This may have been discussed here somewhere, but I just ran upon this and found it really handy.
If you want to change the Windows 7 (NOT VISTA, NOT XP) "Start Orb" to something different, this little tool will make it a snap.
Get this little utility. After unzipping, right click it and say "Run as Administrator"
http://www.thewindowsclub.com/windows-7-start-button-changer-released
It is falling off a log easy to use, just follow the prompts on the screen.
If you want to find more "Start Orb" bitmap images, there are tons on deviantArt. Simply go to http://deviantart.com and search for "start orb" under "All Deviations".
Here is one I really liked, and am now using:
http://cross1492.deviantart.com/art/SBD-Start-Orb-v1-5-Windows-7-148440801
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Change your Windows 7 Start Orb
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Re: Change your Windows 7 Start Orb
yeah that a realy handy software...it let u match the start orb with the theme :thumbsu:
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Yes, and making your own Start Orbs is actually really easy. They are done just like "Buttons" are done in Rainmeter, only using black to indicate transparency and saved as a .bmp file.Digi wrote:yeah that a realy handy software...it let u match the start orb with the theme :thumbsu:
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You can, and I have in the past, but it is a fair bit more complicated to do and I was just impressed with this two-click solution and thought I would pass it along.UNleash wrote:You could've done that with ResHacker, too .. (as I did)
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You're right and I'm being rude (again) when I don't want to be.
So, yes, you are right, it will help people who don't have the nerves to do with ResHac or just want to do it "fast".
So, yes, you are right, it will help people who don't have the nerves to do with ResHac or just want to do it "fast".
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Why would I EVER do something slow if there is a way to do it fast, all other things being equal?UNleash wrote:You're right and I'm being rude (again) when I don't want to be.
So, yes, you are right, it will help people who don't have the nerves to do with ResHac or just want to do it "fast".
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Nice nice. Back in Vista I went through making my own orb and manually inserting it into a theme. Something like this would have saved me tons of time. At the moment I'm using this orb: http://2befine.deviantart.com/art/Blot-ORB-for-Win7-154472122
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MooseyDoom wrote:Nice nice. Back in Vista I went through making my own orb and manually inserting it into a theme. Something like this would have saved me tons of time. At the moment I'm using this orb: http://2befine.deviantart.com/art/Blot-ORB-for-Win7-154472122
Cool, another to add to my collection...Thanks:)