genuine555 Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Hi everybody :) Great forum here ! Been customizing my win7 x64 to some extend now. But I'm still looking for this solution. Let me first explain where I am stuck at the moment : I want my user pic in the start menu completely disabled : What I have managed to do, is remove the frame around the picture with restorator. It resides in explorer.exe, bitmaps 7013, 7014, 7015 and 7016. So I deleted those and the pic was completely gone. BUT when hovering the mouse in the start menu, the pic reapears without the frame : So I found a solution to bypass the use of a pic by deleting the user.bmp picture in c:\users\all users\microsoft\default user pictures\ and renaming that folder to "default_no user pictures" Now the pic was gone too, but still some side effects : User pic is also gone in the logon screen, and none of the application icons show up anymore when hovering the mouse in start menu. So I tried to replace the user pic with a pic that is totally transparent. That results with a transparent background in the logonscreen pic, but NOT in start menu. In start menu, it still shows as a white background. So I'm convinced that somewhere there is a resource that puts a white background in the start menu user picture. So if anyone knows a good workaround to get the user pic disabled in the start menu only, please speak you mind. Need some help on this one... Thanx for any info or help. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/849176-remove-start-menu-user-picture/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zain Adeel Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 if u can buy Windows Style Builder.. it has a hack that u just have to click on a button and it disables the userpic.. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/849176-remove-start-menu-user-picture/#findComment-591894784 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoL Veteran Posted November 25, 2009 Veteran Share Posted November 25, 2009 if u can buy Windows Style Builder.. it has a hack that u just have to click on a button and it disables the userpic.. The hack doesn't seem to work with Windows 7 (at least for me) but you can remove the user picture. Just uncheck the USERPIICTURE:BOOL checkbox in Start Menu > Panels > Basic > UserPane Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/849176-remove-start-menu-user-picture/#findComment-591895262 Share on other sites More sharing options...
genuine555 Posted November 25, 2009 Author Share Posted November 25, 2009 The hack doesn't seem to work with Windows 7 (at least for me) but you can remove the user picture. Just uncheck the USERPIICTURE:BOOL checkbox in Start Menu > Panels > Basic > UserPane Thanx for the tips... I know it can be done with vista style builder. But it must be also possible with restorator, without the use of some styling app. That's what I'm looking for. I'm looking for the real resource mod. So anyone know ? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/849176-remove-start-menu-user-picture/#findComment-591895356 Share on other sites More sharing options...
genuine555 Posted November 26, 2009 Author Share Posted November 26, 2009 The hack doesn't seem to work with Windows 7 (at least for me) but you can remove the user picture. Just uncheck the USERPIICTURE:BOOL checkbox in Start Menu > Panels > Basic > UserPane Well, I tried your method, but when I do this, and apply the aero.msstyles, Aero doesn't work anymore for none of the themes I have... Might explaining why ? -> I copied aero.msstyles to desktop. then unchecked what you said and saved. then replaced the aero.msstyles in resources\themes folder. Now aero doesn't work anymore. when I replace it with my original (modded) aero.msstyles, aero works again. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/849176-remove-start-menu-user-picture/#findComment-591898624 Share on other sites More sharing options...
genuine555 Posted November 26, 2009 Author Share Posted November 26, 2009 Can someone tell me how to get that damn vista style builder to actually work ?? First it broke my aero. After I retried, but this time pushed "test" and then when closing, I can only save it to another file. So I saved to aero2.msstyles and said yes to "use this theme". So it works, but my theme I was using is this way lost, and when replacing this with the original aero.msstyles (so I can use it with my theme), pc won't boot anymore. Please explain how to save it in my current aero.msstyles without breaking down my aero. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/849176-remove-start-menu-user-picture/#findComment-591898756 Share on other sites More sharing options...
niovhe Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 (edited) Here's one solution that i have developed for this specific problem. Place the .exe wherever you want, then run it once to set it as an autostart item for Windows. The user picture will vanish from existence. It will only re-appear if you change the Theme or if you reposition the taskbar around your desktop, but then again you can manually run the .exe once more. Works for Windows Vista, Windows 7. NoUserPicture.zip Edited December 2, 2009 by LoneRunner Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/849176-remove-start-menu-user-picture/#findComment-591919390 Share on other sites More sharing options...
genuine555 Posted December 2, 2009 Author Share Posted December 2, 2009 Here's one solution that i have developed for this specific problem.Place the .exe wherever you want, then run it once to set it as an autostart item for Windows. The user picture will vanish from existence. It will only re-appear if you change the Theme or if you reposition the taskbar around your desktop, but then again you can manually run the .exe once more. Works for Windows Vista, Windows 7. NoUserPicture.zip hey thanx. but I looked inside the file with restorator, and there's nothing but an x for an icon, version and manifest. no hex or uifile resource ? anyway, does it work for win7 x64 ? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/849176-remove-start-menu-user-picture/#findComment-591921084 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda X Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 hey thanx. but I looked inside the file with restorator, and there's nothing but an x for an icon, version and manifest.no hex or uifile resource ? anyway, does it work for win7 x64 ? That's because he did it via code, not resources. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/849176-remove-start-menu-user-picture/#findComment-591921168 Share on other sites More sharing options...
genuine555 Posted December 2, 2009 Author Share Posted December 2, 2009 That's because he did it via code, not resources. Will it work for x64 ? Don't want to try if it'll **** up my rig... Anyway, I allready got it done thanks to VSB, great app, but still looking for a restorator solution... But it's good to have another alternative none the less. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/849176-remove-start-menu-user-picture/#findComment-591921208 Share on other sites More sharing options...
niovhe Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Will it work for x64 ?Don't want to try if it'll **** up my rig... Anyway, I allready got it done thanks to VSB, great app, but still looking for a restorator solution... But it's good to have another alternative none the less. I'm pretty sure it will run on x64. It will not harm your system in any way, so if it doesn't work, just delete the .exe, and the "NoUserPicture" registry entry on HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. That's all. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/849176-remove-start-menu-user-picture/#findComment-591921430 Share on other sites More sharing options...
genuine555 Posted December 2, 2009 Author Share Posted December 2, 2009 I'm pretty sure it will run on x64.It will not harm your system in any way, so if it doesn't work, just delete the .exe, and the "NoUserPicture" registry entry on HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. That's all. Ok. I'll try it later on. Many thanx for this one, buddy. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/849176-remove-start-menu-user-picture/#findComment-591921514 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blindlabel013 Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 This works perfectly fine with x64. Thanks, I was kinda interested in doing this myself. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/849176-remove-start-menu-user-picture/#findComment-591923004 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+longgonebn Subscriber² Posted December 4, 2009 Subscriber² Share Posted December 4, 2009 I used the tool to remove the picture without issue, great! Now where it says Computer, Control Panel etc, is there away I can move that up to the top, there is a space left over from the userpic? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/849176-remove-start-menu-user-picture/#findComment-591928386 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda X Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 If you disable it via the MSStyles will this app crash? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/849176-remove-start-menu-user-picture/#findComment-591928586 Share on other sites More sharing options...
niovhe Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 I used the tool to remove the picture without issue, great!Now where it says Computer, Control Panel etc, is there away I can move that up to the top, there is a space left over from the userpic? i'll look into that, nice idea. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/849176-remove-start-menu-user-picture/#findComment-591928612 Share on other sites More sharing options...
genuine555 Posted December 4, 2009 Author Share Posted December 4, 2009 i'll look into that, nice idea. Thanx again Lonerunner, I tried it out on x86 and x64, both work. genuine props to you. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/849176-remove-start-menu-user-picture/#findComment-591930932 Share on other sites More sharing options...
woelv Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 i am just using lonerunner's nouserpicture, nice app! one thing bores me: when starting the system, there is this popup which informs you the picture is hidden. is there a way to hide/disable that window? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/849176-remove-start-menu-user-picture/#findComment-591986418 Share on other sites More sharing options...
niovhe Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 i am just using lonerunner's nouserpicture, nice app! one thing bores me: when starting the system, there is this popup which informs you the picture is hidden. is there a way to hide/disable that window? This popup is supposed to appear once, only on the first run. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/849176-remove-start-menu-user-picture/#findComment-591992692 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesGaiZu Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 So Glad to see other people trying to get rid of that too, I also managed to get rid of the frame but not the pic (hated the fact it still had the vista light blue outlines) will try lonerunner's app for now. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/849176-remove-start-menu-user-picture/#findComment-591994402 Share on other sites More sharing options...
omganinja Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 I did it ages ago in vista, it was a hex edit in the msstyle, just a bit of info that might help you find a solution. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/849176-remove-start-menu-user-picture/#findComment-591994416 Share on other sites More sharing options...
genuine555 Posted December 19, 2009 Author Share Posted December 19, 2009 I did it ages ago in vista, it was a hex edit in the msstyle, just a bit of info that might help you find a solution. Yeah, but that hack don't work in 7. The hexes have changed... Try this : http://stylehacks.deviantart.com/art/Win7-...cture-146555450 another solution by PandaX Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/849176-remove-start-menu-user-picture/#findComment-591994428 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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