Friday, March 18, 2005

Change Start button text..window



Change the Start Button Text (All Windows) at Registry Guide for Windows

content="Would you like to change the Start button to say something else, perhaps your name, company or any other 5 or less letter word? This article explains the procedure to manually modify the text of the Windows Start button."
name=description>
content="windows registry, regedit, system registry, regedt32, regedit.exe, window, microsoft windows, windows 98, windows nt, windows 2000, windows xp, windows 95, windows ce, windows me, pocket pc, millennium, edition, 2k, winme, win2k, win32, x-box, xbox, tweaks, hacks, tweaking, hacking, cable modem, dsl, adsl, xdsl, modem, broadband, speed tweaks, guide, tutorials, edit, editor, editing, troubleshooting, troubleshoot, restoring, restore, backup, error, fault, incorrect, hacks, secret, programming, command line, policy editor, inf file, cleaner, checker, corrupt, tutorial, help, faq, support, clean, tool, repair, deleting, settings, batch, computer, pc, internet, speed"
name=keywords>

content='(pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true for "http://www.winguides.com/" r (ca 1 lz 1 nz 1 oz 1 vz 1) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true for "http://www.winguides.com/" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0))'>href="Change the Start Button Text (All Windows) at Registry Guide for Windows_files/style.css"
type=text/css rel=stylesheet>



marginwidth="0" marginheight="0">





Change the Start Button
Text

Would you like to change the
Start button to say something else, perhaps your name, company or
any other 5 or less letter word? This article explains the procedure
to manually modify the text of the Windows Start
button.

Manually changing the Start button requires the use
of a binary file editor (or href="http://download.com.com/3120-20-0.html?qt=hex+editor&tg=dl-2001">hex
editor
) to alter a critical Windows system file, it is therefore
not recommended for inexperienced users. This method has been
successfully tested on Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000 and XP and therefore
should be quite safe, although we do not accept any responsibility
for system problems or data loss.

As mentioned before you will need to have a hex editor installed,
there are many different products available and if you don't have
one already a href="http://download.com.com/3120-20-0.html?qt=hex+editor&tg=dl-2001">quick
search
of a shareware site should provide many choices, for this
tweak we only require basic features.


  1. The file that needs to be changed is Windows Explorer, and it
    is essential to make a backup before you modify anything.
    "Explorer.exe" can be found in the Windows directory, usually
    C:\WINDOWS for Windows 95, 98, Me & XP and C:\WINNT for
    Windows NT/2000. Make a copy of "Explorer.exe" and place it into
    another directory, C:\BACKUP might be a good choice.


  2. Make another copy of the original "Explorer.exe" and name it
    "Explorer1.exe", then open "Explorer1.exe" in your hex editor.


  3. You now need to find the word "Start", although there are many
    entries for "Start" in the file only one is used for to label the
    Start button. Use the search function in the hex editor to find
    all the strings equal to "S t a r t" which is represented as "53
    00 74 00 61 00 72 00 74" in hex values. As there are many
    different "Start" strings keep searching until you find one
    located just before this text "There was an internal error and
    one of the windows you were using has been closed."
    . Below is
    a list of offsets to help you locate the correct text.



    • Windows 98
      Offset: 0x00028D6E - 0x00028D76
    • Windows NT4
      Offset: 0x00028BEE - 0x00028BF6
    • Windows ME
      Offset: 0x00033DDE - 0x00033DE6
    • Windows 2000
      Offset: 0x0003860E - 0x00038616
    • Windows XP (Enhanced Start Menu)
      Offset:
      0x000412B6 - 0x000412BE
    • Windows XP (Classic Start Menu)
      Offset: 0x0004158A
      - 0x00041592
    • Windows XP SP1 (Enhanced Start Menu)
      Offset:
      0x0004208E - 0x00042096
    • Windows XP SP1 (Classic Start Menu)
      Offset:
      0x0004259A - 0x000425A2

    The result should look similar to the image below, depending on
    the display from your hex editor.



    Hex editor display of Start text


  4. Once you have located the string, you can then replace the
    letters in "Start" with five other characters. You must use
    exactly five characters, if the word you want to use is less,
    replace the remaining characters with the space key. In this
    example we have replaced "Start" with "Guide", alternatively a
    three-letter word would look like "A B C" (note the spaces). Once
    you have changed the letters the result should look similar to the
    image below.



    alt="Hex editor display of replacement text" src="http://www.winguides.com/images/articles/startbutton_hex2.gif" width=524 border=0>


  5. Now save the modified "Explorer1.exe" in the Windows
    directory, and confirm that you now have the two Explorer files in
    the Windows directory, they both should be the same file size but
    have different modified dates.


  6. The next step is different depending on your operating system.
    Only do the step required for your version.



    • Windows 95, 98 & ME
      Exit to DOS (or use a boot
      disk for Windows ME) and at the command prompt change to the
      Windows directory and rename "explorer.exe" to "explorer.old".
      Then copy the newly modified Explorer "explorer1.exe" to
      "explorer.exe". Do a directory listing and confirm that
      "explorer.exe" has the most recent modified date and time.
      Restart the computer and Windows should reload along with the
      new Start button text.


    • Windows NT
      First close any open applications and
      open a new Command Prompt window, then switch back to the GUI
      and open the href="http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/246/">Task
      Manager
      . Find the "explorer.exe" process and end it, you
      should now be left with only the command prompt and task
      manager. Switch back to the command prompt and change to the
      Windows directory, rename "explorer.exe" to "explorer.old", and
      copy the newly modified Explorer "explorer1.exe" to
      "explorer.exe". Do a directory listing and confirm that
      "explorer.exe" has the most recent modified date and time.
      Switch back to Task Manager and launch a "New Task" called
      "explorer.exe" this should reload the shell along with your
      modified "Start" button.


    • Windows 2000 and XP
      Open your href="http://www.winguides.com/registry/article.php?id=1&page=3">registry
      editor
      and find the key
      [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
      NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]. Find the value named "Shell" and
      change it to equal the filename of the new explorer
      "explorer1.exe". Exit your registry editor and restart Windows
      for the change to take effect. To reverse the change, modify the
      value of "Shell" and set it back to "explorer.exe".






  7. If everything has gone successfully you will now have a new
    Start button, and also hopefully learnt something about the
    Explorer file structure. If you do have problems replace the
    faulty Explorer with the backup made during the first step.



    Windows start menu width=195 border=0>








Page Hijack Exploit: 302, redirects and Google

Page Hijack Exploit: 302, redirects and Google

Alexa Web Search

Most visisted sites in the world : "www.msn.com"

Saturday, March 12, 2005

Nokia codes - Userfull hints for mobile users

Hi frends,
If u have Nokia cell phone, the following will be
useful for u.
Imagine ur cell battery is very low, u r expecting an
important call
and u don't have a charger.Nokia instrument comes with
a reserve
battery. To activate, key is " *3370# " Ur cell will
restart with this
reserve and ur instrument will show a
50%incerase in battery.This reserve will get charged
when u charge ur
cell next time.
*3370# Activate Enhanced Full Rate Codec (EFR)-Your
phone uses the
best sound quality
but talk time is reduced by approx. 5% #3370#
Deactivate Enhanced Full
Rate Codec( EFR)
*#4720# Activate Half Rate Codec - Your phone uses a
lower quality
sound but you should
gain approx 30% more Talk Time *#4720# Deactivate Half
Rate Codec
*#21# Allows you to check the number that "All Calls"
are diverted To
*#2640# Displays security code in use
*#30# Lets you see the private number
*#61# Allows you to check the number that "On No
Reply" calls are diverted to
*#62# Allows you to check the number that "Divert If
Unrea chable(no
service)" calls
are diverted to
*#67# Allows you to check the number that "On Busy
Calls" are diverted to
*#67705646#
Removes operator logo on 3310 & 3330
*#73# Reset phone timers and game scores
*#746025625# Displays the SIM Clock status, if your
phone supports
thispower saving
feature "SIM Clock Stop Allowed", it means you will
get the best
standby time possible
*#7760# Manufactures code
*#7780# Restore factory settings
DIVERTING>>>
**21*number# Turn on "All Calls"
diverting to the phone number entered
**61*number# Turn on "No Reply" diverting to the phone
number entered
**67*number# Turn on "On Busy" diverting to the phone
number >entered
12345 This is the default security code press and hold
# Lets you
switch between lines
*#0000# Displays your phones software version,
1st Line: Software Version,
2nd Line : Software Release Date,
3rd Line : Compression Type
*#9999# Phones software version if *#0000# does not
work
*#06# For checking the International Mobile Equipment
Identity >(IMEI Number)
#pw+1234567890+1# Provider Lock Status. (use the "*"
button to >obtain
the "p,w" and "+" symbols)
#pw+1234567890+2# Network Lock Status. (use the "*"
button to >obtain
the "p,w" and "+" symbols)
#pw+1234567890+3# Country Lock Status. (use the "*"
button to >obtain
the "p,w" and "+" symbols)
#pw+1234567890+4# SIM Card Lock Status.(use the "*"
button to >obtain
the "p,w" and "+" symbols)

Happy Talking.... & Happy Billing....
~Rahul Vaja

Tuesday, March 01, 2005

Breaking News