I created these taskbars and their respective (animated) start buttons completely from scratch using CS2. Enjoy!. btw: critique/comments appreciated. 

WebGizmos,

Then maybe the Area 51 Taskbar and Start Button that I submitted is more to your liking.

WebGizmos,

"......not sure what I would use them for." Not sure what you meant by that. They were designed to be used in WindowBlinds/Skinstudio to aesthetically customize your PC experience. Each button is to be used with its corresponding taskbar.

Here is my current screen:

DrJBHL,

Thanks, I really appreciate that.

And yeah, I know the flag is kind of old news, but I guess my reason for adding it is because whereas, most others simply use the official MS flag image in their skins, I draw my own variant designs of it completely from scratch.... Not as easy as it seems. For instance, see the MS flag in the background in reply #6? I created that multi-level, Carbon and glass design. So I was just trying to show any Microsoft reps that may be looking at these forums my skills with their brand. Hopefully, it'll land me a job.  

That looks good!

What I meant was I wouldn't use them myself to change a skins taskbar. But's a great idea! I tinker around with stuff like the start buttons myself.

DrJBHL,

Thanks for the suggestion about Pixar and Disney.