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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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~xanKazo Feb 18, 2011
Does it work with Windows 7 SP1?
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~stkov Feb 18, 2011
I didn't test it, but I'm pretty sure that it works. Technically, it works as long as the resource IDs remain the same.
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Mood: Joy ~xanKazo Feb 26, 2011
Yep, you're right on this. It works on SP1. :)
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~grettlc Jan 13, 2011
olas.bueno ya me descargue el programa pero no encuentro la carpeta q contiene dicho icono me podrias ayudar.graciass
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~stkov Jan 29, 2011
Just put a bitmap image of an orb in a folder, press browse button and choose that folder. It does not work? then the image is not compatible with the program :(
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~loofygun Jan 13, 2011
Very nice, I was getting tired of the UAC prompts. Keep up the great work!
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Mood: Joy ~bitzzzz Dec 31, 2010
kool thx
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:iconhairbautt:
~hairbautt Nov 25, 2010
Where do you find that orb that's featured in your screenshots? I found one, but it won't show up in your program...and it was a BMP.
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~stkov Nov 26, 2010
I've uploaded it on 2shared. This will work.

[link]

But I can't remeber where I got this orb.
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~hairbautt Nov 26, 2010
Thx~!
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