Custom Themes, Icons and Start Buttons.

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Forgive me for asking a newbie question, but this thread is too large to go all the way through. I have a PNG/ICO file that I'd like to use as my start button (it would be the same all the time, so I don't need different versions for hovered on/clicked on).

What exactly do I need to do to get it in a BMP I can use? It's totally black, on a transparent background, so...
 

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Forgive me for asking a newbie question, but this thread is too large to go all the way through. I have a PNG/ICO file that I'd like to use as my start button (it would be the same all the time, so I don't need different versions for hovered on/clicked on).

What exactly do I need to do to get it in a BMP I can use? It's totally black, on a transparent background, so...

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If you are just trying to convert your image to BMP, You can try this site,
Online Image Converter - Convert BMP, JPG(JPEG), PNG, GIF or ICO Files for Free#
 

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I would be greatly appreciat if someone can make a start orb using one of this images:
 

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Can someone make these into a start button, Thanks.
 

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I had a really cool custom start button when I had Vista but it doesn't work in 7. I tried converting the file myself but it only made the start button invisible. Here's the png file from the original vista theme.
 

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Thanks razor! those are both awesome.. I'm using the second cause it matches my them better.. :)
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Hi, i have a request. Can anyone create start menu buttons out of these? Appreciate the help. Thanks. ;)
 

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I was wondering if someone could please make me a Start Orb out of the WGA Star image. See below.

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Just made my first start orb using this video Feedback and suggestions would be great!!

Thank you Ant*
 

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