How To Change The "Start" Button Name on Windows XP

Step 1  : Go to "download.com" (make sure you connect the internet)

Step 2  : Search "resource hacker"

Step 3  : Download "Resource Hacker 3.4"


Step 4  : Click open

Step 5  : Extract "Reshacker" (make sure you install WinRAR or WinZip to extract these file)

Step 6  : Click "Reshacker"

Step 7  : Click run

Step 8  : Click "file", then open

Step 9  : Look in "Drive C" (System)

Step 10 : Click "Windows"

Step 11 : Click "explorer"

Step 12 : Go to "String Table"

Step 13 : Choose 37

Step 14 : Click 1033

Step 15 : Replace "start" with the text that you like (e.g. StartSmart)

Step 16 : Click "compile script"

Step 17 : Click "file", then save as


Note : Name it what ever you replaced "start" with and with ".exe" at the end of the words
            (no space)


Step 18 : Then, save


Step 19 : Go to "start"

Step 20 : Click run

Step 21 : Type "regedit"

Step 22 : Go to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE"

Step 23 : Then, go to "software"

Step 24 : Go to "Microsoft"

Step 25 : Go to "Windows NT"

Step 26 : Go to "current version"

Step 27 : Click "Winlogon"

Step 28 : Click "shell" (At the right box)


Note : Name it what ever you replaced "start" with and with ".exe" at the end of the words
            (no space)

Step 29 : Then, restart your PC


STEP COMPLETE.......!!!!!

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