Remove Windows Watermarks

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Remove Watermark, V0.8, Build 20090509
Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Notes

  • Don’t use V0.1 / 0.2 / 0.3 in
    Windows 7 6956 /7000 /7022 /7048 /7057 /7068 /7077 /7100 /7106 or later version!
    Only V0.4/v0.5/0.6/0.8 is supporting these Windows 7.
    Read the following text for detail.
  • Sometimes, the watermark still exists on the desktop after reboot, you need to manually rebuild the MUI cache by:
    Press key “R” in removeWatermark;
    Or run “mcbuilder.exe”.
  • Remove all Watermark on the desktop.
    Such as “Evaluation Copy”, “For testing purpose only”, “Test Mode”, “Safe Mode”.
  • Support: Windows Vista /Server 2008 /Windows 7, 64bit(x64) / 32bit(x86), All Service Pack & all language of Windows.
  • It is a universal patch!
    Without language limited, Supports all language of windows!
    And without limited of Service Pack.

This tool provides two ways to remove the watermark.

  1. The default method, modify user32.dll.mui. This method is safe for all Windows.
    In 64-bit Vista / Windows 7, It needs Re-Build MUI cache, this will take a few minutes, please wait.
  2. Method 2: modifies user32.dll. 100% remove all watermark. (Run program with argument “-enforce”)
  • But don’t use Method 2 in Windows 7 6956 / 7000 or later version.
    It likes an unknown bug in this version of Windows.
    Any modification with user32.dll in Windows 7 6956 will cause application fail to run in compatibility mode.
  • V0.1 / V0.2 / V0.3 is patch user32.dll by default, so this version is not compatible with Windows 6956 / 7000!

Windows 7 server / Vista is no problem.

  • Notes:
  • Can operate in normal mode. Do not need to enter safe mode.
  • Choose the corresponding patch based on you Windows:
  • For 32bit(x86): RemoveWatermarkX86.exe
  • For 64bit(x64): RemoveWatermarkX64.exe
  1. If “Test Mode” still exists on the desktop after reboot, you can run RemoveWatermark and Press key “R” to rebuild MUI cache.
    Or open command prompt as administrator, run mcbuilder.exe again, then restart the computer.
  2. Command line / argument usages:
    -silent Patch in silent mode.
    -view View the string of user32.dll.mui, don’t patch file.

History:

2008.11.04 V0.2

  • Test in Windows Vista SP2 16497 / Windows 7 M3 6801, OK.

2008.12.10 V0.3

  • Add support argument “-silent” to patch in silent mode.
  • Test in Windows 7 6956, OK.

2009.01.17 V0.4

  • Support modifies user32.dll.mui to remove watermark string.
  • The default method, from modifying user32.dll, change to modify user32.dll.mui.
  • Test in Windows 7 7000, OK.

2009.03.14 V0.5

  • Remove the last space of string.
  • Test in Windows 7 Build 7057, OK.
  • RemoveWatermark_20090314.zip

2009.03.31 V0.6

  • Add an option to rebuild MUI cache.
  • Modify message table.
  • Test in Windows 7 6.1.7068.0, OK.
  • RemoveWatermark_20090331.zip

2009.05.09 V0.8

  • In Windows 7 beta version, remove the string “This copy of Windows is not genuine”.
  • Test in Windows 7 6.1.7100.0, OK.
  • New OS support:
    Windows 7 RC, 6.1.7077.0 (winmain_win7rc.090404-1255)
    Windows 7 6.1.7106.0 (winmain.090408-1623)
    Windows 7 RC, 6.1.7100.0 (winmain_win7rc.090421-1700)
    Vista SP2 RTM 6.0.6002.18005 (lh_sp2rtm.090410-1830)

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