Startmenu backgroundimage?

[flexomatic]

Hallo together!

I found this picture :
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/5527/startmenubgeb8.png
Is there an ability to set this picture as a "startmenu-background?" - not homescreen background!. Any registry entry?

Now it is setup a simple color gradient from white to green and i want to change it.

Any ideas?
Greetings
flexo

[jeg815]

I tried to do this using the .xml editor I named ir windows.home using xml editor. I can't get it to show up though.

[flexomatic]

How did you do that? didn't understand.

[freyes01]

Just open the image with MS Windows Paint and save it as a JPG file. Then go to your homapage.home.xml and edit it, replacing the background image for this one. That should do the trick.

[oplitic]

He wants to change the START MENU not the HOME SCREEN. I know you can change the colors, but don't know how you would change it to a pic.

[flexomatic]

nobody an idea?!?!?

[malatesta]

From Juni at http://www.juniskins.com/

Just rename the above image to startmenubg.bmp:

How to set the start menu background image (note: you only have to do the registry modifications once
on your device - if you done them before you don't have to do this again - just copy the image over):


In a registry editor go to this key:

HKLM/Software/Microsoft/Shell/Rai/:MSStart

Check if you have an entry called "BKBitmapFile". If you do not, create a new "String" value.
Name : BKBitmapFile
Value data: \Application Data\Home\startmenubg.bmp

Add the following lines to the same key :MSStart

a Dword value with the name BKBitmapLogPixelsX and the data value 131 in decimal
a Dword value with the name BKBitmapLogPixelsY and the data value 131 in decimal
a Dword value with the name BKBitmapTransparent and the data value 16711935 in decimal (or FF00FF in hexa )
a Dword value with the name BKDefaultGradient and the data value 1 in decimal
a Dword value with the name BKFlags and the data value 26 in decimal
and finally a String value with the name BKUnselected and the value data COLOR_ALERTWINDOW

Copy startmenubg.bmp to

\Application Data\Home\

Soft-reset your device.

[gadgetshrink]

Ha! Malatesta, you beat me by two minutes in the reply :-)

Here's how you would do it if you named you bitmap "startmenubg.bmp" This information is borrowed from http://www.juniskins.com. I have not tried this with your bitmap and it may require some more tweaking in the hex values:

In a registry editor go to this key:

HKLM/Software/Microsoft/Shell/Rai/:MSStart

Check if you have an entry called "BKBitmapFile". If you do not, create a new "String" value.
Name : BKBitmapFile
Value data: \Application Data\Home\startmenubg.bmp

Add the following lines to the same key :MSStart

a Dword value with the name BKBitmapLogPixelsX and the data value 131 in decimal
a Dword value with the name BKBitmapLogPixelsY and the data value 131 in decimal
a Dword value with the name BKBitmapTransparent and the data value 16711935 in decimal (or FF00FF in hexa )
a Dword value with the name BKDefaultGradient and the data value 1 in decimal
a Dword value with the name BKFlags and the data value 26 in decimal
and finally a String value with the name BKUnselected and the value data COLOR_ALERTWINDOW

Copy startmenubg.bmp to

\Application Data\Home\

Soft-reset your device.

BTW, Patience next time, friend. ;)

[JAmerican]

Here's my modified version :D...

http://www.jamerican.net/JJFiles/Dash/startmenubg.jpg

http://www.jamerican.net/JJFiles/Dash/startmenubg2.jpg

BTW guys, once you add a background, you cannot remove it. The Start menu becomes non-functional if you remove these settings. Do a backup first!!!

JAmerican

[atomicshockwave]

thanks JAmerican, btw, is that a clock in the top of the screen? if so, where did u get that, i have been looking for just such an app

[JAmerican]

My friend Jimmie Geddes (http://www.gadgetsonthego.net) gave me the file and I give it to you now :D.

That's his site above and my site is http://www.jamerican.net.

JAmerican

[sausalito]

JAmerican thanks!
Could you share your backgrounds images?

[sausalito]

Add the following lines to the same key :MSStart

a Dword value with the name BKBitmapLogPixelsX and the data value 131 in decimal
a Dword value with the name BKBitmapLogPixelsY and the data value 131 in decimal
a Dword value with the name BKBitmapTransparent and the data value 16711935 in decimal (or FF00FF in hexa )
a Dword value with the name BKDefaultGradient and the data value 1 in decimal
a Dword value with the name BKFlags and the data value 26 in decimal
and finally a String value with the name BKUnselected and the value data COLOR_ALERTWINDOW;)

Do you have all these values?
I don't have and the background appear...

[JAmerican]

Here are my modified versions...

http://www.jamerican.net/?page_id=24

JAmerican

[sausalito]

JAmerican -> Thank you!

[sausalito]

Do you have all these values?
I don't have and the background appear...

Ok, it is necessary!
If not, the background isn't correctly shown

[atomicshockwave]

i still cant get this to work :-( could u make a cab file or somthing like that to install the values? that would be great

[Henchman]

working here

[atomicshockwave]

would the fact that i am using WM6 be the issue ( i shoulda thought of that first i know ) has anyone goten it working with wm6?

[Henchman]

would the fact that i am using WM6 be the issue ( i shoulda thought of that first i know ) has anyone goten it working with wm6?

I'm usign wm6

[JAmerican]

JAmerican -> Thank you!


your welcome :D

[JAmerican]

I posted more !!!

http://www.jamerican.net/?page_id=24

JAmerican

[jt76542]

I have tried to do this 3 times each ending up with a clean install of the new ROM. Has anybody tried this and gotten it to work with WM6?:confused:

[windsorguy13]

I couldn't get this to work on WM6 either, but I didn't have to reload the ROM to get my start menu back. I just removed all of the keys except "BKDefaultGradient", then reboot and my start menu was working properly again.
Unless windows stores the custom settings in a secondary location after you set them (that would make no sense), there's no reason why removing these settings wont' restore the start menu. Good luck!!!

[dnyperez]

Worked for me using windows mobile 6

[flexomatic]

Guys i love you all! Especially Jamerican. It works great! And thank for the taskbarclock. You are the ream WM5 SP Hacker ;)

Thanks!

[killswitch]

Lovely hack been searching for this forever now is this hack successfully working on Rickys WM 6.1 as well?