Get Rid Of and Remove Evaluation Copy Watermark in Vista After Installating SP1

After installation of Windows Vista SP1 beta (download SP1 beta via Windows Update), there will be a tiny desktop imprint watermark on the bottom right corner of Vista desktop with message saying Evaluation copy, Build 6001. The watermark appears even if Vista already activated and is simply annoying and irritating especially when you need to use your notebook computer for presentation. Here’s the way to remove and get rid of the watermark.

The trick to remove watermark of Vista SP1 beta is pretty similar to the way to remove watermark when using unactivated trial of Vista, which cracks the user32.dll.mui file.

  1. Download the RemoveWatermark.zip package which contains cracked user32.dll.mui and watermark_fix.reg file.
  2. Uncompress and extract the archive package to a folder.
  3. Double click on watermark_fix.reg file to merge and install new registry keys. These new registry keys will add a right click contextual menu item of Take Ownership command when you right click on file or folder.
  4. Now, take ownership of user32.dll.mui file located in C:\Windows\System32\en-US\ folder. After merging registry value above, you can simply navigate to C:\Windows\System32\en-US\ folder, right click on user32.dll.mui and select Take Ownership option.
  5. Make a backup copy of user32.dll.mui file by renaming the file to user32.dll.mui.bak.
  6. Copy the downloaded and cracked version of user32.dll.mui to C:\Windows\System32\en-US\ folder, and replacing existing file if applicable.
  7. Reboot the computer.

The Vista evaluation copy watermark should be disappeared, removed and gone from Vista desktop.

Update: Download the latest patched user32.dll.mui for Vista SP1 RC Preview (v.658).


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16 Responses to “Get Rid Of and Remove Evaluation Copy Watermark in Vista After Installating SP1”

  1. tom
    July 31st, 2009 21:54
    16

    its work !!!

  2. SJG
    May 24th, 2009 11:56
    15

    You are a god! Thanks!!! I took ownership of the original. I double clicked on “watermark_fix.” I renamed my original mui file. And I made two copies of the new mui file, one reading “user32.dll.mui” and kept the other “user32.dll” — I put ‘em in the correct directory, reboot, and presto. All gone!

  3. Leonardo
    March 16th, 2009 01:35
    14

    O cara que digitou essa menagem é doente ????
    Não a pra entender nada… O Portugues dele é péssimo…ou ele temo mal de Parkison…

  4. zild from PH
    February 16th, 2009 23:41
    13

    this works! i guarantee.. been tested and it worked.. no need to worry for virus.. its clean 100%

  5. Dily
    September 17th, 2008 21:34
    12

    Sei un grande ! E mesi ke ci provavo a toglere la icona per la valutazione originale di word e seguendo ora i tuoi istruzioni , c’e l’ho fattaaaaaa …
    Grandeeeeeeeeeeee

  6. Susanta Naskar
    August 8th, 2008 13:30
    11

    Fantastic i got it

  7. EricTN
    March 12th, 2008 12:07
    10

    After uninstalling SP1 beta the desktop still had the “watermark”. But when I installed the RTM final version of SP1 – that installation removed the watermark.

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    February 12th, 2008 17:19
    9

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  10. admin
    January 25th, 2008 02:29
    7

    I don’t think Vista even has Desktop tab.

  11. kiwi
    January 25th, 2008 02:08
    6

    I just discovered and posted a *legal* way of doing this for Windows Server 2003. Someone could see if something based on this approach works on Vista.

    From my post on bink.nu:

    … I discovered a *legal* way of removing the watermark. I’ve only tried it on Windows Server 2003 so it may or may not work in other OSes. The idea came to me because of memories from the originating days of Active Desktop – remember those?! :)

    In Display Properties, click on the Customize Desktop button on the Desktop tab. On the Web tab, check the Lock desktop items checkbox and click Ok. Voila!

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