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

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NOTE: 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, it can be found in our "Download" section.

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

Although I have mentioned it in following tutorial:

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

But many times ppl miss this article. So today I 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.

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60 Comments

anil

satisfied with the service
Amirz

Thanks VG
sums

hi
i guess you are giving wrong direction.
i am using service pack 2,yet i did not change ^start^ text.i have tried so many times.Moreover,there is now duplicate file name like windows explorar-orginal.exe,explorar-orginal_orginal.exe
so now what to do?
thanks
VG

^^ Have you disabled WFP service using WFP patcher?
Fakedf

A lot more easier way to do so........

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?mynnegmjjmt

have fun....
aaryan0077

OH Man!
I did that!
Thanks a lot
;D
hazzaspaz

i cant find explorer.exe and i dont know what you mean by "%windir%
VG

^^ Open "Windows" folder present in system drive where Windows is installed in your system (most probably C:) and there you'll get the Explorer.exe file.
bhuneshwar pandit

i m using microsoft windows XP , service pack 2 , 2002 version. i did all things that is given in you tutorial, but was'n changed , though i had tried in start button but can't changed the start button.
please help me to solve this.
bhuneshwar pandit

can not find resouce hacker on explore.exe