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Resource hacker ( Complete tutorial )
THIS TUTORIAL GUIDE IS TAKEN FROM INTERNET

Most of the customization tricks in the customization tutorials that i have posted earlier which has been taken from the internet as well " Resource hacker " has a major hand in most of the customizations.. Most of my friends who was performing this tutorial was having problems using resource hacker.So this guide will help you guys to learn each and everything in brief about resource hacker.
Resource Hacker is a small but excellent tool to modify system files like DLL, EXE, CPL, etc. You can even change Windows look by editing various Windows files and replacing their resources using Resource
Hacker.
You can download it using following link:
This tutorial will help you in understanding this tool and will teach you how to use it. For your convenience, we have divided this tutorial in 2 parts:

PART 1: BASIC INFORMATION
PART 2: ADVANCED INFORMATION
Part 1 provides basic details like viewing or replacing existing resources in a file, etc. Part 2 covers some advance information for geeks, like adding new resources, using scripts, etc.

PART1 : BASIC INFORMATION
[Using Resource Hacker]
When you open a file in Resource Hacker, it shows various directories in left-side pane, like:
AVI - Contains AVI files
Cursor - Contains Cursor files
Bitmap - Contains BMP files
Icon - Contains Icons
Menu - Contains Menus
Dialog - Contains Dialog boxes
String Table - Contains Strings
Accelerators - Contains Shortcut keys
Version Info - Contains Version information of the file

[Viewing Resources]
You can view resource present in the file by expanding the directory given in left-side pane and clicking on the name of the resource. Each resource contains 3 important attributes:
Resource Type
Resource Name
Resource Language

[Changing Resources]
For Icons / Cursors /

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