ResHack with Windows XP

Master Jedi · Post by **Master Jedi** » Wed Dec 25, 2002 1:04 pm

I used ResHack to change the little picture on te left of the start menu (when its in classic start menu mode) in the explorer.exe of Windows XP and saved as something else which I set to my custom shell, but it doesn't shell properly. I did it in windows 2000 and it worked fine. How can I do this in XP?

fuuucckkers · Post by **fuuucckkers** » Wed Dec 25, 2002 3:26 pm

On a not-so-related topic...but using ResHack with Windows 98..I was exploring the "explorer.exe" ..and found this screen shot.

Which proves my point exactly, that Windows 98 is just an upgrade with few improvements(if any) upon Windows 95.

Just for reference... I am using Windows 98se, when you look at this screenshot.

EDIT : the image in the right side of Reshack is the old start menu image from the start menu from within Windows 95.
(and the image has been resized/compressed to save space)

Master Jedi · Post by **Master Jedi** » Wed Dec 25, 2002 4:43 pm

That's funny...but it still doesnt help me with my XP start menu.

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Wed Dec 25, 2002 7:18 pm

Instead of using Reshack, I am using Style XP, part of the theme XP package. Just type in "ThemeXP" or "StyleXP" in google to go to their site. (Its down, but there is an additional site on google in which you can download it. (BTW...its like a 30 day trial...not free

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ZildjianB · Post by **ZildjianB** » Thu Dec 26, 2002 12:53 am

xWastedMindx wrote:On a not-so-related topic...but using ResHack with Windows 98..I was exploring the "explorer.exe" ..and found this screen shot.

Which proves my point exactly, that Windows 98 is just an upgrade with few improvements(if any) upon Windows 95.

Just for reference... I am using Windows 98se, when you look at this screenshot.

EDIT : the image in the right side of Reshack is the old start menu image from the start menu from within Windows 95.
(and the image has been resized/compressed to save space)

Out of curiosity, did you upgrade from Win 95 to Win 98se?

fuuucckkers · Post by **fuuucckkers** » Thu Dec 26, 2002 7:59 am

ZildjianB wrote:
xWastedMindx wrote:On a not-so-related topic...but using ResHack with Windows 98..I was exploring the "explorer.exe" ..and found this screen shot.

Which proves my point exactly, that Windows 98 is just an upgrade with few improvements(if any) upon Windows 95.

Just for reference... I am using Windows 98se, when you look at this screenshot.

EDIT : the image in the right side of Reshack is the old start menu image from the start menu from within Windows 95.
(and the image has been resized/compressed to save space)
Out of curiosity, did you upgrade from Win 95 to Win 98se?

Nope. Sure didn't. I own the Windows 98se CD. I will NEVER do an upgrade. As I said before...just goes to show how much they've changed Windows over the years.

ZildjianB · Post by **ZildjianB** » Thu Dec 26, 2002 10:37 am

xWastedMindx wrote:
ZildjianB wrote:
xWastedMindx wrote:On a not-so-related topic...but using ResHack with Windows 98..I was exploring the "explorer.exe" ..and found this screen shot.

Which proves my point exactly, that Windows 98 is just an upgrade with few improvements(if any) upon Windows 95.

Just for reference... I am using Windows 98se, when you look at this screenshot.

EDIT : the image in the right side of Reshack is the old start menu image from the start menu from within Windows 95.
(and the image has been resized/compressed to save space)
Out of curiosity, did you upgrade from Win 95 to Win 98se?
Nope. Sure didn't. I own the Windows 98se CD. I will NEVER do an upgrade. As I said before...just goes to show how much they've changed Windows over the years.

LOL... yeah, it really doesn't surprise me one bit either way. Typical MS.

Anthony · Post by **Anthony** » Fri Dec 27, 2002 10:18 am

Makes you wonder just how many MBs of useless junk is in Win98SE (or any other MS program).

BigHead · Post by **BigHead** » Fri Dec 27, 2002 12:06 pm

Also if u look what i found in windows ME

And in the version info it say Windows 2000 but i am running Windows ME

fuuucckkers · Post by **fuuucckkers** » Fri Dec 27, 2002 2:30 pm

Well the 98 image thingy I can see showing up in WinMe.. it's nothing but a sorry attempt at making more money, the bad part is.. from everyone that I have heard from say it's worse than Win98se. And I pitty the fools that actually still use it!

Not me of course...

Dice599 · Post by **Dice599** » Fri Dec 27, 2002 2:32 pm

I still use it..but only because I'm 17 and still live at home so my dad handles buying the software and hasnt got around to buying XP or 2k. And it's true, I would much rather have 98. Actually, I used 95 a little while ago on my Grandfathers really old (in computer years) computer and I liked it better than Me. Friggin' M$.

punkster103 · Post by **punkster103** » Wed Jan 01, 2003 2:20 pm

lol, ME is a freaking joke. microsoft didn't put any work into that OS whatsoever.

XIII · Post by **XIII** » Sun Jan 19, 2003 2:45 am

I was wondering, in Exploror.exe, i can change the little picture next to "start", right? Well which file do I edit for that?
If it helps, im running Windows XP home edition.

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Sun Jan 19, 2003 10:14 am

With XP, you can download StyleXP which changes your whole computer's theme.

To answer your question...I'm not sure because I haven't gotten into all that stuff...yet. I do know that WinXP keeps the theme files from StyleXP in "C:\Documents and Settings\[Your Login Name]\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\Themes\" I dunno if that helped any...

collegegrrl · Post by **collegegrrl** » Tue Jan 21, 2003 11:39 am

there is a program in addition to StyleXP called StyleBuilder which allows you to edit and create visual styles/themes for windows. since the stylexp site is down right now, i can't really tell you how to get the program...i suggest searching for it on download.com or google.com. i have the program and it's slightly complicated because of all the little components of xp themes (ie when you hover your mouse over a toolbar button or the start menu or any number of other buttons, that button's appearance changes), but if you start with an existing theme you can really get somewhere.

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