Changing the Start Menu Caption

[netwalker1]

To change the name of the Start button:

Copy EXPLORER.EXE in your Windows directory to another directory
Start any hex editor program (I've been using AXE)
Edit EXPLORER.EXE in the new directory.
Search for the string 53 00 74 00 61 00 72 00 74
This is the word Start with the letters separated by a null character there will be more than one Start Menu,
The section you are in should also have the words "There was an internal error..." also separated with the null character immediately following
Now just replace the Start letters with any of your choice (up to 5 characters only)
Exit Windows
Boot to DOS
Copy your new Explorer file over the original

delete the one which you changed..
then Boooot the Windows

 

[Karl Blessing]

modifying the Exe isnt always my choice of method, the start menu button can be altered if you find the registry setting, just like the trash bin can be renamed via registry.
Karl
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