To rename the start button, you will need a hex editor. My preference is UltraEdit

1. Copy the \windows\explore.exe file to a new name (e.g. explorer_1.exe)

2. With the hex editor, open that file and go to offset 412b6

3. You will see the word start with blanks between each letter

4. Edit it be any 5 characters or less

5. Save the file

6. Boot to DOS

7. Copy the existing c:\windows\explorer.exe to explorer.org

8. Copy explorer_1.exe to explorer.exe

9. You will also need to replace the explorer.exe in the c:\windows\system32\dllcache file as well with the new one. Note: If the partition is NTFS and you can’t access the files from DOS: 1. Start Regedit 2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion \ Winlogon. 3. Change the value of Shell from Explorer.exe to explorer_1.exe

Enjoy..