Windows 7 - Start Menu Button - Change

sergiogarcia9 · 08-31-2009

How to Change the Start Menu Button in Windows 7

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sergiogarcia9 · 09-01-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by mickey megabyte

ok, thank you for explaining it to this idiot.

so 6801.bmp = normal button? 6805.bmp = mouseover button? 6809.bmp=clicked?

please edit your original tutorial with this extra information.

and where do i store my new bitmaps? (or will they get saved inside explorer.exe when i assign them?)

what about transparency? can you assign a png file?

sorry for the idiot questions, but i want to help you improve your tutorial!

I think so

and No, you can't assign a PNG file...It has to be a BMP file. And yes, the newly assigned start buttons will be saved in the explorer.exe.

sergiogarcia9 · 09-01-2009

So what should i add to the tutorial?

**mickey megabyte** · 09-01-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by sergiogarcia9

So what should i add to the tutorial?

there used to be an old recipe for rabbit soup:

Quote:

1 - first, you catch a rabbit.
2 - blah blah blah
3 - .......

so, for your tutorial, it may help to start with the basics, maybe:

Quote:

1 - first, make three buttons for normal, rollover and clicked states, x and y dimensions.
2 - blah blah blah
3 - ......

then say to save them as bitmaps... etc. etc.

also, how can we have transparency in the buttons?

sergiogarcia9 · 09-01-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by mickey megabyte

there used to be an old recipe for rabbit soup:

so, for your tutorial, it may help to start with the basics, maybe:

then say to save them as bitmaps... etc. etc.

also, how can we have transparency in the buttons?

As i said before, No, they have to be black, BUT you can use them on any color taskbar. and that other thing, should be a total other tutorial. That would describe on how to make them, and not on how to change them.

**mickey megabyte** · 09-01-2009

ok

**bluemoon4ever** · 09-01-2009

i think that you should make it clear that you ALSO need to create or download your own replacement buttons in this tutorial as thats not clear at the start.

just a thought ....

sergiogarcia9 · 09-02-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by bluemoon4ever

i think that you should make it clear that you ALSO need to create or download your own replacement buttons in this tutorial as thats not clear at the start.

just a thought ....

Done

**Girish** · 09-03-2009

Thanks a lot sergiogarcia9 i was searching this from long time...

**Girish** · 09-03-2009

can any one make start button for this logo.

**Girish** · 09-03-2009

and this too ...pleseeeeeeeeeeeeee....

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