What does your desktop look like? Check this out!

**Elysium** · 10-14-2004, 06:27 PM

Hey guys,

Heres a pic of mine, nothing special. Just simple and easy on the eyes! Changed the logos so that they look a bit better, my computer, the folders etc. The picture is just a slate i made with "impact 106 fm" on it, which is the radio station i own. Oh and also... i changed the colour of the start button!!!

GO ON! YOU KNOW YOU WANNA FIND OUT HOW I CHANGED IT!!!

**symatech** · 10-14-2004, 06:58 PM

hell yeah i wanna know. blue is way cooler than green.

and wtf is 'donkey lovers' down in the bottom there? wait...i dont wanna know

**AandF6969** · 10-14-2004, 07:00 PM

how did you change the "my computer" icons and the start menu? Cmooooonnnn we wanna know!

Heres my boring ass desktop

**Kato** · 10-14-2004, 07:01 PM

Originally Posted by symatech

hell yeah i wanna know. blue is way cooler than green.

and wtf is 'donkey lovers' down in the bottom there? wait...i dont wanna know

word, i was thinkin the same thing.....freak!

**Elysium** · 10-14-2004, 07:04 PM

MAN SHES HOT!!

Oh Decadbal is making a play, its about donkeys and his experiences. Brilliant script, i was proof reading it.

**Elysium** · 10-14-2004, 07:04 PM

Originally Posted by symatech

hell yeah i wanna know. blue is way cooler than green.

and wtf is 'donkey lovers' down in the bottom there? wait...i dont wanna know

Check ure PM's

**Kato** · 10-14-2004, 07:06 PM

Originally Posted by MESSY_UK

Oh Decadbal is making a play, its about donkeys and his experiences. Brilliant script, i was proof reading it.

lmfao! its all good then!

**AandF6969** · 10-14-2004, 07:08 PM

dammit man, are you gonna tell us how to change that or am i gonna have to "Yahoo!" it?

**Elysium** · 10-14-2004, 07:09 PM

Originally Posted by AandF6969

dammit man, are you gonna tell us how to change that or am i gonna have to "Yahoo!" it?

Check ure PM's

**Elysium** · 10-14-2004, 07:46 PM

Bumpty bump.

**sooner45** · 10-14-2004, 08:05 PM

Originally Posted by MESSY_UK

Check ure PM's

Send me a PM. I wanna know dog!!!!!

**Elysium** · 10-14-2004, 08:07 PM

Originally Posted by sooner45

Send me a PM. I wanna know dog!!!!!

You wanna know dog? Who the hell is dog?

Check ure PM's

**Elysium** · 10-14-2004, 08:24 PM

Well guys, its 3:25am where i am and i better get some sleep as i have work tomorrow morning!!! I will check this thread tomorrow and send PM's to anyone who would like to know a few tips and tricks

**AandF6969** · 10-14-2004, 08:35 PM

hey when you change the folders to blue do you have to do each one individually or can you change them all at the same time?

**SuperDuty** · 10-14-2004, 08:46 PM

I'm interested in knowing how you did that myself, if you wouldn't mind sharing. I like the blue start button, that's not something you see everyday.

Peace,
SD

**PiecinItUp** · 10-14-2004, 08:52 PM

Id like to know, please!!!!!!!!!!!

**nathanw21** · 10-15-2004, 01:01 AM

let me know too. nice change

**BOUNCER** · 10-15-2004, 01:44 AM

How do I print my desk top like that and I'll post mine.

**AandF6969** · 10-15-2004, 01:48 AM

hit print screen when youre at your desktop and it will copy it to the clipboard, and then you paste it in paint and save it.

**PiecinItUp** · 10-15-2004, 01:48 AM

press the Print Screen/SysRq button, next to scroll lock....this makes a screen caputure, then going into something like word or paint program and don't copy anything while doing this and go to edit>paste and your screen should be pasted....still need to know how to change all those cool colors and stuff tho! Hit me with a PM Messy!

**BOUNCER** · 10-15-2004, 02:10 AM

Thanks for the advice P. Here's mine. Nothing fancy, the pic is my daughter after a school play. I love it!.

**BOUNCER** · 10-15-2004, 02:19 AM

Here goes again..

**Elliot** · 10-15-2004, 02:34 AM

open any folder.. go to tools then folder options.. then click the file types tab.... find what you want to change click change.. viola.. the big myster has been solve.. that or you can use one of hundreds progs that you can find at www.download.com..

**adamw1** · 10-15-2004, 03:23 AM

Originally Posted by BOUNCER

Here goes again..

I see you got championship manager i am addicted to the game lol.

**adamw1** · 10-15-2004, 03:27 AM

Originally Posted by BOUNCER

Thanks for the advice P. Here's mine. Nothing fancy, the pic is my daughter after a school play. I love it!.

Champinship manager i love that game its been responsible for many sleepless nights lol.

**BOUNCER** · 10-15-2004, 04:16 AM

Adam the game is my son's. I wouldn't have a clue about soccer. Sorry!

**Elysium** · 10-15-2004, 06:14 AM

Originally Posted by Elliot

open any folder.. go to tools then folder options.. then click the file types tab.... find what you want to change click change.. viola.. the big myster has been solve.. that or you can use one of hundreds progs that you can find at www.download.com..

Big mystery has been solved? I dont see you changing any start buttons!!!

PM's have been sent to people i like!

**anabolicwannabe** · 10-15-2004, 06:40 AM

messy, you know you love me. come on!

**Elysium** · 10-15-2004, 06:43 AM

Originally Posted by anabolicwannabe

messy, you know you love me. come on!

Im sorry but i cant possibly tell you how to change the colour of the start button.

**BOUNCER** · 10-15-2004, 06:49 AM

Thanks Messy, my new 'start button' looks great!

**Elysium** · 10-15-2004, 06:50 AM

Originally Posted by BOUNCER

Thanks Messy, my new 'start button' looks great!

No probs!

**Elysium** · 10-15-2004, 06:58 AM

You are gay swole.

Oh and by the way thats hella more complicated than the guide i found!

**Elysium** · 10-15-2004, 06:58 AM

LOL Where did it go?

Retracting the gay thing

**SwoleCat** · 10-15-2004, 06:59 AM

Originally Posted by MESSY_UK

You are gay swole.

Oh and by the way thats hella more complicated than the guide i found!

I'm gay for what?

I'm not allowed to post how to do this, or are you upset you won't get any more pm's that make you feel special?

I took down the guide so you can still get your attention,

.

~SC~

**SwoleCat** · 10-15-2004, 06:59 AM

Originally Posted by MESSY_UK

LOL Where did it go?

Retracting the gay thing

Are you a homophobe? What's w/the "gay" insults?

~SC~

**Elysium** · 10-15-2004, 06:59 AM

This is a complete guide to hacking your start button. This guide
will only tell you the steps to changing the color, not the text or image.
For changing the text or image, go to:

http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/w...661576,00.html

Step one:

Download the windows uxtheme patch from:
http://www.softpedia.com/public/cat/13/9/13-9-100.shtml

after instal, windows will tell you to restore the original file, ignore,
you WANT to replace a windows system file!

and also download ResHacker from:
http://www.users.on.net/johnson/resourcehacker/

side note: you will need to personally modify the color of your start button, i have made a black one,
you can download it here:
http://users.rowan.edu/~marz7821/ima...t%20button.bmp

After you install all of those items, restart your computer.

Step two:

Go to C:\windows\resources\themes\ and copy the luna folder and luna.theme to your desktop.
change the name of the folder to "mine" without the quotes.
Also change the name of luna.theme to mine.theme. Open up your new folder called mine.
You will see a file called luna.msstyles, change it to mine.msstyles. Close all folders.
Go to the file mine.theme, that you renamed earlier, open it using notepad. Click edit, replace.
Find every existence of the word luna in the file and change it to mine, there should only be 2 changes.

Open mine.msstyles using ResHacker (its in your mine folder on your desktop),
open folder bitmap, then scroll down to either BLUE_STARTBUTTON_BMP or
METALLIC_STARTBUTTON_BMP or HOMESTEAD_STARTBUTTON_BMP depending on what
color task bar you have.

Open that resource. Click action, replace bitmap. select the bitmap of the new start button you have
made, click replace, again, you may use the black one i created, or create your own.

Click save and exit resource hacker. Copy the "Mine" folder and Mine.theme into directory:
C:\windows\resources\themes There should now be 2 folders in there, the old luna folder and the folder you made,
called mine. close all windows. Right click on your desktop and go to properties, click on the
theme tab, under the list of themes, you should see 2 that say Windows XP, your new start button
is one of those 2 choices. Enjoy.

I am not responsible for you screwing up your system.

**Elysium** · 10-15-2004, 07:01 AM

Originally Posted by SwoleCat

I'm gay for what?

I'm not allowed to post how to do this, or are you upset you won't get any more pm's that make you feel special?

I took down the guide so you can still get your attention,

.

~SC~

Ok i admit it, i have no friends. Simple as that, oh i posted the guide i have

**SwoleCat** · 10-15-2004, 07:01 AM

I located how to not only change the color of the start button, but you can change WHAT the start button says.

Just trying to add to the fun, sorry if this takes away from your pm's.

http://www.overclockersclub.com/guid...tartbutton.php

~SC~

**Elysium** · 10-15-2004, 07:03 AM

Originally Posted by SwoleCat

I located how to not only change the color of the start button, but you can change WHAT the start button says.

Just trying to add to the fun, sorry if this takes away from your pm's.

http://www.overclockersclub.com/guid...tartbutton.php

~SC~

Yea found that too, just think start does the job? I can just imagine changing it something dumb them messing it up so that it stays changed.

I think start will do just nicely!