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This code is developed to change the name of start button(Only in XP)

This code is developed to change the name of start button(Only in XP)

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'This code requires one text box control and one command button

Private Declare Function SendMessage Lib "user32" Alias "SendMessageA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal wMsg As Long, ByVal wParam As Integer, ByVal lParam As Any) As Long
Private Declare Function FindWindow Lib "user32" Alias "FindWindowA" (ByVal lpClassName As String, ByVal lpWindowName As String) As Long
Private Declare Function FindWindowEx Lib "user32" Alias "FindWindowExA" (ByVal hWnd1 As Long, ByVal hWnd2 As Long, ByVal lpsz1 As String, ByVal lpsz2 As String) As Long
Private Declare Function SetWindowText Lib "user32" Alias "SetWindowTextA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal lpString As String) As Long
Private Const WM_SETTEXT = &HC




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Dim tWnd As Long, bWnd As Long
tWnd = FindWindow("Shell_TrayWnd", vbNullString)
'Get the start-button's window handle
bWnd = FindWindowEx(tWnd, ByVal 0&, "BUTTON", vbNullString)
SendMessage bWnd, WM_SETTEXT, &O0, Text1.Text
'SetWindowText bWnd, Text1.Text
End Sub