Start button being renamed?

[Shadowrunner]

Is there any such thing as renaming that start button to something else? and if so, how?

 

[puppetgrimm1]

Start Menu Text

yes, there is a way too change the start button text by altering the registry.
There is however a few problems. You can only use up to 5 digits and you have to deal with the regitry. Anyway the following link will give you all the information you need to change the text on the start menu.

http://www.tweakxp.com/article36721.aspx

Look down the list of tweaks until you reach one that says "change text on start menu."

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[poertner_1274]

Just make sure you back up your registry before you start messing around in there. You can do some serious damage, and if it's not backed up you're screwed.

BTW
:wave:Welcome to TechSpot:wave:

 

[Spike]

Or you can use a program called "resource hacker" to modify the name of the start button in "explorer.exe", and use as many digits as you like (if I recall correctly - it was a long time ago that I last did this.

edit: Heres a link to a guide which might help... http://www.overclockersclub.com/guides/xpstartbutton.php

Don't know if it works though, but as long as you have everything backed up (ie, copy the original explorer.exe to a safe place before messing with it!) you should be fine.

 

[Shadowrunner]

is there an easier way to do it?

 

[Spike]

Nope - but it's not really that difficult by any method mentioned above - just follow the instructions to the letter.

 

[Shadowrunner]

No, I mean is there a way to just do it using regedit?

 

[Spike]

Not as far as I'm aware I'm afraid. I'm pretty sure there isn't.