Windows XP: Get Custom Text on Taskbar - Tutorialistic.net

Bibu07 · 08-02-09, 09:56 AM

This is a pretty much simple tutorial to get your name or custom text displayed in the taskbar,

So first things first,

You'll need
Resource Hacker -- Get it
Explorer.exe -- It is in your "X:\Windows\" directory(so no link)
Some Common sense (Cant give mine to you, sorry)

Let's start with it,

Note: If anything goes wrong and your Windows doesn't start-up at all or some minor errors occur, neither I nor Tutorialistic.net can be held responsible.
By continuing you agree that you are responsible for anything that happens to your device.

Trust me its really simple

Step 1:
Download the Resource Hacker (freeware)
What is resource hacker? Read this!

Step 2:
Open your Windows directory(Eg: C:\Windows) and then duplicate the file "explorer.exe" and rename it as "Explorer original.exe"

Step 3:
Now extract Resource hacker and open it(ResHacker.exe). Now click

Code:

File --> Open

Then browse to your windows directory and select the explorer.exe (not explorer original(your backup copy).

Open it,
Now click on plus sign near String Table to expand the String Table's contents.

Select 37 and click on the plus sign,

Now select 1033, and see on the right pane,

Code:

Now we edit the line 578 which says "start"

put in your text in the space of start but remember that the quotes are essential do NOT erase them too.

Now, after editing you can find that the Compile Script button which was grayed out earlier is active now.

Select 38 and click on the plus sign,

Now select 1033, and see on the right pane,

Code:

Now we edit the line 595 which says "start"

put in your text in the space of start but remember that the quotes are essential do NOT erase them too.

Now after editing you can find that the Compile Script button which was grayed out earlier is active now.

Click Compile Script

Now save the file, File -> Save or Ctrl+S (If you have backed up explorer.exe)

Code:

While saving, you will get an error, so go to Task Manager and then,
Click on Processes Tab, now find the explorer.exe and then right click(Or simply Alt+E and give Yes) it and then select "End Process" and select Yes.

Now save the explorer in Resource Hacker. (It should not give you an error now.)

Code:

Now after saving close the window(Resource hacker). And press Alt+Ctrl+Del to bring up Task Manager and now click File -> New Task(Run)

Type "explorer" without quotes to start the explorer again. And then viola the text has changed.

Note:
The string that you changed under 37 is for XP style and under 38 is for the Classic style.

DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING OTHER THAN THIS, unless you know what you are doing. Dont think editing the other parts is a joke.

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