List of Files to be Hacked using Resource Hacker

NOTE: If you are facing problems while saving a file after editing in resource hacker, then make sure you have disabled WFP (Windows File Protection) service using WFP Patcher, it can be found Here.

Also if you are getting error “Can’t create file…“, that means you have edited and saved the same file in past and there is a backup file which need to be deleted before saving this file again. Go to the folder containing this file and you’ll see a similar file having “_original” in its name. Delete it and try to save the file in resource hacker.

Here is a list of files, which can be edited using Resource Hacker to change the look-n-feel of Windows:

Windows XP:

%windir%\System32\NToskrnl.exe : To change Windows Boot screen

%windir%\System32\Logonui.exe : To change Windows Login Screen

%windir%\System32\MSgina.dll : To change the text & background of Shutdown dialog box

%windir%\System32\Shell32.dll : To change a lot of things, like Progress dialog box (copying, deleting, etc.), Run dialog box, Context menu items, and many other things (As much as you’ll go through the items, you’ll know what I’m talking about)

%windir%\System32\Netshell.dll : To change flashing internet icon in system tray

%windir%\System32\Comdlg32.dll : To change the look of Open/Save dialog box, color box, print box, find & replace box, etc.

%windir%\System32\Comctl32.dll : To change the icons appearing in upper-right side of Open/Save dialog box.

%windir%\System32\Stobject.dll : To change volume icon & some other icons in system tray

%windir%\System32\mydocs.dll : To change My Documents icon

%windir%\System32\shdocvw.dll : To change Internet Explorer 6 icons and graphics

%windir%\System32\IEFrame.dll : To change Internet Explorer 7 icons and graphics

%windir%\System32\shimgvw.dll : To change image file icons, i.e., BMP, JPG, JPEG, GIF, etc

%windir%\System32\Sysdm.cpl : To change the System Properties window look

%windir%\System32\Winlogon.exe : To change the text, which you see in Login Screen, like applying user settings, logging off, shutting down, etc.

%windir%\Explorer.exe : To change Start button text, Programs Menu text (like Programs, Favorites, Documents, etc.)

%windir%\System32\browselc.dll : To change the Menu names in Windows Explorer as well as Internet Explorer

Windows XP Setup folder\I386\Winntbbu.dll : To change XP Setup look and text entries

Windows 98:

Windows 98 users replace “System32” folder with “System” folder, e.g., in Windows 98 “Shell32.dll” file will be in %windir%\System\ folder.

Reset Windows Administrator Password

1st Method:

The first thing which you check if you forget login password. When we install Windows, it automatically creates an account “Administrator” and sets its password to blank. So if you have forget your user account password then try this:

Start system and when you see Windows Welcome screen / Login screen, press ++ keys twice and it’ll show Classic Login box. Now type “Administrator” (without quotes) in Username and leave Password field blank. Now press Enter and you should be able to log in Windows.

Now you can reset your account password from “Control Panel -> User Accounts“.

Same thing can be done using Safe Mode. In Safe Mode Windows will show this in-built Administrator account in Login screen.

3rd Method:

If the above mentioned trick doesnt work, then try following trick which is actually a loophole in Windows XP Setup and a big security hole:

A. Boot using Windows XP Setup CD and follow the instruction like Accepting EULA, etc.

B. When it asks to repair your existing Windows installation, accept it and press “R” to run the repair.

C. Setup will start repairing your Windows and will start copying files, etc.

D. After a few minutes setup will restart your system and when it restarts don’t press any key when it shows “Press any key to continue…” otherwise Setup will start from the beginning. Don’t press any key and setup will resume where it left.

E. Now it’ll start doing other tasks and will show a small progressbar with a few details in left side.

F. Look carefully at the details and when it shows “Installing devices“, press Shift+F10 keys in your keyboard.

G. It’ll open a Command Prompt window. Now type nusrmgr.cpl and press .

H. It’ll open the same “User Accounts” window which you see in Control Panel.

I. Now you can remove or reset any account password without any problem.

How to make a custom dock in XP

Here is a nice trick to get a custom sidebar(dock) without any application.
Procedure:
1.Make a new folder of your desired name anywhere(I recommend C drive)
2.Now go to start menu and send all your favorite programs desktop.
3.Move all these shortcuts to new folder(which you created earlier)
5.Remove shortcut arrow from the icons using this tut
4.Head to new folder which contains shortcuts and drag it to the extreme right of your screen.
P.S:While dragging the folder to right side of your screen,use the Restore Down feature. You can also place this dock on top and left side of the screen.Right click on the dock to see more cool options.

Add More Speed Dial Entries in Opera...

Opera's most handy feature is Speed Dial.
By default we can set 9 Speed Dial Entries which is enough for regular user but not for Power users like me and you!

Here are the Steps ::

1.) Close any instance of Opera.
2.) Open speeddial.ini file located in your Opera's profile directory. And Add this code to file :
[Size]
Rows=3
Columns=4
3.) Save File. Exit. And Start Opera.

This will give you a total of 12 Speed Dial entries i.e. 4 entries in each row. Adjust Row and Column according to your liking and size of your moniter and your moniter resolution.