Windows 7 7057 Start Button Mod

[DBlake1]

This is a little mod i made for marxo and myself, but i decided to release it. This for Win7 7057 only. This mod replaces the start button in 7057 with the one from Win7 Beta (7000). The one originally found in 7057 is very ugly in my opinion anyways.

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How to install:

1. Take ownership of %WINDIR%\explorer.exe by running these 2 commands in a Command Window:

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takeown /f "%windir%\explorer.exe"
icacls "%windir%\explorer.exe" /grant Administrators:F

But don't close it, we'll need it later.
2. Navigate to %windir% (Windows directory)
3. Rename Explorer.exe to Explorer.bak
4. Copy the new explorer into %windir% (Windows directory)
5. Restart explorer with these 2 commands in the Command Window we used earlier:

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taskkill /f /im explorer.exe
start "%windir%\explorer.exe"

You should be all set with the new start button with no reboot required.

What does it do?

[computerwizkid]

IMO,i think the new start icon is better.

[marxo]

I think that the new Start button is gay. Thank god it's easy enough to change it with this mod.

[computerwizkid]

Maybe porting this to work on the RC?Or RTM?

[marxo]

Possibly, yes, although I use Windows Classic on my Windows 7 x64.

[computerwizkid]

I never use classic anymore in Vista and 7.Its [censored] implemented in those versions.Ya im dling 7 RC now.x64 too.

[computerwizkid]

Why was the c word(another word for s)censored?

[marxo]

Why was the c word(another word for s)censored?

Because we're trying to minimize profanity here? Let's not discuss it here further more.

[awergh]

id actually say that classic isnt too bad in 7, it was annoying in vista/2008 but its better in 7

[computerwizkid]

For people who want to use the beta start orb, here's how.

1)Download this.
2)Then, download this software.
3) Choose the provided orb bitmap as the selected the bitmap in the software.