Rename Ur Start Button: The Easiest Way

I am not going to show you any complex methods to Rename the Start button in windows xp. Earlier we used Resource hacker tool to Rename the Start Button manually. This involved complex steps that was a way difficult for beginners.


In this post I am going to show you a simple tool that will do all the work. Its called as “Start Button Renamer”.

This tool looks this way. Simply enter your desired word in New Label Text box and Click Rename It! . Hurry. Your Start button text is changed to your desired text.

Download Start Button Renamer

Description:

“Start Button Renamer” is a simple utility for renaming the [Start] button under Windows XP. With this freeware tool, you can change default label of the [Start] button with your own text. This is great when you want to tease your friends or when you intend to have a greater variety in Windows.
“Start Button Renamer” also is Open Source. This means that the source code of the program is presented with it, so that you could change it according to your own taste and wish, therefore you can add more possibilities on it...

Enjoy

Cheers :)

Saurabh

Folder Lock without using any software

Hello Guys.....

Do small folder lock softwares irritate you by their complicated procedure or by popping up frequently to register or buy premium versions of their softwares....

then forget these softwares because in this post i will show you how to create a self-made folder lock that works perfectly fine....

Many people have been asking me for an alternative way to lock folders without the use of any alternative software. So, here you go

the steps are as follows :

1. Just Copy and the paste the below mentioned code in a notepad file as its is ....

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cls
@ECHO OFF
title Folder Locker
if EXIST "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" goto UNLOCK
if NOT EXIST Locker goto MDLOCKER
:CONFIRM
echo Are you sure u want to Lock the folder(Y/N)
set/p "cho=>"
if %cho%==Y goto LOCK
if %cho%==y goto LOCK
if %cho%==n goto END
if %cho%==N goto END
echo Invalid choice.
goto CONFIRM
:LOCK
ren Locker "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
attrib +h +s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
echo Folder locked
goto End
:UNLOCK
echo Enter password to Unlock folder
set/p "pass=>"
if NOT %pass%==password goto FAIL
attrib -h -s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
ren "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" Locker
echo Folder Unlocked successfully
goto End
:FAIL
echo Invalid password
goto end
:MDLOCKER
md Locker
echo Locker created successfully
goto End
:End
 

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2. Save this File as locker.bat. Don't forget to change your password in the code it's shown the place where to type your password. (The text typed there will be ur password)

3. Now double click on locker.bat

4.First time start it will create folder with Locker automatically for u 

5.After creation of the Locker folder, place the contents u want to lock inside the Locker Folder and run locker.bat again.

Enjoy !! 

Cheers :) 

ur comments are welcome 

 

System Properties Logo

The Windows XP System Properties logo is often changed by computer manufacturers. Hardware vendors use this general system information dialog to brand your computer with their own logo and support contact information.

In this tip you can learn how you can insert your own logo in the system properties dialog and complete it with your own contact information.

To invoke the system properties dialog, click the Start button, right-click "My Computer" and select "Properties".

This will open up your general system information dialog. On my Genuine Windows XP Desktop, the Windows XP System Properties logo looks like the image on the top. But trust me its totally fake (Modified by me).

If you want to put your own graphic in there, you should create your image in a .bmp graphic file. It's also a good idea to create this bitmap image with the same background shade of gray (RGB: 192, 192, 192) used in the Properties dialog. Otherwise, you risk letting Windows make its own judgments regarding color contrast and background shading.

The next thing to consider is the image size. The system properties dialog only offers enough real estate for an image of about 180 (wide) x120 (high) pixels. Make sure that you can fit your logo in this area. You can use IMAGE RESIZER POWERTOY available free to resize images according to your need.

Image resizer is a Windows Add-on Feature

Download it from here  Click here

Once you have created your logo and saved it as a .bmp file (Remember the extension "bmp" coz other extensions wont work), copy it over to the system32 subfolder of your Windows system folder. If you don't know where your system folder is :

• Click the Start button and select "Run"
• In the "open" field, enter "cmd" (without the quotes) and click ok
• Windows will open up a dos command window
• In the command window, type "set system" (without the quotes)
• Look for the line that contains "SystemRoot", this is where your system directory is (generally, the Windows XP system folder is c:\windows)

Now that you know where your system folder is, copy your logo image file over to the system32 subfolder of your system folder. Then rename your logo image file to oemlogo.bmp

Additionally you can create a new file in this same folder and name the new file oeminfo.ini

In this file you can enter your contact information like in the example below :

[General]
Manufacturer=Windows Help Central
Model=ShowCase

[Support Information]
Line1=" "
Line2=" For support, sales, upgrades or questions:"
Line3=""
Line4=" Some text to demonstrate the XP System Properties logo"
Line5=" Windows XP Tips and Tricks "
Line6=" yadayada"
Line7=""
Line8=" +1 (888) 888-888 (voice)"
Line9=" +1 (888) 888-889 (fax)"
Line10=""
Line11=""
Line12=" http://saurabh-technocrat.blogspot.com/"

Save and close the file and you are ready. From now on, if someone opens up the system properties dialog, your own Windows XP System Properties logo is in there.

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