start menu image change (help im going nutz)

how can i put my own image in windows 7 start menu please anyone tell me ASAP Thankss

I have seen this done before, you know the default white space where programs come up from the search box, I want to make that an image of my choice. Thanks everyone!

Is there a way to move that picture so that it sits alittle above the box? Right now the picture sits in the menu box. Thanks in advanced!

Need assistance please. I believe I read somewhere where you can replace the white area of the start menu with a different color background.... But I'm blanking on the where (I read the info) and the how (to do it). Can someone provide me with the info?

I want to change background for start menu, with white background is bored. But when i open aero.msstyles>>image, it have too many file and i don't know what file is background image of start menu. Anyone can tell me how to change that ? Thanks in advanced!