myelin Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 Hello, i am trying to make a Hackpack for Windows 2000 with new icons and graphics, but difference in the size of system files before and after would be 0%. Please do not laugh at my humble project as i am not a programmer or anything just a hobbyist trying to make a pack usable on low end machines.Anyway i have done a lot but i am stuck at skinning Windows 2000 bottom taskbar like Vista's. I do not know from where does the taskbar loads and what factors control it. I hope someone here can help me with this. I did searched and just found other programs of doing it but no hacks, i also read that maybe Hex editing or registry editing may be required. But i am not sure and do not know how. Thanks for any help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewStylist Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 I'm not sure where to that stuff is. But I do remember reading that by editing explorer.exe you can edit start button caption and image. I don't know where I saw it though. Google "change Start Menu icon" or something. If you can't find the directions I can remember you have to have a program that can edit the .exe, then Ctrl+Alt+Del, Task Manager, kill explorer.exe (have the program launched before then) then start the editing. Its also recommended you make a copy of explorer, just in case. Sorry I can't remember anything else... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myelin Posted September 12, 2007 Author Share Posted September 12, 2007 (edited) I have already done that. Its done in the user32.dll file, with Reshacker. What i want to know is that how do i change my bottom taskbar where the start menu is, like its in Vista. Wait i found it on MDGX website, its in the same place as in Windows 98: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Appearance\SchemesNow i only want to know how do i change the shape of Start button? Any ideas. Thanks. Edit: There is no option for bottom taskbar. Any help. Here is the link to MDGX's site:Windows 2000 colour scheme Edited September 12, 2007 by myelin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian666 Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 you could use tclock3, that is something that can skin the taskbar.its in the nt/2000 thread.damian666 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myelin Posted September 14, 2007 Author Share Posted September 14, 2007 Well, there are ways to make it like Vista orb for XP at this thread Vista orbBut in Windows 2000 its a different story. I have been able to remove the start text, from the start button but i do not know how do i make it round. But i am searching and working on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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