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Windows 7 Start Orb Changer v5by =Kishan-Bagaria

Customization / Skins & Themes / Windows 7 Utilities / Other

UPDATE : v5 has huge improvements in the orb replacing process, new option for debugging and many changes in the code.

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Windows 7 Start Orb Changer is a freeware from door2windows that allows you to change your start orb/button with just one click in Windows 7.

Features:

Allows you to change the orb in four different ways:
- Context Menu
- Drag & Drop
- Change Button
- Command Line (Syntax only contains orb location)

Works with all DPIs (If the orb is too big or too small it will automatically resize it)

Works with both x86/32-bit and x64/64-bit

Works with both PNG and BMP file formats

Can integrate with desktop context menu

Can integrate with PNG and BMP file formats' context menu

Allows you to change the orb in two different methods:
- Memory Patching - Edits the start orb in memory which doesn't cause any UAC prompts
- Resource Editing - Edits the start orb by replacing resources of %windir%\explorer.exe

Easy-To-Use & clean interface

Two modes for normal and advanced users

First & ultimate Windows 7 start orb changer available on the net

Critique by ~LonMcGregor Jun 16, 2012, 3:03:26 PM

this is a brilliant tool. Microsoft will do all they can to make the UI better, and yet it is the ability to customize the interface with tools like these that make it the best.

This tool is also extremely easy to use, and so it needs almost no input from a developer for users to be able to work it, which is more than can be said for some tools.

The program itself has an intuitive UI , and the wide vareity of options included lets individual users change the start orb in whatever way they want. Keep up the good work, Kishan Bagaria!

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Critique by !Bongaboi Nov 17, 2010, 5:35:32 PM

"I'm a PC, and Windows 7 was my idea." Such is the nature of the current incarnation of Microsoft Windows, the incarnation we know as Windows 7. For a time, I was content with using the previous incarnation of the OS, known far and wide as Windows Vista. But later on, in comes this new version that has become accepted far and wide as a relevant OS, just like the predecessor before that and the predecessor before that and the predecessor before that. There is something about Microsoft Windows that makes you say: this is what computing is all about.

That being said, I like the tool that you brought out here on deviantART. Now users will get to customize their own start orbs and have fun with it. I can't wait to use this baby. Five stars across. This was badly due.

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~xvEDGEvx 2 days ago New member

Thanks man, luvin my new orbs. Had an error come up the first time I used it, something about failed to update expstart or something like that. So I noticed by default your program just changes memory. I finally discovered that little arrow at the bottom (yeah I'm kinda dimwitted at these kinds of things) and opened the option box and clicked on to change system files and checked on the little boxes and everything worked great. Very cool.

~KudoT 3 days ago

It's probably been asked before but as soon as I attempt to start the program it says it has stopped working.

I've tried running in Admin and with AV/AM disable, but nothing is working.

~UnIxpo 5 days ago New member

thx , program is very useful )

!X-NinjaPinkieDash-X May 6, 2013 New member

No Windows XP?

~Dreamin555 May 5, 2013 New member

dude
every time i change the orb

it closes explorer.exe

and gives me a error

and everytime i need to unplug my computer and plug it again

HELP ME!

im using these orbs:[link]

~Dreamin555 May 5, 2013 New member

nevermind it worked

~allenwalker31 May 5, 2013 New member

I tried to change orb by editing resources, it froze and gave me black screen of death. Did I do anything wrong?

~CutieDirectioner May 4, 2013 New member Hobbyist Artist

when i open it says Error
mulitpe instances are not allowed :/

=Kishan-Bagaria May 4, 2013

Restart and try again with anti-virus disabled.

~archphiltan May 1, 2013 New member

Thanks a Lot!!!

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