Worf Posted June 6, 2009 Posted June 6, 2009 Hi.How do you edit the USER.EXE file?I have tried Resource Hacker and it gave me an error, but then found out that it needed to be edited in an Icon Editor.Now the problem is that my icon editor (Axialis Icon Workshop) gave an error saying that it is not a Valid 32 file.Many Thanks for your helpRegardsWorf Quote
MANIKANT.S.GUPTA Posted June 6, 2009 Posted June 6, 2009 The START button icon is found in the file USER.EXE in your WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. You can easy edit it. You need to change the 16X16 icon image in USER.EXE to your own. It can be done easly using icon editor (like Microangelo)USING MICROANGELO1.Backup USER.EXE.2.Load your icon to icon editor (Microangelo Librarian). 3.Copy your icon into clipboard.4.You can't edit USER.EXE while Windows active so copy USER.EXE to some temporary folder for edit.5.Load USER.EXE to the icon edior.6.Doubleclick User 001 image (or select Edit).7.Select 16X16 image size.8.Paste your icon.9.Now quit Windows, and replace USER.EXE.10.Start Windows.Thats it!Enjoy :thumbsup_anim: Quote
Worf Posted June 6, 2009 Author Posted June 6, 2009 (edited) The START button icon is found in the file USER.EXE in your WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. You can easy edit it. You need to change the 16X16 icon image in USER.EXE to your own. It can be done easly using icon editor (like Microangelo)USING MICROANGELO1.Backup USER.EXE.2.Load your icon to icon editor (Microangelo Librarian). 3.Copy your icon into clipboard.4.You can't edit USER.EXE while Windows active so copy USER.EXE to some temporary folder for edit.5.Load USER.EXE to the icon edior.6.Doubleclick User 001 image (or select Edit).7.Select 16X16 image size.8.Paste your icon.9.Now quit Windows, and replace USER.EXE.10.Start Windows.Thats it!Enjoy :thumbsup_anim: Hi and thank you for your reply.I have tried to load it into Microangelo Librarian and im told that there are no icons in the file. Edited June 6, 2009 by Worf Quote
AMIRZ Posted June 7, 2009 Posted June 7, 2009 (edited) You can't edit user.exe using Reshacker bcoz it's not PE 32 bit (common Windows binary file nowadays) but NE 16 bit format (that's why you got "not valid Win32 app" error message), you'll need NE res binary editor and maybe 16 icon res editor instead (which are kinda rare since Windows 3.x era with NE 16 bit app is over/obsolete) Edited June 7, 2009 by AMIRZ Quote
Worf Posted June 8, 2009 Author Posted June 8, 2009 You can't edit user.exe using Reshacker bcoz it's not PE 32 bit (common Windows binary file nowadays) but NE 16 bit format (that's why you got "not valid Win32 app" error message), you'll need NE res binary editor and maybe 16 icon res editor instead (which are kinda rare since Windows 3.x era with NE 16 bit app is over/obsolete)Thank you for you reply, i know about that it's just editing it in (Microangelo Librarian) as already stated.When i try to load it in Microangelo Librarian it tells me that there are no icons in this file?So i just want to know why it is telling me this when other people say to edit it in Microangelo Librarian.RegardsWorf Quote
AMIRZ Posted June 8, 2009 Posted June 8, 2009 ^^ Oh sorry i thought you still asked that why you still couldn't use Microangelo Librarian to edit the user.exe file so i just wanted to explain before, but actually you could, just couldn't edit the icon only (as your first purpose). Just misinterpretation here it really slipped my mind, sorry mate i apologize Quote
Worf Posted June 8, 2009 Author Posted June 8, 2009 ^^ Oh sorry i thought you still asked that why you still couldn't use Microangelo Librarian to edit the user.exe file so i just wanted to explain before, but actually you could, just couldn't edit the icon only (as your first purpose). Just misinterpretation here it really slipped my mind, sorry mate i apologize Thats ok bud. So if anyone knows how too. :thumbsup_anim: Quote
MANIKANT.S.GUPTA Posted June 9, 2009 Posted June 9, 2009 May i know for what reason you want to edit User.exe and for Which Os. Quote
MANIKANT.S.GUPTA Posted June 9, 2009 Posted June 9, 2009 Assuming that you want to edit Start button for Xp as User.exe is is releated with that .Here is your answer.The Start button icon on the button is contained in the file Quote
Worf Posted June 9, 2009 Author Posted June 9, 2009 Thank you MANIKANT.S.GUPTADon't know why this site said to edit the USER.EXE for Windows XP?RegardsWorf Quote
MANIKANT.S.GUPTA Posted June 9, 2009 Posted June 9, 2009 (edited) Thank you MANIKANT.S.GUPTADon't know why this site said to edit the USER.EXE for Windows XP?RegardsWorfGood to know that your problem is solved. By the way which site said that ?. Edited June 10, 2009 by MANIKANT.S.GUPTA Quote
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