how to rename start menu name???

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how to rename start menu name???
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[Muhammad Khalil]

Re: how to rename start menu name???

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[ChaMpioN PaKiStaNi]

Re: how to rename start menu name???

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[sheem]

Re: how to rename start menu name???

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me pas aik site hai us pe hi likha hai tarika

wahan se kar sakte ho tu bata dongi site

registry k sath cheer char karne pare gi

[Nidz]

Re: how to rename start menu name???

are registry ke saath koi cher chaar nahi karni pare gi mere paas aik software hai.us se ho jaye ga.

[Nidz]

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[stonechat]

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[Muhammad Khalil]

Re: how to rename start menu name???

Some entries in the start menu can't be set via settings in the registry but can be set via manipulating the shell.
Standard shell for Windows is EXPLORER.EXE. Use a hex editor (e.g UltraEdit-32) to make changes to binary files.
Always remember to make backups of your files before manipulating them !

Simple version
- Open EXPLORER.EXE with a hex editor.
- Goto hex address 02DF0E.
- You'll see 53 00 74 00 61 00 72 00 74, which is S t a r t (characters separated by nulls [#00] not spaces [#20])
- Replace characters with five characters of your choice.
- You can have shorter names by including spaces for remaining places.

That's it.

[Muhammad Khalil]

Re: how to rename start menu name???

First step

Explorer.exe is found in Windows folder and must be edited enable the renaming of the start button. Because we are dealing with a binary file, we need to use a file editor. I successfully edited the file using the Resource Hacker application. It is a free program available for download from Softpedia. Once you have downloaded it, extract all the data from the archive and run ResHacker. Now open the explorer.exe.

In the left, you can see an information tree. Expand String table > 37 or 38 (37 string is for the normal XP layout and 38 one is for the classic layout). You just select the one suitable for your Windows and then select 1033. In the right, line 578 display Start between quotes. Rename it with the desired name and then click the Compile Script button which is placed above.

It's time to save the new version of the explorer.exe. Click save as from the file menu and save it with a different name. I chose softpedia.exe.


Step two
My tip is not to use long names because the start button will have to adapt in order to be able to show such names and its shape will be elongated and might not look too pleasant.

[Muhammad Khalil]

Re: how to rename start menu name???

Change the start button name

1. <LI nd="1">Navigate to your windows or winnt directory. <LI nd="2">Make a copy of explorer.exe put it somewhere safe. make another copy name it explorer1.exe, put it in the windows directory. <LI nd="3">Download a version of a Hex editor on a freeware site. <LI nd="4">Open up explorer1.exe in the Hex editor . <LI nd="5">Search for strings named Start
2. Heres some help with the offsets:

<LI nd="8">Windows 98
Offset: 0x00028D6E - 0x00028D76 <LI nd="10">Windows NT4
Offset: 0x00028BEE - 0x00028BF6 <LI nd="12">Windows ME
Offset: 0x00033DDE - 0x00033DE6 <LI nd="14">Windows 2000
Offset: 0x0003860E - 0x00038616 <LI nd="16">Windows XP (Enhanced Start Menu)
Offset: 0x000412B6 - 0x000412BE <LI nd="18">Windows XP (Classic Start Menu)
Offset: 0x0004158A - 0x00041592 <LI nd="20">Windows XP SP1 (Enhanced Start Menu)
Offset: 0x0004208E - 0x00042096 <LI nd="22">Windows XP SP1 (Classic Start Menu)
Offset: 0x0004259A - 0x000425A2 start will be just before this:
There was an internal error and one of the windows you were using has been closed.".
now rename start to another five letter word of your choice like Help
save the modified explorer1.exe
open up regedit, you are looking for this key:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
search for the value named Shell and make it equal to explorer1.exe.
restart for changes to take place.
alternatively, close all apps, fire up task manager and end the process explorer.exe, start new traske explorer1.exe and there you go.
if PC dont boot, slave off , navigate to your windows delete explorer1.exe and rename explorer.exe to explorer1.exe, plug back into your PC and there you go back to normal, i assure you it works great!

[Muhammad Khalil]

Re: how to rename start menu name???

Warning: I shall not be liable for any damages or injuries. Before you start, you should make a backup copy of explorer.exe, and know how to restore it.


1. Windows 9x

The name of the Start Menu button is in explorer.exe. Since Windows won't let you modify the file, you must make a copy of it, modify the copy, then boot into DOS and replace the original file with the modified version. Make sure you back up explorer.exe before you start.

Load the file into an hexadecimal editor, and search for the following hexadecimal bytes:
53 00 74 00 61 00 72 00 74 (= "Start"). You will find these bytes more than once, but you should only have to change the last occurrence.
Replace S, t, a, r, t with whatever you want, but leave the 00's in. If your new string is shorter than "Start", you can either overwrite the extra letters with blanks, or you can change the length byte. Just before the first byte (53) there is a 00 and before it a 05: this is the string's length. If the new string is "New" then this byte should be set to 03 -- this way the Start Menu button will not be longer than the string. The new string must not be longer than the original one, else Windows will not work.
Note: The icon is in user.exe

2. Windows XP

You can use the method described above if you want: In the US version of Windows XP Pro, the string is at 0EE36F (Classic-style button) and 0EE096 (XP-style button). But instead, we are going to use Resource Hacker (542KB).

2.1. Bypassing Windows File Protection

1. In Windows Explorer, click Tools, Folder Options, then View. Uncheck Hide protected operating system files and check Show hidden files and folders.
2. There is a file named filelist.xml in \windows\system32\Restore. Right click the file, then click Properties, and uncheck Read-only. Open filelist.xml in Notepad, and add the line shown in red below, then save the file and close Notepad.

<exclude>
<rec>%systemroot%\explorer.exe</rec>
<rec>%windir%\system.ini</rec>
<rec>%windir%\tasks\desktop.ini</rec>
<rec>%windir%\win.ini</rec>
<rec>*:\AUTOEXEC.BAT</rec>
<rec>*:\CONFIG.MSI</rec>
<rec>*:\CONFIG.SYS</rec>
</exclude>

3. In \windows\system32\dllcache, you will find a backup copy of explorer.exe. Rename it to explorer.bak.

2.2. Changing the name of the Start Menu button

1. Run Resource Hacker, and open \windows\explorer.exe
2. Click String Table > 37 > 1033 (XP-style button)
3. Replace "start" with whatever you want ("hello", in the picture above)
4. Click the Compile Script button.
Repeat steps 3 and 4 for String table > 38 > 1033 (Classic-style button)
5. Save the file (File>Save). Hit Cancel then Yes when Windows File Protection pops up. Note: If an error message pops up when saving the file, kill explorer.exe (Clt-Alt-Del > Processes > explorer.exe > End Process > File > New Task), repeat step 5 (save the file in Resource Hacker), and restart explorer.exe (Clt-Alt-Del > Processes > explorer.exe > End Process > File > New Task > explorer > OK).

2.3. Changing the icon of the Start Menu button

1. Click Bitmap > 143 > 1033
2. Click Action > Replace bitmap > Open file with new bitmap (the new picture must be 25x20, and have 16 million colors).
3. Select a picture file, click Replace, then save (File>Save) your work. Hit Cancel then Yes when Windows File Protection pops up.
4. Close Resource Hacker If you do not want to reboot to see your new button, kill then restart explorer.exe (Clt-Alt-Del > Processes > explorer.exe > End Process > File > New Task > explorer > OK)

[Muhammad Khalil]

Re: how to rename start menu name???

Bus k aur???????????

[Muhammad Khalil]

Re: how to rename start menu name???

Change Text on XP Start Button
For Windows XP Home and Professional Versions
Very Important - See notes at end of article before using this procedure !
Contains SP2 and Ad-aware Cautions






In order to make the changes, the file explorer.exe located at C:\Windows needs to be edited. Since explorer.exe is a binary file it requires a special editor. For purposes of this article I have used Resource Hacker. Resource HackerTM is a freeware utility to view, modify, rename, add, delete and extract resources in 32bit Windows executables and resource files (*.res). It incorporates an internal resource script compiler and decompiler and works on Win95, Win98, WinME, WinNT, Win2000 and WinXP operating systems. Navigate here to download Resource Hacker.
The first step is to make a backup copy of the file explorer.exe located at C:\Windows\explorer. Place it in a folder somewhere on your hard drive where it will be safe. Start Resource Hacker and open explorer.exe located at C:\Windows\explorer.exe as shown in Fig. 01.

Fig. 01

Fig. 02

Fig. 03

Fig. 04

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows NT\ CurrentVersion\ Winlogon

Fig. 05

In the right pane (Fig. 05), double click the Shell entry to open the Edit String dialog box as shown in Fig. 06. In Value data: line, enter the name that was used to save the modified explorer.exe file. Click OK.

Fig. 06

[Aania]

Re: how to rename start menu name???

how to rename start menu name???
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Rename Start Button

Some entries in the start menu can't be set via settings in the registry but can be set via manipulating the shell.
Standard shell for Windows is EXPLORER.EXE. Use a hex editor (e.g UltraEdit-32) to make changes to binary files.
Always remember to make backups of your files before manipulating them !

Simple version
- Open EXPLORER.EXE with a hex editor.
- Goto hex address 02DF0E.
- You'll see 53 00 74 00 61 00 72 00 74, which is S t a r t (characters separated by nulls [#00] not spaces [#20])
- Replace characters with five characters of your choice.
- You can have shorter names by including spaces for remaining places.

That's it. I have found it on google.

[Muhammad Khalil]

Re: how to rename start menu name???

Rename Start Button

Some entries in the start menu can't be set via settings in the registry but can be set via manipulating the shell.
Standard shell for Windows is EXPLORER.EXE. Use a hex editor (e.g UltraEdit-32) to make changes to binary files.
Always remember to make backups of your files before manipulating them !

Simple version
- Open EXPLORER.EXE with a hex editor.
- Goto hex address 02DF0E.
- You'll see 53 00 74 00 61 00 72 00 74, which is S t a r t (characters separated by nulls [#00] not spaces [#20])
- Replace characters with five characters of your choice.
- You can have shorter names by including spaces for remaining places.

That's it. I have found it on google.

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