Windows Start Button

Yep, sure is. Just follow these instructions.

Copy the file USER.EXE from your Windows\System directory to a temporary working directory.
Using an icon editor that can read executables (like Microangelo), open the copy of USER.EXE.
The Start Menu uses the flag logo, the very first icon in this file. What you need to be aware of, is that there are several versions of this icon in the file, each a different size. Depending on what font size you have your Start Menu font configured (Control Panel -> Display Properties -> Appearance), the actual icon may be the 16x16 or the 22x22 variations. Your best bet is to edit them all, and save your changes when you're finished.
Next, exit to DOS, backup the original file, and then replace it with your modified version. When you restart Windows, the change should take effect.

I never realised it was so easy!! NOT!

Or you could just use DesktopX !

Or you can install Linux and KDE.

paxx

looks good that way too!

what version of windows? there is a small tar that will do it on the fly for you called Hook99...

You pic the graphic and the text, colors ect and asve, then it loads on bootup because you place a link in your startup folder to it and bingo, instance personalized start-button...

HOOK99..........Hook99 enables the user to customize the start button. You can change or remove the text and replace the Windows flag on button with icon of your choice. Supports Windows icons, bitmaps and can extract icons from executables and libraries. Hook99 can also make the background of desktop icon captions transparent......(free).....GO THERE!http://lbrisar.htmlplanet.com/e_hook.html

dunno if it will do XP, but you can try running it in 2000 compat mode if not...

links got some popups just so you know...

It's actually not that much trouble once you begin doing it. I used to have a small library of 'User.exe' files created that I could switch out whenver I wanted to. It's just like any other form of skinning, it just takes a little patience.