Thursday, June 4, 2009

How to remove Windows 7 , Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Watermark from Desktop

In Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008, there are several watermarks the may appear on the corners of desktop to remind what mode or state of Windows operating system is currently running in. For example, “Evaluation Copy” for unactivated Windows, “For testing purpose only” for beta or release candidate software, “Test Mode” when test signing mode is turned on, and “Safe Mode” when user presses F8 to boot into Safe Mode.

Download RemoveWatermark

Current Version: V0.3 released at 2008.12.10
Download Link 1: RemoveWatermark_20081210.zip
Download Link 2: RemoveWatermark_20081210.zip

Note that the ZIP package contains two RemoveWatermark executables, namely RemoveWatermarkX86.exe (for 32-bit x86 system) and RemoveWatermarkX64.exe (for 64-bit x64 system). Run the corresponding program as administrator. There is no need to reboot to Safe Mode as the program can operate in normal mode.

After successful patching and modification, restart the computer for the change to take effect. The original user32.dll.mui (all watermarks is stored in this file) is renamed and backed up to user32.dll.backup. Thus, in the event of any error, and when you decide to restore to original desktop, just go to \Windows\System32\[language folder] to rename back the user32.dll.backup to user32.dll.mui.

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