWS\Resources\Themes\Luna to your desktop again
- open luna.msstyles (the one on the desktop) with Resource
Hacker
- navigate to Bitmap/BLUE_STARTBUTTON_BMP/1033
- (to change the startbutton for the silver and olive taskbars, edit METALLIC_STARTBUTTON_BMP
or HOMESTEAD_STARTBUTTON_BMP)
- right-click '1033' and save the bitmap to your desktop
- edit the color with Adobe Photoshop or Corel PhotoPaint (don't use XPs built-in
editor 'cos it will change the resolution)
- note: don't change the pink edge or you'll destroy the start menu border
- right-click '1033', click Replace Resource, and replace the green button with your
own version
- select 'save' or 'save as' from the file menu, other methods result in unusable
files
- replace the original msstyles file with your edited version or create a new theme
(copy the shell folder from luna to your new theme folder)
- changes will be visible after reboot, log off/log on, or changing theme/visual
style from the display properties control panel
This trick works with any msstyles file. You may need to patch
uxtheme.dll to make it work.
Go to this site and click 'Start Menu'
to change other things, like the text and logo.
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re: Question about 'Customize the Start Menu Button'
Wednesday, January 12, 2005 at 9:05 am
Posted by Justin
(4 messages posted)
Hello, sorry for bumping this from so far back, but when I try to do this, it always
brings back the green start button. I follow every step but it always goes back to
what it used to be.
Any ideas?
On Saturday, November 13, 2004 at 11:04 pm, 666 wrote:
>
>Adam Wheeler wrote: How can i change the colour of the start button in Windows
>XP?
>
>Download something or edit something.
>
>• Change the startbutton color
>
>Copy luna.msstyles from \WINDOWS\Resources\Themes\Luna to your desktop, rename to
>lunaBACKUP.msstyles
>Copy luna.msstyles from \WINDOWS\Resources\Themes\Luna to your desktop again
>
>- open luna.msstyles (the one on the desktop) with Resource
>Hacker
>- navigate to Bitmap/BLUE_STARTBUTTON_BMP/1033
>- (to change the startbutton for the silver and olive taskbars, edit METALLIC_STARTBUTTON_BMP
>or HOMESTEAD_STARTBUTTON_BMP)
>- right-click '1033' and save the bitmap to your desktop
>- edit the color with Adobe Photoshop or Corel PhotoPaint (don't use XPs built-in
>editor 'cos it will change the resolution)
>- note: don't change the pink edge or you'll destroy the start menu border
>- right-click '1033', click Replace Resource, and replace the green button with
your
>own version
>- select 'save' or 'save as' from the file menu, other methods result in unusable
>files
>- replace the original msstyles file with your edited version or create a new theme
>(copy the shell folder from luna to your new theme folder)
>- changes will be visible after reboot, log off/log on, or changing theme/visual
>style from the display properties control panel
>
>This trick works with any msstyles file. You may need to patch
>uxtheme.dll to make it work.
>
>Go to this site and click 'Start Menu'
>to change other things, like the text and logo.
>
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re: Question about 'Customize the Start Menu Button'
Wednesday, January 12, 2005 at 9:49 am
Posted by 666
(2255 messages posted)
switch off windows file protection when you replace explorer.exe, and make sure to
delete explorer.exe from \windows\system32\dllcache
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re: Question about 'Customize the Start Menu Button'
Wednesday, January 12, 2005 at 10:00 am
Posted by Justin
(4 messages posted)
Hmmm. I didn't even know you had to replace explorer.exe. All I did was follow those
directions that were given.
Could I trouble you for a complete procedure? I don't want to screw something up.
Thanks!
On Wednesday, January 12, 2005 at 9:49 am, 666 wrote:
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>switch off windows file protection when you replace explorer.exe, and make sure
to
>delete explorer.exe from \windows\system32\dllcache
>
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re: Question about 'Customize the Start Menu Button'
Wednesday, January 12, 2005 at 12:16 pm
Posted by 666
(2255 messages posted)
Ways to fool windows file protection:
Method 1: Temporarily park explorer.exe in the (hidden) folder \Windows\System32\dllcache
somewhere else.
Method 2: Boot into safe mode (hit F8 on startup), now you can replace any system
file you want.
Method 3: Use FreshUI, X-Setup, or XPlite to toggle windows file protection on/off.
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re: Question about 'Customize the Start Menu Button'
Monday, January 24, 2005 at 3:38 am
Posted by Sordid
(99 messages posted)
Hello,
sorry, I can't do it either. It either brings back the green button or removes Windows
XP visual style altogehter (unusable file, probably). I followed the instructions
step by step. If you got it to work, could you provide detailed instructions easy
to follow even for a dummy such as myself? Thanks.
On Wednesday, January 12, 2005 at 9:05 am, Justin wrote:
>Hello, sorry for bumping this from so far back, but when I try to do this, it always
>brings back the green start button. I follow every step but it always goes back
to
>what it used to be.
>
>Any ideas?
>
>
>
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re: Question about 'Customize the Start Menu Button'
Monday, January 24, 2005 at 4:39 pm
Posted by Justin
(4 messages posted)
What I did was go into Safe Mode when I booted the computer. If you press F8 when
you see the computer makers logo (Dell for me) it should let you choose how to boot.
Choose Safe Mode, make the changes, save, restart, and it should work.
If that doesn't work, I don't know. Sorry. It worked for me, hopefully it works for
you also.
You didn't change the pink border did you?
On Monday, January 24, 2005 at 3:38 am, Sordid wrote:
>Hello,
>sorry, I can't do it either. It either brings back the green button or removes Windows
>XP visual style altogehter (unusable file, probably). I followed the instructions
>step by step. If you got it to work, could you provide detailed instructions easy
>to follow even for a dummy such as myself? Thanks.
>
>
>
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re: Question about 'Customize the Start Menu Button'
Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at 5:51 am
Posted by nicky
(1 messages posted)
umm i kinda accidentally deleted the original luna.msstyles file thinking it was
my copy version .... is there any chance some one could email me the original file??
nicky
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re: Question about 'Customize the Start Menu Button'
Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at 8:59 am
Posted by 666
(2255 messages posted)
it's in the i386 folder on your xp cd.
use the expand command, something like
expand d:\i386\luna.ms_ c:\windows\resources\themes\luna\luna.msstyles
(edit paths to match your setup)
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