How to Change Start Button Text in Windows Using Resource Hacker?

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We're getting lots of mails regularly asking same question - How can I change Start button text in Windows?

Although we have mentioned it in following tutorial:

List of a few Locations in Windows XP to be Hacked Using Resource Hacker

But many times people miss this article. So today we decided to write a small separate tutorial about it:

Before:

After:

1. Open "%windir%\Explorer.exe" file in Resource Hacker.

2. Go to:

"String Table -> 37 -> 1033 -> 578" (If you are using Luna theme)

"String Table -> 38 -> 1033 -> 595" (If you are using Windows Classic theme)

3. You'll get a string "start". Just change it with whatever text you want to show. Make sure you put quotes.

4. Compile the script and save the file. That's it. You have done.

NOTE 1: To know more about Resource Hacker, visit following link:

All About Resource Hacker in a brief Tutorial

NOTE 2: If you are facing problems while saving a file after editing in resource hacker, then make sure you have disabled WFP (Windows File Protection) service using WFP Patcher.

Also if you are getting error "Can't create file...", that means you have edited and saved the same file in past and there is a backup file which needs to be deleted before saving this file again. Go to the folder containing this file and you'll see a similar file having "_original" in its name. Delete it and try to save the file in resource hacker.

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VG

^^ Disable WFP using WFP Patcher. You can download it from "Download" section.
prs

Thank you VG
Subsequent to my post i saw this in your tutorial and i downloaded WFP. When I try to install this my a-squared malware detection says that WFP is infected by a Trojan (Trojan.Win32.Agent.jh) I was going to get back to you when I saw that you had replied. Is this detection a false positive ?
VG

^^ You can use it without any problem. :)
prs

Hi VG
Installed WFP in safe mode without problems. I cannot change the "start" because when I give save, it says "Cannot create file C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe Sorry to keep you up like this.
VG

^^ Please check the information given in NOTE at start of the topic.
prs

Do you mean a file named explorer_original.exe in C:\Windows.
(Just making sure before i touch anything in this folder)
VG

^^ Yep.
prs

Thank you VG. My problem is fixed.
hemant

I am just want to know that what is name of logo.sys or logow.sys file in Xp and 2003.
can we go without passwotd in to boot from dos menu?
thanks hope u will suggest me somthing better
VG

^^ logo.sys and logow.sys files were used in Windows 98. Windows XP, 2003 use "NToskrnl.exe" file which is stored in "Windows\System32" folder.