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August 24, 2010
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System Requirements
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Windows 7 x86 or Windows 7 x64
with default shell (i.e. Windows Explorer.)

Note: not tested on Windows Server 2008 R2.

Features
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1. Change your start orb WITHOUT changing explorer.exe. This prevents unnecessary UAC prompts.
2. Choose different start orb for each user.
3. DPI-aware.

Install/Uninstall Guide
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Uninstall of version 1.0: run the loader (renamed to explorer.exe), press 'Unload' button, and delete it. Current version is not compatible with ver. 1.0, so uninstall old loader before using current release.

Install of version 1.1: run the loader (w7soldr.exe in the zip, and you can rename it as you want), check 'Options' > 'Enable start orb loader' and press 'Save changes' button. Read usage section for details.

Uninstall of version 1.1: run the loader, uncheck 'Options' > 'Enable start orb loader', uncheck 'Options' > 'Shell integration' and press 'Save changes' button. This will restore all changes done to your system. Delete the loader then you're done.

Summary of Usage (Check details in readme.txt!)
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1. Extract w7soldr.exe and run w7soldr.exe.
2. Check 'Options' > 'Enable start orb loader'.
3. Press 'Browse' button to choose the location that contains start orbs you want to use.
4. Choose a start orb you want to use.
5. Press 'Save changes' button to save changes.

* Checking 'Options' > 'Shell integration' appends a menu item labed 'Start orb' on the context menu of desktop background.

* .resources files are language files. If there's no .resources files, English is displayed by default. See Localization Guide for details.
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:iconsteve14srb:
~Steve14SRB Aug 30, 2011
It doesn't work,followed the steps and it won't change! Help 32-bit win 7!
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:iconcyber199:
~cyber199 Jun 10, 2011
i enable
i browse
i select the folder
no start orbs appear in the location allotted
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:iconstkov:
~stkov Jun 11, 2011
Supported format is quite restricted; please read readme.
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:iconcyber199:
~cyber199 Jun 12, 2011
ok
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:iconkhairul286:
~khairul286 Jun 6, 2011
Work fine to me..but why some laptop didn't run well..my sister laptop hang when startup
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:iconstkov:
~stkov Jun 11, 2011
Sorry, but tested fine on my laptop.
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:iconkhairul286:
~khairul286 Jun 6, 2011
test
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:iconsealight:
~sealight Mar 3, 2011
I downloaded dozens of orbs but none is shown in the loader. (E.g. Vanilla.bmp orb).
(Running Win7 SP1 x64 dpi 125%)
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:iconstkov:
~stkov Mar 3, 2011
From readme:
Available start orbs are uncompressed 32-bit bitmaps with ARGB channels whose dimension is 54*162 when 100%≤DPI＜125%, 66*198 when 125%≤DPI＜150%, 81*243 when 150%≤DPI＜200%, 106*318 when 200%≤DPI.

Make sure that the size of your orb is 66*198. I guess your example is the one in my favourites. Its dimension is 54*162, so it doesn't fit for your system.

Actually many custom start orbs do not support for larger DPIs. You may resize the image but it becomes a little blurry when resized :(
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Mood: Optimism ~kyzare Feb 18, 2011
thanks :3
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