awergh Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 (edited) What is a good free program for editing user.exeand how do you change the name and colourof where the text on the left side of the start menu where the text of windows 98 is. Edited March 4, 2006 by awergh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HybridShadow Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 You could try opening it in reshacker. That may help you a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLXX Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 (edited) Wrong file.It's in explorer.exebitmap 157I've changed mine to say "Windows 98 Second Edition" Edited March 4, 2006 by LLXX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awergh Posted March 4, 2006 Author Share Posted March 4, 2006 thanks about explorer but i still need to be able to edit the files explorer.exe and user.exe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmphetaMarinE Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 As said b4... try reshacker... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awergh Posted March 4, 2006 Author Share Posted March 4, 2006 reshacker comes up with an error when i try to edit user.exe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLXX Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 (edited) Wrong file again!USER.EXE is an NE file and is part of the 16-bit subsystem. Reshacker only works with PEs.What you're probably thinking of is USER32.DLL which has nothing other than Version resources.All these files are locked while Windows is running, so save to another directory, boot into DOS, copy the files over, then start Windows. Edited March 4, 2006 by LLXX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awergh Posted March 4, 2006 Author Share Posted March 4, 2006 thats not quite what i mean because i still want to edit user.exe to change the start menu icon because the program i used to edit user.exe wasnt free.also when i use resource hacker to edit explorer.exe when i go into bitmap, 157, 1033 and try and choose replace resource the computer hangs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kartel Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 Download this: http://www.dr-hoiby.com/TrayIconIn256Color...2.3110.1.us.zipAnd this: http://delphi.icm.edu.pl/ftp/tools/ResHack.zipThen modify your heart out, then boot to dos and type: COPY C:\FOLDER\EXPLORER.EXE C:\WINDOWS\EXPLORER.EXENOW HIT ENTERFOLDER is the "folder" you put your modified explorer in like: C:\ABCkeep the name short and in root C: or you will be doing one of these ~ TADA !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eidenk Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 thats not quite what i mean because i still want to edit user.exe to change the start menu icon because the program i used to edit user.exe wasnt free.also when i use resource hacker to edit explorer.exe when i go into bitmap, 157, 1033 and try and choose replace resource the computer hangseXescope allows for editing 16 bits modules (user.exe etc...). I've never had any problem for replacing bitmaps with Reshacker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winxpi Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 @eidenkI am using Windows 98se and my system hangs on replacing bitmapswith either ResourceHacker or Exescope what could be the reason? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eidenk Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 I haven't got a clue. You've got no problems with other programs, doing other things ?Or maybe it's just that the new bitmaps are not of the same color depth than the originals.But even doing that I can't remember I ever had such a problem.I did try to replace 16 color ones with 256 color ones in some files but it did not crash when doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLXX Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 Try Borland Resource Workshop 4.5Discontinued software. Filename is BRW45.ZIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awergh Posted March 5, 2006 Author Share Posted March 5, 2006 (edited) found XN Resource Editor works for 32 bit files like explorer.exe and doesnt freeze but it doesnt work on 16 bit files like user.exehttp://www.wilsonc.demon.co.uk/d10resourceeditor.htmdoes it matter if i change a bitmap so that it has a different amount of colours and is a different height? Edited March 5, 2006 by awergh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eidenk Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 Trying is knowing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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