CHANGING name of "START" menu ?

[Daemonforce]

When you run a cab script(makecab) over explorer.exe, you're going to get the file generated in a cab format with a _ at the 3rd character in the extension. It's named Explorer.ex_. Rename that to EXPLORER.EX_.

Unless you automatically burn your CD images in ISO9660, you need to be doing this. The Windows BSOI is very picky because it can only read files listed in the manifests in an uppercase format. Anything joliet or different than the 8.3 filename format will be rejected by the BSOI.

BURN IN UPPERCASE!

o_O

[gunsmokingman]

I already new what makecab does, but with this statement

I just open reshacker(I know it's crude but it works), do the modifications I need, run makecab on explorer and rename it EXPLORER.EX_.

It seems like you are saying rename it to that.

If you ment to say that the makecab renames it to this EXPLORER.EX_. then this statement

would be not needed

You do not need to rename the Explorer.exe to to Explorer.ex_ because after you run make cab you are left with Explorer.ex_

But since I took your statement to mean after the makecab has ran then rename the file then my statement

was correct.

[atakan_1907]

ok. now i understood. i didnt do it with using pe module explorer. i used reshacker. could you give a link to your program? it looks more useful. and finally thank you.

[gunsmokingman]

Google PE Resource Explorer because I do not know if this is still being made, I found this about 2 to 3 years ago. The Explorer.exe that I have link to in this thread is the same one I use to install, so it been

fixed, so all you have to do is modified what you want on the start button.

If you would like me mod it for you leave what ever information needed and I will make the changes.

[godan]

READ MY OTHER POST!! I ALREADY TOLD YOU HOW TO DO THIS AND TOLD YOU WHAT PROGRAMS TO USE AND EVEN THE CMD's TO DO SO. TWO OF THE PROGRAMS ARE EASILY FOUND FOR FREE IF YOU DO A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH AND MAKECAB.EXE IS ALREADY A PART OF WINDOWS!

READ PEOPLE!

Edited February 28, 2006 by godan

[gunsmokingman]

If you where so f*cking smart and new how to read you would of seen I wrote a how to over a year ago, I even posted a link to it, but then again that would require some intelligence on your part. So here is a whole post I did a over a year ago, because I know you are mentally challenge and need help in using links to other threads. Also in the original thread you will notice I also left a some code there that places a right click function for the Run dialog that can be accessed from the taskbar.

Also he was not asking about makecab he was asking about the program I use to allow Windows to install a modified shell file, but then again this shows how intelligent you are.

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You will Need Resource Hacker Or What Ever App You Use To Do This

1:\ Resource Hacker

2:\ Make A Temp Work Area In %systemdrive%:\WHATEVER

3:\ Goto %systemdrive%:\Windows

Directory Than Right Click explorer.exe and than hit copy

4:\ Go Back to %systemdrive%:\WHATEVER

right click and paste explorer.exe

5:\ Open Resource Hacker And Open %systemdrive%:\WHATEVER\explorer.exe

6:\ Than Expand The Folder Called String Table

7:\ Than Expand String Table\37\1033

1033 is where the string you want to edit.

PLEASE USE CAUTION WHEN EDITING OR MODIFING ANY OF WINDOWS FILES

QUOTE

Here is What The string Looks Like

STRINGTABLE

LANGUAGE LANG_ENGLISH, SUBLANG_ENGLISH_US

{

578, "start"

579, "There was an internal error and one of the windows you were using has been closed."

580, "Restrictions"

581, "This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator."

590, "Hiding your inactive notification icons..."

591, "To see the hidden icons, click this button."

}

8:\ If you have this directory

%systemdrive%\XPCD\i386

Copy And Paste And Save As WHATEVER.Cmd After You Have Done Changing

QUOTE

echo off

cls

mode con: Cols=75 Lines=5

color 7f

Title Replace Explorer

:::CHANGE WHATEVER TO MATCH WHAT YOU NEED

cd %systemdrive%\WHATEVER

makecab %systemdrive%\WHATEVER\explorer.exe

cls

color b0

echo.

ping -n 2 127.0.0.1>nul | set /p = Makecab Completed

del %systemdrive%\Xpcd\i386\explorer.ex_

ping -n 1 127.0.0.1>nul

copy %systemdrive%\WHATEVER\explorer.ex_ %systemdrive%\Xpcd\i386

ping -n 1 127.0.0.1>nul

Hope This helps

Attached File(s)

WHATEVER.cmd ( 423bytes ) Number of downloads: 156

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Gunsmokingman

[atakan_1907]

ok ok calm down men

gunsmokingman's way is not working

Then you are doing it wrong plain and simple, this always works for me.

Did you read the my Guide I have done at least 10 test install

since i wrote that and have never had any problems.

How can 4 easy steps be so hard for you to do?

1:\ Mod you file, this means to make changes

2:\ makecab the file, this is the format for compression

3:\ place the mod file in the Ua Source, this is what you are installing

4:\ It installs this way.

prathapml

@gunsmokingman

Nice guide there.

I think you need to "modifype" the explorer.exe before CABbing it (otherwise you get error messages or corrupted-file dialogs). Or is it not necessary?

I do this to allow the mod file during install, I have change all the False to true.