Changing Start button text in Windows XP

Well the simplest and the least time consuming way of changing the Start button text is described below:

Step 1:

Create a system restore point just incase if something goes wrong you can roll back to the original settings. Make a back up copy of explorer.exe in a safe place, maybe in a different folder.

Step 2:

You would need to download a small freeware utility called Resource Hacker.

Click here to download Resource Hacker

Step 3:

Open Resource Hacker utility. Click on File ---> Open. Type "explorer.exe" in the text box.



Step 4:

Expand String Table ---> 37 from the tree view and click on 1033 as shown in the figure below




Step 5:

From the right window next to where start is written in front of 578 edit the text to what you want on your start button.
For Ex :Wintips



Step 6:

Click on the "Compile Script" button on top of the right window. Now click on File ---> Save as ----> wintipz.exe as shown in Figure Below:



Step 7: Open registry editor by clicking on Start ---> Run and typing "regedit" at the text box. Navigate to HKEY_Local_Machine -> Software -> Microsoft -> Windows NT -> CurrentVersion -> Winlogon

From the right pane double click on shell and replace "explorer.exe" with "wintipz.exe" as shown in figure below and then exit registry editor:



Step 8: Restart your computer to see the changes.




Source : www.wintips.com

hello nibras,

Very good work.. But I think its IMPOSSIBLE for the normal users to change the start button name with help of this TWEAK..

This tweak is very hard to apply for the normal members..

Anyways I have a better solution.. Just download the start button renamer and change the name in a SECOND..

Try this !


Download:

START BUTTON RENAMER

Cool Tip from u nibras bro.

Both of you done a really gr8 explaination in this regard

Both r esy.Thanks guys fr ur nice information. . .

Vinay,

It's really very cool tool......Easiest one......Thanks for sharing....... BUt when we restart our PC then again it will be changed like

So if we want to change the text of start button permanently, then we may follow the steps i have explained.


Another tool i have that will be used to move the start button. Try this also.......

DOWNLOAD

WOW. grade topic. thank you nibras & vinay,
This is a very good tip. I very like that. thank you for the shearing with us.

wow bros thats awesome
i will try it
thanks for sharing with us bros :bravo:

thanks a lot Nibras and Vinay, Now im going to put my name on the start menu