Start Menu

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Goal

To Change the graphic in your start menu (after you hit the start button.)

Directions: Before we begin

To change the Start Menu Background you need to get into the registry. To do this you will need a program like Total Commander

Directions: Changing the Graphic

• Go to [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shell\Rai\:MSStart]
  • See Start Menu Background Pics for a pictorial of the above
• The ""BKBitmapFile" assigns your graphic to the background.
  • It should look something like: ="\windows\\BK.bmp" or "\window\Chome_Start_background.jpg" if you have installed a Freddy Reyes theme. You need to know what graphic it points to, to understand which graphic you will need to change.
  • Other indices there are:
    • "BKBitmapLogPixelsX"=dword:131 (size)
    • "BKBitmapLogPixelsY"=dword:131 (size)
    • "BKBitmapTransparent"=dword:16711935 (?)
    • "BKFlags"=dword:26 (?)
  • You can change the destination of the BitmapFile by simply changing where it points to. Say you want "GraphicA.jpg" to be your start menu background. First put "GraphicA.jpg" in the /windows folder. Second, simply change the BitmapFile to "/windows/GraphicA.jpg" (without " ") and it will become your start menu background.
    • Note: the name must match perfectly.
    • It MUST contain ".jpg" at the end
  • Another way to do this is to find what graphic it points to (in the registry) and replace it with your new graphic appropriately named.
  • Overall: registry bitmap must equal your graphic's name
• Reboot your phone and you are in biz.