Custom Start Menu Button Collection

I have been trying to place a custom start button into my Windows 7 instalation because I dislike the orb. The problem is that unlike Windows Vista (which I have done this mod to) took the new image without a hassle and changed the start button area to suit the image. Windows 7 on the other hand is...

I am trying to use this as my start button https://www.sevenforums.com/attachments/customization/23368d1250402133-custom-themes-icons-start-buttons-lhr-glow-button-v.2.bmp I have followed the tutorial in these forums and it works... but as the image I am trying to apply is longer than the...

I want to replace the Shut Down button, with a Lock button instead :geek: How do you do that? :confused: I wondered this for a while actually. I mean the button in the pic below ;)

Ok so I was able to customize the start button on my Windows 7 Pro x64 box, but I am having two issues: 1. I can not see the customized start button in Remote Desktop it is just blank. (It apears breifly when I do a mouse over). 2. On mouse over only the black box flashes then disapears....

I tried editing my start button with Anolis Resourcer and now my whole taskbar is gone! I made a backup file of explorer.exe but I don't know how to get back to the way it was! Someone please help!