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Windows 7 Start Orb Loaderby ~stkov

Customization / Skins & Themes / Windows 7 Utilities / Other

New version (v1.1) available! [link]

System Requirements
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Windows 7 x86 or Windows 7 x64
with default shell (i.e. Windows Explorer, %windir%\explorer.exe)

Note: not tested on Windows Server 2008 R2.

Features
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Change your start orb WITHOUT changing explorer.exe.
If explorer.exe is corrupted, you see more UAC prompts popping up using Windows Explorer. If you can't stand UAC prompts anymore but you still want to turn UAC feature on for security, this program is the choice

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Usage
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Note: If you are using x64 system, use w7soldrX64.exe. Otherwise, use w7soldrX86.exe

1. Rename the loader as explorer.exe.
2. Run the loader. You may be asked to grant the permission.
3. Press Open button to choose your start orb.
4. Press Load button to apply your start orb.
5. Press Unload button to restore.

See readme.txt in ZIP for more info.

Next version goals
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1. It seems that renaming explorer.exe does not break the certificate. So renaming loader on your own is going to be possible at next versions.
2. Integration of x86 and x64 binaries.

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~MyDeathTHEKid Oct 19, 2011 Hobbyist Digital Artist

_{someone can please, send me a Apple/Mac Orb ?
I have the program, but I can find those 32-bit bitmaps, I mean, can someone link me for that ? or, there is any place that I could download a apple/mac version of the orb, and set up with this program ?
thanks.}

~maglev45 Aug 30, 2010

Thanks!

~maglev45 Aug 30, 2010

Thanks!

!PacMani Aug 21, 2010

How idiotic. Search before you create unneeded clones of software.

~stkov Aug 21, 2010

Was there any software that is able to change start orb *WITHOUT* editing window shell? I guess not.

!PacMani Aug 21, 2010

This is an ugly overlay. I better patch it.

~stkov Aug 22, 2010

What do you mean by 'overlay'? This program performs kind of.. a memory 'patch'. The advantage of this program is preventing unnecessary UAC prompts. If you turned off UAC, patching explorer.exe would be more preferred.

~Yunior2009 Aug 19, 2010

There were no errors, its just that I don't get the steps you wrote;I'm confused.

~stkov Aug 20, 2010

What part of my steps you found confusing, exactly? I thought they were quite simple..

Let me rewrite the steps with some more explanations:

1. Download the file and unzip. Then you will see 2 executable files.

2. Rename w7soldrX86.exe to explorer.exe if you are using Windows 7 x86; w7soldrX64.exe to explorer.exe if you are using Windows 7 x64.

You can check this in Control Panel > System > System type. If it says 32-bit Operating System, then you are using Windows 7 x86; otherwise, Windows 7 x64.

3. Run explorer.exe, the one you had changed the file name. Then you will see the window in the screenshot.

4. Press "Open" button and select your start orb BMP file.

You can download start orbs in [link]

5. Press "Load" button.

6. Logoff and Logon. Start orb will be changed. Done.

7. You can restore the start orb by pressing "Unload" button.

~Yunior2009 Aug 20, 2010

Thanks man, but I wanna ask you something. Where did you get that start orb;the one that is illustrate in the picture, that specific one is what I need. If you have the link, please let me know.

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