Tutorial: Remove Evaluation Watermark from Desktop

[bytesurfer]

The RC1 watermark in the right corner is set by user32.dll.mui.

The user32.dll.mui file is situated in your '\Windows\System32\xy-XY' folder (accordingly to your installed language):

on english based systems in 'en-US', german = 'de-DE' [, ...].

Here are 2 solutions to stop this Watermark being displayed:

I.) Modify user32.dll.mui by yourself (for instance with ResourceTuner or similar programs)

or

II.) Replace original user32.dll.mui with a patched one

I.) You intend to modify the file by yourself? Ok, let´s start!

[1.] Create a folder 'C:\user32dll', switch to your '\Windows\System32\xy-XY' folder and copy the user32.dll.mui to your new folder.

[2.] Start ResourceTuner (or a similar program) and navigate to 'c:\user32dll\user32.dll.mui'.

In the treeview panel expand 'String', open Item #45 and modify the strings like in the image below.

Item #45

Do the same for Item #46 and #47.

[3.] After completing all changes save the file and quit ResourceTuner.

That´s all about the modding part..

Now, we want to attach the modified user32.dll.mui to our System.

[4.] In your '\Windows\System32\xy-XY' folder right-click to user32.dll.mui, click on Properties

from the contextual menu select the Security tab.

Notice: Before you are able to change the permission settings you have to get ownership of the user32.dll.mui file!

[5.] Click on the Advanced button. Click on the Owner tab; change your settings and get ownership of that file.

Now you can edit the permission settings on the Security tab to get full access.

Click the OK button to apply your changes.

[6.] Rename the user32.dll.mui to user32.dll.mui.bak.

[7.] Copy our modified user32.dll.mui to 'Windows\System32\xy-XY', Reboot and Enjoy!

----------------------------

II.) Download the modified user32.dll.mui and run steps 4.-7.

Download English Version

Download French Version

Download German Version

I thank Lost SOul™ & Nesquix from www.aeroxp.org/board discovering this tweak in the English and French Version of user32.dll.mui in RC1. © 2006 Lost SOul™ & Nesquix

The German Version is modified by myself. © 2006 ByteSurfer

Edited October 31, 2006 by bytesurfer

[LLXX]

After reading this I was wondering if it is possible to put a watermark on XP's desktop...

[EchoNoise]

Is this legal?

But good tip anyways!

[bytesurfer]

After reading this I was wondering if it is possible to put a watermark on XP's desktop...

Who said something about XP???

This Tutorial is written for Windows Vista RC1. And it works!

[Skyfrog]

Thanks very much, I was looking for a way to turn this off.

After reading this I was wondering if it is possible to put a watermark on XP's desktop...

Yes, I believe TweakUI has this option.

[MagicAndre1981]

great thanks

[N1K]

I can't download English version of the patch.

[kartel]

Sweet!!

Now how about that security icon?

I killed it in services but it remains

[N1K]

Sweet!!

Now how about that security icon?

I killed it in services but it remains

Go to Windows Security Center and disable choose not to monitor Virus protection..

[bledd]

Sweet!!

Now how about that security icon?

I killed it in services but it remains

Go to Windows Security Center and disable choose not to monitor Virus protection..

yup

and LLXX, tweakui can put windows version on desktop

[kartel]

did that.............

[N1K]

did that.............

Start the service and than disable monitoring of the Virus protection..

[kartel]

I'm blind.....

Edited September 18, 2006 by kartel

[Skyfrog]

I can't download English version of the patch.

Yeah, the link didn't work for me either so I took the address of the French version and removed FR from the file name. It worked, here is the English link: http://eoxus.free.fr/files/RC1_desktop_tag_patch.rar

[N1K]

I can't download English version of the patch.

Yeah, the link didn't work for me either so I took the address of the French version and removed FR from the file name. It worked, here is the English link: http://eoxus.free.fr/files/RC1_desktop_tag_patch.rar

Thx