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re: How to change start button color in XP??
Saturday, September 1, 2001 at 10:18 pm
Posted by skold
(1 messages posted)
On Saturday, September 1, 2001 at 6:07 am, POTF wrote:
>Anyone have any clues how to change color of that awful green start button in XP??
Sure, make a new theme without one ......
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re: How to change start button color in XP??
Sunday, September 9, 2001 at 12:46 pm
Posted by len
(1 messages posted)
yeah, format your disk and put win 2000 on,its much better.
On Saturday, September 1, 2001 at 6:07 am, POTF wrote:
>Anyone have any clues how to change color of that awful green start button in XP??
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re: How to change start button color in XP??
Thursday, October 25, 2001 at 1:00 pm
Posted by Belldandy
(1 messages posted)
I'm not sure exactly how to do it but.....
you need to modifiy one of the following files:
c:\windows\resources\themes\luna.theme
c:\windows\resources\themes\luna\luna.msstyles
c:\windows\resources\themes\luna\*\*.dll
The trick is that a theme defines what it looks like. When you go back to the classic
theme the strat button is gray
On Saturday, September 1, 2001 at 6:07 am, POTF wrote:
>Anyone have any clues how to change color of that awful green start button in XP??
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re: How to change start button color in XP??
Saturday, October 27, 2001 at 2:17 pm
Posted by mantis_1
(2 messages posted)
Yeah you're right Belldandy:
I just located the Start Button ugly green bitmap. It's located in C:\WINDOWS\Resources\Themes\Luna\luna.msstyles
If you open that file with Resource Hacker (download Resource Hacker here if you
don't already have it: http://www.rpi.net.au/~ajohnson/resourcehacker/) THen Goto
Bitmap/BLUE_STARTBUTTON_BMP you will find the ugly green Bitmap here... modify it
if you like, just make sure that the new bitmap file you use is the same height,
width, # of colors, and possibly file size.
(BTW, obviously this only changes the ugly green Start Button that is used with the
blue color scheme... copies of it are also in HOMESTEAD_STARTBUTTON_BMP, METALLIC_STARTBUTTON_BMP,
etc
Thanks for the clues Belldandy,
mantis_1
On Thursday, October 25, 2001 at 1:00 pm, Belldandy wrote:
>I'm not sure exactly how to do it but.....
>
>you need to modifiy one of the following files:
>c:\windows\resources\themes\luna.theme
>c:\windows\resources\themes\luna\luna.msstyles
>c:\windows\resources\themes\luna\*\*.dll
>
>The trick is that a theme defines what it looks like. When you go back to the classic
>theme the strat button is gray
>
>
>On Saturday, September 1, 2001 at 6:07 am, POTF wrote:
>Anyone have any clues how to change color of that awful green start button in XP??
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re: How to change start button color in XP??
Saturday, October 27, 2001 at 11:01 pm
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
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re: How to change start button color in XP??
Thursday, November 1, 2001 at 5:18 pm
Posted by Ken
(1 messages posted)
Mantis_1
I tried the trick that you posted and changed the color of the start button using
resource hacker. I folow each and every step and still can't manage to change the
start button because I don't get two Windows XP style options like you mentioned.
Please help me out on this. I'm on the brink of going nuts looking at that ugly green
button. Thanks.
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re: How to change start button color in XP??
Monday, November 5, 2001 at 11:16 am
Posted by bigdogengr
(1 messages posted)
Dito. Followed everything you said. No luck.
On Thursday, November 1, 2001 at 5:18 pm, Ken wrote:
>Mantis_1
>
>I tried the trick that you posted and changed the color of the start button using
>resource hacker. I folow each and every step and still can't manage to change the
>start button because I don't get two Windows XP style options like you mentioned.
>Please help me out on this. I'm on the brink of going nuts looking at that ugly
green
>button. Thanks.
>
>
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re: How to change start button color in XP??
Wednesday, December 12, 2001 at 10:55 am
Posted by SocialDisgrace
(2 messages posted)
Why would you do that? You are obviously are not educated in the PC world. I work
at a very large technology company and all I've heard in the last two months is how
great it is and I agree. Sorry a challenge to you requires stepping backwards in
technology. The rest of the world won't wait for you.
On Sunday, September 9, 2001 at 12:46 pm, len wrote:
>yeah, format your disk and put win 2000 on,its much better.
>
>
>On Saturday, September 1, 2001 at 6:07 am, POTF wrote:
>Anyone have any clues how to change color of that awful green start button in XP??
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re: How to change start button color in XP??
Wednesday, December 12, 2001 at 11:02 am
Posted by SocialDisgrace
(2 messages posted)
On Sunday, September 9, 2001 at 12:46 pm, len wrote:
>yeah, format your disk and put win 2000 on,its much better.
>
>
>On Saturday, September 1, 2001 at 6:07 am, POTF wrote:
>Anyone have any clues how to change color of that awful green start button in XP??
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re: How to change start button color in XP??
Sunday, January 6, 2002 at 9:33 pm
Posted by Seeker
(1 messages posted)
He forgot to say that you also got to make a "mytheme.theme" which goes into the
theme direktory.
Just copy the Luna.theme to your desktop and edit it with notpad or such. Everywhere
where it says "luna" write "mytheme". Save it and copy it to the theme direktory
(where the other .theme are).
Then you have to search for the theme in the Display Properties / Appearance setup.
Now you got 2 Windows XP
But that wont help :P because the Recourse Hacker Prog. seems to save garbage. At
least my version does (3.3.3).
If anyone has succesfully done all this please write me an e-mail.
On Thursday, November 1, 2001 at 5:18 pm, Ken wrote:
>Mantis_1
>
>I tried the trick that you posted and changed the color of the start button using
>resource hacker. I folow each and every step and still can't manage to change the
>start button because I don't get two Windows XP style options like you mentioned.
>Please help me out on this. I'm on the brink of going nuts looking at that ugly
green
>button. Thanks.
>
>
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re: How to change start button color in XP??
Wednesday, February 6, 2002 at 10:06 am
Posted by mike
(358 messages posted)
Resource Hacker works just fine, I managed to change the start button color. You
need to rename luna_original.msstyles to mytheme_original.msstyles in mytheme folder
as well. Also, you need to rename copied Luna.theme to mytheme.theme and edit it
the way you said. While you're at it, you could delete the line directly below "[Theme]"
so you don't get two Windows XP themes listed in display properties.
On Sunday, January 6, 2002 at 9:33 pm, Seeker wrote:
>He forgot to say that you also got to make a "mytheme.theme" which goes into the
>theme direktory.
>
>Just copy the Luna.theme to your desktop and edit it with notpad or such. Everywhere
>where it says "luna" write "mytheme". Save it and copy it to the theme direktory
>(where the other .theme are).
>Then you have to search for the theme in the Display Properties / Appearance setup.
>Now you got 2 Windows XP
>
>But that wont help :P because the Recourse Hacker Prog. seems to save garbage. At
>least my version does (3.3.3).
>If anyone has succesfully done all this please write me an e-mail.
>
>
>On Thursday, November 1, 2001 at 5:18 pm, Ken wrote:
>Mantis_1
>
>I tried the trick that you posted and changed the color of the start button using
>resource hacker. I folow each and every step and still can't manage to change the
>start button because I don't get two Windows XP style options like you mentioned.
>Please help me out on this. I'm on the brink of going nuts looking at that ugly
>green
>button. Thanks.
>
>
>
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re: How to change start button color in XP??
Thursday, May 2, 2002 at 9:05 pm
Posted by Aaron
(1 messages posted)
This comment says more about the person who said it than it does about the person
it was responding to.
On Wednesday, December 12, 2001 at 10:55 am, SocialDisgrace wrote:
>Why would you do that? You are obviously are not educated in the PC world. I work
>at a very large technology company and all I've heard in the last two months is
how
>great it is and I agree. Sorry a challenge to you requires stepping backwards in
>technology. The rest of the world won't wait for you.
>
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re: How to change start button color in XP??
Thursday, May 9, 2002 at 5:20 pm
Posted by Ilan Zagury
(1 messages posted)
Hi, There is a simple guide over the internet.
Got to: http://www.tgtsoft.com/products/StyleBuilder/Tutorial/Start%20button/DrStyle1.htm
Very easy, step by step.
[]'s
Ilan Z.
On Saturday, September 1, 2001 at 6:07 am, POTF wrote:
>Anyone have any clues how to change color of that awful green start button in XP??
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re: How to change start button color in XP??
Friday, May 24, 2002 at 5:36 am
Posted by Patrick Hendriks
(1 messages posted)
On Saturday, September 1, 2001 at 10:18 pm, skold wrote:
>
>
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re: How to change start button color in XP??
Sunday, June 30, 2002 at 11:15 pm
Posted by Ron Helzer
(1 messages posted)
What version of Resource Hacker did you use to successfully replace the bitmap in
your .msthemes file? I've tried two versions, 3.3.4 and 3.4.0.79, both of which take
the original file at 4,186,256 bytes and save it as a 4,182,160 byte file that doesn't
work properly.
On Wednesday, February 6, 2002 at 10:06 am, NetSurfer wrote:
>Resource Hacker works just fine, I managed to change the start button color. You
>need to rename luna_original.msstyles to mytheme_original.msstyles in mytheme folder
>as well. Also, you need to rename copied Luna.theme to mytheme.theme and edit it
>the way you said. While you're at it, you could delete the line directly below "[Theme]"
>so you don't get two Windows XP themes listed in display properties.
>
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re: How to change start button color in XP??
Saturday, September 14, 2002 at 11:17 pm
Posted by Mendini
(1 messages posted)
Just curious... does anyone have and cool looking bmp's they used for their
button? I'm not good enough to change the color and still have it look 3D.
Thanx,
Mendini
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re: How to change start button color in XP??
Monday, January 13, 2003 at 9:27 pm
Posted by Michael
(1 messages posted)
LOL, install win2000! what I joke! If you are so computer illitaret that you can't
realize howe much better xp is or you like the old windows look but want the supirority
of xp then go to the desktop properties, effects, and change to the old windows style
theme...
On Thursday, May 2, 2002 at 9:05 pm, Aaron wrote:
>This comment says more about the person who said it than it does about the person
>it was responding to.
>
>
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re: How to change start button color in XP??
Tuesday, May 13, 2003 at 9:18 am
Posted by 3NFORC3R
(1 messages posted)
Just a suggestion :-)
Y don't you try style XP? If you don't like the idea of having to use a prog. to
change the looks of the windows theme you can find a Patch for the windows theme
that will allow you to use all those great themes that's designed for use with Style
XP without useing the actual program and If I'm correct the creators of Style XP
are also the creators of the patch.
You'd then just have to download a theme and place it in your windows theme directory
to use that theme.
Go ahead fire up Google and search for Patchxp and good luck..
On Saturday, September 1, 2001 at 6:07 am, POTF wrote:
>Anyone have any clues how to change color of that awful green start button in XP??
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re: How to change start button color in XP??
Tuesday, June 10, 2003 at 9:25 pm
Posted by Grendelsfire
(1 messages posted)
I did a cool red one it took. It was my first one. I think I did a great job.
I'll send it to you if you want.
On Saturday, September 14, 2002 at 11:17 pm, Mendini wrote:
> Just curious... does anyone have and cool looking bmp's they used for their
>button? I'm not good enough to change the color and still have it look 3D.
>
>Thanx,
> Mendini
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re: How to change start button color in XP??
Tuesday, June 24, 2003 at 2:32 pm
Posted by joe
(1 messages posted)
ok i got all the way up to replacing the bmp in resource hacker... i saved out luna.msstyles,
but as soon as i quit resource hacker, it resets itself to the default green bitmap.
can you please tell me what i'm doing wrong?? thanks
On Saturday, October 27, 2001 at 2:17 pm, mantis_1 wrote:
>Yeah you're right Belldandy:
>
>I just located the Start Button ugly green bitmap. It's located in C:\WINDOWS\Resources\Themes\Luna\luna.msstyles
>
>If you open that file with Resource Hacker (download Resource Hacker here if you
>don't already have it: http://www.rpi.net.au/~ajohnson/resourcehacker/) THen Goto
>Bitmap/BLUE_STARTBUTTON_BMP you will find the ugly green Bitmap here... modify it
>if you like, just make sure that the new bitmap file you use is the same height,
>width, # of colors, and possibly file size.
>
>(BTW, obviously this only changes the ugly green Start Button that is used with
the
>blue color scheme... copies of it are also in HOMESTEAD_STARTBUTTON_BMP, METALLIC_STARTBUTTON_BMP,
>etc
>
>Thanks for the clues Belldandy,
>mantis_1
>
>
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re: How to change start button color in XP??
Saturday, September 6, 2003 at 4:33 pm
Posted by James Oakey
(188 messages posted)
Windows is protecting the file. See here on how to turn the protection off for that
file: http://overclockersclub.com/xpstartbutton.shtml
On Tuesday, June 24, 2003 at 2:32 pm, joe wrote:
>ok i got all the way up to replacing the bmp in resource hacker... i saved out luna.msstyles,
>but as soon as i quit resource hacker, it resets itself to the default green bitmap.
> can you please tell me what i'm doing wrong?? thanks
>
>
>
>
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re: How to change start button color in XP??
Thursday, December 4, 2003 at 4:35 pm
Posted by m4t3y
(1 messages posted)
The easiest way to do this is (at least worked for me) :
Get the Resource Hacker from http://delphi.icm.edu.pl/ftp/tools/ResHack.zip
open the Resource Hacker app, select "all files (*.*)" and go to
C:\WINDOWS\Resources\Themes\Luna
here open the file luna.msstyles
now choose bitmap, scroll down to BLUE_STARTBUTTON_BMP when changing the default
xp theme in blue (default) color or METALLIC_STARTBUTTON_BMP (silver) or HOMESTEAD_STARTBUTTON_BMP
(green) depending on the theme color u prefer. Select the file 1029 and copy the
image of the startbutton background u can see on the right to your memory (3 green
buttons above each other)
paste the image to your favourite imaging prog (not the default win imaging - some
that keeps the file resolution like Paint Shop Pro or Adobe Photoshop) and start
editing to the color u want. Remember to keep the borders of the button on the same
place....do not change the purple color if u want to keep the transparency and the
rounded shape on the right side. U might recieve a message about changing a system
file....just click cancel....tried to restart only once, so not sure if this will
be bothering in future again or not...if so, u will need to turn the Windows File
Protection off before doing this...a method of doing it can be found here http://www.overclockersclub.com/guides/disablesystemfilechecker.php
hope it will work for other users and the annoyancing message won't appear again.
m4t3y
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re: How to change start button color in XP??
Monday, December 15, 2003 at 1:46 am
Posted by Isaiah
(1 messages posted)
in the search box of the search engine searchalot i typed "change start button color"
and got this forum and one other hit: http://www11.brinkster.com/bayup/legend/stoys155/overview.shtml
a freeware program which claims to do it
On Saturday, September 1, 2001 at 6:07 am, POTF wrote:
>Anyone have any clues how to change color of that awful green start button in XP??
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re: How to change start button color in XP??
Saturday, December 20, 2003 at 4:27 am
Posted by kamal
(1 messages posted)
it's a nice R&D in xp .
On Wednesday, December 12, 2001 at 11:02 am, SocialDisgrace wrote:
>
>
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re: How to change start button color in XP??
Friday, January 9, 2004 at 1:25 pm
Posted by HaTcH
(1 messages posted)
I did everything this thread said, copy luna.msstyles into another folder as mytheme.msstyles
and modified a bitmap, edited a .theme file and saved it as mytheme.theme etc..
When I went to load this as my theme, the preview window under display shows the
recycle bin in the corner but just barely, and the application example shows just
a black box With 1/2 cut off text in the title bar.
The first time I did this, i just booted to Win98 and copied my modified luna.msstyles
file over the original (luckily i saved a backup). When I booted back to XP, the
View was of Classic Windows. I opened display properties and went to appearance to
try and get to metallic, but when I hit apply, everything on the screen except icons
went black.
The second time I tried this, there wasn't even an option to change to the default
Windows XP view. So I'm stuck.
I later went to http://www.themexp.org/howto.php and read this: "
Visual Styles
In order to install visual styles, you must install TGT Soft's Style XP. This will
allow non-signed/checksummed themes with custom visual styles. Otherwise, the edited
visual style defaults back to Windows Classic. "
Does this refer to all styles files? I don't want to get Style XP because I know
there has to be a method of doing this correctly.
Thanks for any help.
On Saturday, September 1, 2001 at 6:07 am, POTF wrote:
>Anyone have any clues how to change color of that awful green start button in XP??
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re: How to change start button color in XP??
Wednesday, February 18, 2004 at 7:02 pm
Posted by ME
(8 messages posted)
You guys actually do not know much about computers if you don't realize that Windows
XP is the same OS as 2000 but has some added color which is equivalent to a service
pack or packing in a "cool theme" The OS is essentially the same but MS did not
push the NT kernel onto the general computer user by way of windows 2000, as you
should know that Windows 2000 was not targeted to home users, they waited till XP
to convince the home user to use it. So don't be stupid and talk about stuff you
have no clue about by putting down others.
On Monday, January 13, 2003 at 9:27 pm, Michael wrote:
>LOL, install win2000! what I joke! If you are so computer illitaret that you can't
>realize howe much better xp is or you like the old windows look but want the supirority
>of xp then go to the desktop properties, effects, and change to the old windows
style
>theme...
>
>
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re: How to change start button color in XP??
Thursday, April 29, 2004 at 2:10 pm
Posted by Mike
(1 messages posted)
Guys, here is the full guide to changing the color or your start button. I made
it yesturday. I tried it on several computers, follow these steps exactly and it
will definetly work. Go to:
http://users.rowan.edu/~marz7821/images/Change%20the%20color%20of%20your%20start%20button.txt
email me with questions FatRandy13@yahoo.com
On Saturday, September 1, 2001 at 6:07 am, POTF wrote:
>Anyone have any clues how to change color of that awful green start button in XP??
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re: How to change start button color in XP??
Tuesday, June 22, 2004 at 9:07 pm
Posted by nandana
(5 messages posted)
On Friday, May 24, 2002 at 5:36 am, Patrick Hendriks wrote:
>
>
>
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re: How to change start button color in XP??
Sunday, October 24, 2004 at 5:13 am
Posted by DRYPC
(1 messages posted)
Supirority, Who's illiterate? You need to check the spelling of both words, since
your such a GURU,
do you know how to change the color if you wished to? Your pea brain couldn't comprehend
the directions.
And I agree with the others, your response says
allot for you. I hope you don,t have children. Then
again you probably are a child, or an adult with a
IT inferiority complex.
On Monday, January 13, 2003 at 9:27 pm, Michael wrote:
>
>LOL, install win2000! what I joke! If you are so computer illitaret that you can't
>realize howe much better xp is or you like the old windows look but want the supirority
>of xp then go to the desktop properties, effects, and change to the old windows
style
>theme...
>
>
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re: Try Kazubon T-Clock for XP
Sunday, October 24, 2004 at 6:03 am
Posted by Cam
(4178 messages posted)
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do not , rather than don't.
It is becoming rather like a kindergarten.
Mac
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re: How to change start button color in XP??
Sunday, October 24, 2004 at 6:09 am
Posted by Cam
(4178 messages posted)
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re: How to change start button color in XP??
Sunday, October 24, 2004 at 6:58 am
Posted by 666
(2255 messages posted)
POTF: 'Anyone have any clues how to change color of that awful green start button
in XP??'
Go to windows.rogierstuger.com, click
'start menu,' and follow the instructions to change the start menu color, text, and
logo.
Here's mine:
You need to patch
uxtheme.dll to make it work.
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re: How to change start button color in XP??
Sunday, November 7, 2004 at 11:46 pm
Posted by Donkey
(1 messages posted)
Wonder if you know how to change the text color; for ex, changing text color of "go'
to white or whatever color of your choice. i've tried and looked everywhere in reshacker
to no avail. Thanks.
On Sunday, October 24, 2004 at 6:58 am, 666 wrote:
>
>POTF: 'Anyone have any clues how to change color of that awful green start button
>in XP??'
>
>Go to windows.rogierstuger.com, click
>'start menu,' and follow the instructions to change the start menu color, text,
and
>logo.
>
>Here's mine:
>
>
>You need to patch
>uxtheme.dll to make it work.
>
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re: How to change start button color in XP??
Sunday, January 23, 2005 at 7:50 pm
Posted by frik
(5 messages posted)
i think ive tried the res_hack method ie/replaced bitmap etc, and STILL havent been
able to change the color. all i get is the start menu becomes "classic".
i think somebody mentioned here about the difference in filesize. probably true.
windows recognises this, and either;
(i) disallow it to be displayed (hence the alternative display of classic start menu,
in my case)
or...
(ii) the windows file protection (wfp) does not work for *.msstyles? i can replace
/ modify other system files (ie/ explorer.exe etc) with no problems but i've noticed
that the moment windows realises that the file's being tempered, it resets the *.msstyle
back to its original (i know this from the unmistakable file size)
..so has anyone had better luck than i did? i dont know anyone here who have achieved
this successfully. if you have, do post a screengrab of your start menu! coz i aint
seeing any, despite all the solutions suggested.
oh and i tried the unpatch .dll method too. didnt work either
frik
On Saturday, September 1, 2001 at 6:07 am, POTF wrote:
>Anyone have any clues how to change color of that awful green start button in XP??
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re: How to change start button color in XP??
Monday, January 24, 2005 at 5:22 am
Posted by 666
(2255 messages posted)
It's so easy...
Switch off windows file protection, replace explorer.exe (and whatever msstyles files
you want to replace - you need to patch uxtheme.dll to make this work), remove every
copy of the old explorer.exe from folders like dllcache, i386, system volume information
etc., and:
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re: How to change start button color in XP??
Tuesday, January 25, 2005 at 11:10 am
Posted by frik
(5 messages posted)
ah yess. finally worked. this is basically what i did
i. turned off windows file protection with http://www.x-setup.net/
ii. "patch uxtheme.dll method" from http://www.belchfire.net/article205.html did
NOT exactly work (and no, the "multipatcher" didnt work either for my version of
xp). so i went with the "replacing with a PRE-patched" method, as described in the
same page towards the end of the article. and this HAD to be done in safemode, REGARDLESS
if wfp is enabled or not. trust me.
iii. went with Mike's method; http://users.rowan.edu/~marz7821/images/Change%20the%20color%20of%20your%20start%20button.txt
for the nittygritties, "step2" onwards...
iv. when selecting one of the two "windows xp" in desktop/properties/themes, there
shouldnt be anything weird in the 'sample' window ie/ i got some blanked out black
stuff in the preview. this means that windows has realised you've got an unsigned
(tempered) system file in there and selecting+applying that will only result in the
activation of "windows classic" start button. if this happens, i think you STILL
havent got any of the steps above right. repeat.
thanks to everyone who've helped! woopeedooo
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re: How to change start button color in XP??
Tuesday, January 3, 2006 at 6:22 am
Posted by gops
(1 messages posted)
can someone send me the start button with a different color. I am sure i can change
the color of the start button but would appreciate if you can send me a step by step
process of doing it so it would make my job easier. I HATE THE COLOR GREEN!!!!!
On Tuesday, June 10, 2003 at 9:25 pm, Grendelsfire wrote:
>I did a cool red one it took. It was my first one. I think I did a great job.
>I'll send it to you if you want.
>
>
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re: How to change start button color in XP??
Tuesday, February 6, 2007 at 1:34 am
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
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re: How to change start button color in XP??
Tuesday, February 6, 2007 at 2:16 am
Posted by Steve H
(66 messages posted)
If you've used the pre-patched uxtheme.dll you should be able to use any of the downloadable
.msstyles files out there to change the whole look of XP. I've been doing it with
no problems for months. Just download a style, douple click the file and display
properties will open with the new style already previewed. Modify as you like (fonts
etc) - apply and Robert's your auntie's hubby.
No need for additional programs to apply the style - XP does the job just fine.
On Tuesday, January 25, 2005 at 11:10 am, frik wrote:
>ah yess. finally worked. this is basically what i did
>
>i. turned off windows file protection with http://www.x-setup.net/
>
>ii. "patch uxtheme.dll method" from http://www.belchfire.net/article205.html did
>NOT exactly work (and no, the "multipatcher" didnt work either for my version of
>xp). so i went with the "replacing with a PRE-patched" method, as described in the
>same page towards the end of the article. and this HAD to be done in safemode, REGARDLESS
>if wfp is enabled or not. trust me.
>
>iii. went with Mike's method; http://users.rowan.edu/~marz7821/images/Change%20the%20color%20of%20your%20start%20button.txt
>for the nittygritties, "step2" onwards...
>
>iv. when selecting one of the two "windows xp" in desktop/properties/themes, there
>shouldnt be anything weird in the 'sample' window ie/ i got some blanked out black
>stuff in the preview. this means that windows has realised you've got an unsigned
>(tempered) system file in there and selecting+applying that will only result in
the
>activation of "windows classic" start button. if this happens, i think you STILL
>havent got any of the steps above right. repeat.
>
>thanks to everyone who've helped! woopeedooo
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re: How to change start button color in XP??
Saturday, October 13, 2007 at 6:36 pm
Posted by gaul
(3 messages posted)
Remove
the "click here to begin" pop up in Windows XP:
>>> http://gaul.siteburg.com/StartButtonHackXP/StartButtonHackXP.php
No more annoying popup!
On Saturday, September 1, 2001 at 6:07 am, POTF wrote:
>Anyone have any clues how to change color of that awful green start button in XP??
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re: How to change start button color in XP??
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 9:55 am
Posted by alexis
(1 messages posted)
On Saturday, march 25 2008i want to know how to change the colorwrote:
>Anyone have any clues how to change color of that awful green start button in XP??
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/category02
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re: How to change start button color in XP??
Sunday, December 21, 2008 at 6:22 pm
Posted by p
(2 messages posted)
Download uxtheme. dll for your system. Go to www.withinwindows.com/uxtheme-patches/.
I have xp sp3 so I used file 6.0.2900.558_EN.rar. Extract it and save the uxtheme.dll
file somewhere besides desktop. Go into safe mode and go to C:\WINDOWS\ system32
and find the file uxtheme.dll, rename it to uxthemeOLD.dll. I also had a file called
uxtheme(3).dll and I renamed it uxtheme(3)OLD.dll. Now copy that other uxtheme.dll
file from withinwindows.com to the same C:WINDOWS\system32. Restart. Now download
Resource Hacker from www.angusj.com/resource hacker/. Use Europe location. Extract
it.
Now use the information from Mantis_1
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.
Also copy Luna.theme file to the desktop and rename it Mytheme.theme then cut and
paste it back into the directoy it came from.
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, there are 3 different
sets: BLUE_STARTBUTTON_BMP, HOMESTEAD_STARTBUTTON_BMP, AND METALLIC_STARTBUTTON_BMP
... edit the pictures if you like, etc. Copy them into your favorite paint program.
Leave the pinkish edges alone or not, you'll see. In ResHacker click Action, Replace
Bitmap, Click
Open file with new bitmap, find your edited bmp file and click replace. Click File,
Save and now goto Display Properties / Appearance and you should now have 3 or 4
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
I did all of the stuff above except for installing the uxtheme.dll and it wouldn't
work. Once I installed that it was smooth sailing. If you want to change the text
on the Start Button go here: http://www.theeldergeek.com/change_text_on_xp_start_button1.htm
On Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 9:55 am, alexis wrote:
>
>
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re: How to change start button color in XP??
Monday, December 22, 2008 at 11:11 am
Posted by p
(2 messages posted)
Sorry, I had to make an addition to my original post.
Download uxtheme. dll for your system. Go to www.withinwindows.com/uxtheme-patches/.
I have xp sp3 so I used file
6.0.2900.558_EN.rar. Extract it and save the uxtheme.dll file somewhere besides desktop.
Go into safe mode and go to
C:\WINDOWS\ system32 and find the file uxtheme.dll, rename it to uxthemeOLD.dll.
I also had a file called uxtheme(3).dll and I
renamed it uxtheme(3)OLD.dll. Now copy that other uxtheme.dll file from withinwindows.com
to the same
C:WINDOWS\system32. Restart. Now download Resource Hacker from www.angusj.com/resource
hacker/. Use Europe
location. Extract it.
Now use the information from Mantis_1
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. Also copy Luna.theme file to the desktop and
rename it Mytheme.theme then cut
and paste it back into the directoy it came from. You then need to open Mytheme.theme
with notepad and edit where it says
Luna change to Mytheme, 2 places I think. Save it.
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,
there are 3 different sets: BLUE_STARTBUTTON_BMP, HOMESTEAD_STARTBUTTON_BMP, AND
METALLIC_STARTBUTTON_BMP ... edit the pictures if you like, etc. Copy them into your
favorite paint program. Leave the
pinkish edges alone or not, you'll see. In ResHacker click Action, Replace Bitmap,
Click
Open file with new bitmap, find your edited bmp file and click replace. Click File,
Save.
Save the Mytheme.msstyles and now goto Display Properties / Appearance and you should
now have 3 or 4 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
I did all of the stuff above except for installing the uxtheme.dll and it wouldn't
work. Once I installed that it was smooth sailing. If
you want to change the text on the Start Button go here: http://www.theeldergeek.com/change_text_on_xp_start_button1.htm
On Sunday, December 21, 2008 at 6:22 pm, p wrote:
>Download uxtheme. dll for your system. Go to www.withinwindows.com/uxtheme-patches/.
>I have xp sp3 so I used file 6.0.2900.558_EN.rar. Extract it and save the uxtheme.dll
>file somewhere besides desktop. Go into safe mode and go to C:\WINDOWS\ system32
>and find the file uxtheme.dll, rename it to uxthemeOLD.dll. I also had a file called
>uxtheme(3).dll and I renamed it uxtheme(3)OLD.dll. Now copy that other uxtheme.dll
>file from withinwindows.com to the same C:WINDOWS\system32. Restart. Now download
>Resource Hacker from www.angusj.com/resource hacker/. Use Europe location. Extract
>it.
>Now use the information from Mantis_1
>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.
>Also copy Luna.theme file to the desktop and rename it Mytheme.theme then cut and
>paste it back into the directoy it came from.
>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, there are 3 different
>sets: BLUE_STARTBUTTON_BMP, HOMESTEAD_STARTBUTTON_BMP, AND METALLIC_STARTBUTTON_BMP
>... edit the pictures if you like, etc. Copy them into your favorite paint program.
>Leave the pinkish edges alone or not, you'll see. In ResHacker click Action, Replace
>Bitmap, Click
>Open file with new bitmap, find your edited bmp file and click replace. Click File,
>Save and now goto Display Properties / Appearance and you should now have 3 or 4
>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
>I did all of the stuff above except for installing the uxtheme.dll and it wouldn't
>work. Once I installed that it was smooth sailing. If you want to change the text
>on the Start Button go here: http://www.theeldergeek.com/change_text_on_xp_start_button1.htm
>
>
>
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re: How to change start button color in XP??
Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at 11:38 am
Posted by gaul
(3 messages posted)
NEW LINK!!
No more "click here to begin"!
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How to Change the Color of the Windows XP Start Button
Sunday, May 31, 2009 at 7:19 am
Posted by John Rapp
(1 messages posted)
Here's a guide to using Style XP and StyleBuilder, two new free programs that are
currently the fastest and easiest ways to change that nasty Windows XP Start Button.
Check it out...
How
to Change the Color of the Windows XP Start Button
On Saturday, September 1, 2001 at 6:07 am, POTF wrote:
>Anyone have any clues how to change color of that awful green start button in XP??
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re: How to change start button color in XP??
Friday, June 11, 2010 at 1:47 pm
Posted by BOB1BOB1
(1 messages posted)
YOUR A BUTT HEAD DONT BE MEAN
On Wednesday, December 12, 2001 at 10:55 am, SocialDisgrace wrote:
>Why would you do that? You are obviously are not educated in the PC world. I work
>at a very large technology company and all I've heard in the last two months is
how
>great it is and I agree. Sorry a challenge to you requires stepping backwards in
>technology. The rest of the world won't wait for you.
>
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re: How to change start button color in XP??
Friday, February 25, 2011 at 6:38 am
Posted by DMac
(1 messages posted)
Dude... You're a freaking moron if you think that XP IS the same os with color
added... sorry I am so late to this game, and yes, I am in I.T.
Reason I am looking at this, for the OTHER morons that want to know WHY some people
want to change the color, is perhaps someone like ME pushed out a GPO to force Classic
Desktop.
I don't claim to know EVERYTHING about Windows, MS, or anything else, and perhaps
the IDIOTS that state you don't know what you are talking about should take a step
back, and remember it is better to be thought a fool than to open your mouth and
prove it.
With that said.... anyone that knows how to actually to do this... with a GPO
forced, on XP AND / OR Windows 7, by all means, post cuz I am tired of my own rule!
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