Change Windows XP Start Button Text

This post will explain how to change the Windows XP Start Button text.In order to Change the XP Start Button text Follow this few steps :

1. Download a tool called 'Resource Hacker' By Clicking Here. Then extract it on Desktop.

2.Now Open command prompt By 'Start >> Run ' & type there "cmd" & hit enter. Then in the command prompt Type " explorer %systemroot% " & hit enter, when a Window comes up, then Find a file named    " Explorer.exe "  in this window & make a copy of this file in the Desktop & rename it as "mystart".

3. Now click on the 'Reshacker'. In the 'Reshacker' Menu go to ' File >> Open ' & select 'mystart' then click the open button.

4.In the Left side of the 'Resource Hacker' window Double Click on the "String table" & then click on the string 37, then 1033.In the Write side display box See the 4th line & change the "start" to the other which you want to show in the start button.Then click on the "Compile Script" button. In my case i replace the 'start' with 'Ajay'.

5. Then click on the string 38 & after that 1033.This time see the 6th line in the display box & change the "start" to your name which you want to show in the start button.Then click on the "Compile Script" button.Then go to the File menu & click on the save & exit.

6.Now go to the " Start >> Run " & type there "regedit".In The "Registry Editor " Window Click on the "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows NT\ CurrentVersion\ Winlogon".    Then in the write side Box click on the "shell" entry & in The edit string window rename the "explorer.exe" to "mystart.exe" in the Value data box & click ok then Exit the 'Registry editor'.

7. Now open the Command prompt & Type " explorer %systemroot% " & hit enter.Then copy the "mystart.exe" file from Desktop to this window & Restart the system.

If all things are correct then You should see your new start Button with your customize text.

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