Okay, now you’re ready to replace the Start button graphic with the one you created. Start up Resource Hacker and open luna.msstyles again. On the Action menu, select Replace Bitmap… and select the original bitmap that you would like to replace. Typically this is BLUE_STARTBUTTON_BMP.
If all went well, you’re all set. Your changes should have been saved. Go back to the Run dialog box and open services.msc once again. Find the Themes service and open its Properties. Click the Start button to restart its service.
You should now see your new start button! You now have the tools you need to hack all parts of Windows themes. One word of caution: while it can be fun, making too many changes can bring the whole thing crashing down. Hey, don’t say I didn’t warn you. Thanks for reading and I hope I’ve opened up a new world of opportunities for you to customize your system. Until next time…
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