Remove the copyright watermark in Win Vista desktop

If we do not enter the correct product serial number when installing Windows Vista RTM, Windows Vista will automatically enter the trial mode, although in this mode Windows Vista features There is no shrinkage in the features, and there are many ways to extend the 30-day usage limit. However, at this time, a watermark indicating the test usage information will always be displayed in the lower right corner of the Windows Vista desktop, similar to the following format:

Note: If you use the beta version before Windows Vista RTM, such as Beta and RC, there will be a similar watermark in the lower right corner of the desktop, but the prompts are slightly different.

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This kind of watermark information not only destroys the consistency of the desktop as a whole, but also affects the appearance. Sometimes it seems annoying, then, there is Is there a way to remove this watermark?

The watermark information displayed in the lower right corner of the desktop is stored in the user32.dll.mui file - the location of the file differs depending on the Windows Vista language version, as in the Windows Vista RTM English version. It is located in the "WindowsSystem32en-US" folder, and for the Simplified Chinese version, it is located in "WindowsSystem32zh-CN" - to remove the copyright watermark in the Windows Vista desktop, we need to manually modify this file. Or overwrite it with the modified file.

It's important to emphasize that no matter which method you use, remember to first make a backup of the user32.dll.mui file to ensure that you can revert to the initial state in the event of an unforeseen problem.

Modify user32.dll.mui to remove the watermark information in the Vista desktop

The following is an example of the English version of Windows Vista RTM. The operation object is "WindowsSystem32en-USuser32." Dll.mui"

1, first enter the "WindowsSystem32en-US" folder, right click on the "user32.dll.mui" file, and in the Security tab, "user32." The ownership of dll.mui is given to the current user (of course, the current user needs to have administrator rights), and in the Permissions tab, the current user is given full access to the file (Full Control)

2 Back up the user32.dll.mui file

3. Download Resource Tuner or PE Explorer or Resource Hacker. These tools can be used to modify Windows Vista executable files or resource files. The following is the Resource Tuner. Example

4, run ResourceTuner, then go to the "WindowsSystem32en-US" directory, open the user32.dll.mui file

5, in the tree menu on the left column, expand " String" item, then select the "#45" sub-item, on the right You can see the information in the window, then you can operate it, delete the contents of several lines, and modify it to something like the following image (the original content in the lines marked with red will be deleted): Br>

6, in the same way, select the "#46" sub-item, modify it according to the results in the figure

7, finally, select "#47" "subkey, which modifications result similar to the following:

8, save, exit ResourceTuner.

After rebooting the system into Windows Vista, you will find that the watermark in the lower right corner of the desktop is gone.

Using the cracked user32.dll.mui to overwrite the original file

Perhaps the above method is too cumbersome for many friends, another alternative is to use the removed watermark The user32.dll.mui file of the information is used to overwrite the original files in the system, which also achieves the purpose of removing the Windows Vista desktop watermark.

Note: Whether the file is available for the Chinese version of Windows Vista RTM, I have not tested it, I am not sure.

1, download the modified user32.dll.mui;

2, restart the system to enter the safe mode;

3, enter the "WindowsSystem32en-US" directory;

4, remember to make a backup of user32.dll.mui file first;

5, use the downloaded user32.dll.mui to overwrite the original file;

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