I hope I'm not disobeying any rules because I'm new but is there any way I can download just the vista start button for my windows 2000 computer.

With just a .png  you can't change your Start Button yet. You'll have to edit a basic theme and put in the Vista globe, but that's not easy at all. I'm not even sure that it can be achieved with Windows 2000. I found this website for Windows XP Start Menu changer though.

the page Gruzz offered is good .but if u wanna change only the button
then u should try to find a tutorial on it i remember i read it somewhere but i am sorry i forgot where  & i tried to find it but nothing  it was in the graphic request section someone gave the link

   
i've found it here's the link
http://www.aspfree.com/c/a/BrainDump/Chang...rt-Button-Icon/

But isnt that link for WinXP

Yes it is. As far as I can see.

Even though the tutorial was for xp kanishck, it's a great tutorial and i already have all the tools i need(photoshop and resource hacker). It even tells you how to have transparent or partially transparent icon. The only problem is when i apply all the changes to explorer.exe, the open explorer.exe again, it goes back to the original explorer.exe

And it says its part two of my "Hacking the Windows XP Start Button" series. Where's part 1?

Strange , a link to Part 1 is there but it's not working , anyway I would suggest you to place the modified explorer.exe file in Windows directory but do keep a backup of the original explorer.exe file , I think this can be done in Safe-Mode

Here it is, it's not about changing the image, but about changed the Start menu text.

I think it might be possible to change just the start button in windows 2000 because a while ago, i downloaded desktopX (its another thing in stardock) and this was the screenshot i took of it.

Is there another way of applying the changes to explorer.exe without going to task manager because the original explorer.exe jsut keeps coming back, not my modified one.

If I were in your place then I would do that in DOS by using a bootable CD , if you can't do this then the best thing I can suggest you would be Safe-Mode

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i don't know much the link i gave was from a thread in crstlxp only it was given by mistake by someone.
i can't help u further as i don't know much about wincows files and directories   . may u should try it asher's way

I actually found something that is just the start button even tough it's supposed to be for xp.
It's called Blaero Start Orb. The only problem is that it goes under my taskbar and not above but it probably works for windows xp.

Why not just get Vista?  

by default the Blaero start button is under the taskbar. You have to right-click it, select 'Options', then change the 'Z order' to "always on top".

Can the Blaero Start Orb be downloaded with Vista Inspirat 2?

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Yes, the Blaero start orb works with Inspirat 2

Thanks, Legace.

It works pretty good!
However it is not perfect. =(

Oh well I guess this is the best one our there.

--WelshKangaroo

There is also ViOrb, but the host  page is down and it is still in 2.0 Beta 2 stage..