Hi guys, A friend of mine came up with the idea to create a LP theme for Windows 7. Now I don't want to create a whole theme, but a LP start menu button seemed cool to me. So I made it, and here's a screenshot: It has a nice hover/clicked state too. For the people who want it too, here's a simple tutorial. It isn't hard and you can always change it back (I'm not responsible if it causes any problems though, of which the chance is minimal) How-To Install in 5 simple steps: 1) Download the .ZIP file attached to this post 2) Unzip the file 3) Open 'Windows 7 Start Button Changer.exe' 4) Click the start button icon next to 'Select & Change Start Button', and then select my LP orb image 5) Wait for it to show up and enjoy Troubleshooting - In the rare eventuality that you lose your explorer.exe, then from your desktop, press CTRL-SHIFT-ESC to bring up the Task Manager. Click File tab > New Task > Type cmd > Click Run. In the command prompt which opens, type sfc /scannow and hit enter. Restart when asked to. - IF in x64 version, you receive an ‘unhandled exception‘ error, please click on Continue or try running it again ‘As an Admin‘. - IF the Start Button does not get changed, you may have to follow these steps: a) Make sure that the program is closed. b) Manually take ownership of “C:\Windows\explorer.exe” c) Run the program and select the orb. It should now work. Questions/Suggestions Reply in this topic Enjoy! Thanks to Kishan Bagaria for the button-change-software
That. Is. Fucking. Sweet. Just because I might have to how can I remove this? Seeing as my whole family uses the computer, and may not approve.
@Hawk: Thanks If you want to restore your original button, click the icon next to 'Restore Original Explorer Backup'
It worked! Thanks! This is awesome. NOTE: I had to choose "Run as Admin" to get it to change on my computer.
Wait, it's not working for me... When I open it and try to choose it, it says an unhandled exception has occured. Then it says that if i click continue it will ignore the error and continue. Then nothing happens... What's going on? Please help!
wait! Forget it! I figured it out! all i had to do was right click on the program and click run as administrator and BOOM! It worked! Thanks man, looks fuckin AWESOME!
It doesnt work for me.. I dont know how to instal it as a Administrator. Im the administrator of this laptop, so why doesnt it work for me?