Guide to Changing your Start Orb/Button

[Mr GRiM]

Guide to Changing your Start Orb/Button

WARNING

ALWAYS CREATE A SYSTEM RESTORE POINT WHEN MODIFYING SYSTEM FILES

Step 1.

Download the Take Ownership context menu shortcut then unzip it and right on the reg file and select merge.

Step 2.

Navigate to c:\ and Take Ownership of the Windows Folder.



Step 3.

Download and install Restorator 2007

Step 4.

Now run Restorator 2007 and open explorer in c:\Windows



Step 5.

Have your new Start Orb/Button ready on the desktop ready to use.

Step 6.

In the left pane in Restorator you will see a folder called Bitmap, expand that folder and you will see a bunch of numbers and each of those numbers represents a Start orb that if clicked on will show you a preview in the Right pane, the main images you need to worry about are 6801, 6805 and 6809.

NOTE

If you are using a larger dpi then the Default Windows dpi then you will have to change the larger start orbs to match your dpi.

Step 7.

Now simply left click and hold on the new Start Orb/Button on your Desktop and drag it onto the relevant numbers in the left pane in Restorator and they will automatically be replaced with your new Start Orb/button.



Step 8.

Right Click on your taskbar and select Start Task Manager and in the processes tab select explorer and then select end process.



Step 9.

Now back in Restorator hit the save button and it will save your new Start Orb/Button and it will create a backup of explorer.exe called explorer backup.exe which you can restore back to default latter if you need to.



Step 10.

Go back to Task Manager and in the menu select New Task (Run...) and type c:\windows\explorer.exe and hit enter, then close Task Manager and Restorator and your done.

[Cashis]

Nice Guide thanks mate im sure this will help alot of people.

[nofx1994]

a great tutorial this will help alot of people but another good resource program i use is

https://www.restuner.com/


yeah it is not a free program but you know

[Mbrys331]

Thank you for the instructions on how to change the start Orb/Button

[Psych0t1c]

Hey Grim do you know where a guide is on how to make start orbs or convert vista orbs into win7 orbs?

[Mr GRiM]

Hey Grim do you know where a guide is on how to make start orbs or convert vista orbs into win7 orbs?

First resize your Vista Orb because they are larger and then make your canvas size the same as the Windows 7 orbs then add a black background and add the alpha channel as well if needed and save as a 32 Bit Bitmap.