Change XP Start button text
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Prompted by a post here Vbax I thought it would be a good point in time to post this method to change the Start button text.
I had done this before BUT not with More then 5 characters.
The method here changes the text to any number of characters AND adjusts the taskbars windows dimensions to fit.
The key to this is knowing the various windows that occupy the taskbar region.
The main one (Top level) being the Taskbar (class: Shell_TrayWnd) which holds the Start button, various taskbar areas eg Quicklaunch bar, custom bars and the task area that programs are minimized to and of course the System tray, the region that typically houses the clock, USB device icons etc.
Having found these, you then need to get there current dimensions so that you can re dimension them to fit the new text and start button width. See image below.
Note, this WILL NOT change the button permanently. It will change back when ever the Explore.exe refreshes eg. resetting the properties of the bar.
To make the change permanent you will need to change Explorer.exe. Whilst this CAN be done via altering the program and some registry settings, it is not something I have looked into doing.
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