So you have installed the Windows Vista SP1 beta and now find that you have a watermark displayed in the bottom right hand corner of the screen stating “Evaluation Copy, Vista Build 6001”, you find it annoying and you want to remove this, then follow the steps shown below:

The first step is to set up Administrator permissions.

1. Open the folder : C:\Windows\System32\en-US and locate the file: user32.dll.mui.
2. Right click on the file and select Properties > Security Tab
3. Click on Advanced > Owner tab
4. Click on Edit and select and apply the owner of the file as the Administrators group then close the Properties window.
5. Now reopen the file Properties > Security tab
6. Select Advanced, double click the Administrators group and select “Allow” for “Full control” then apply and close the properties window.

The next step is to rename the existing user32.dll.mui file. This is to provide a backup copy (as the file will be replaced) should things go wrong

The final step is to download a “patched” version of the user32.dll.mui file and copy it to the same directory where the original file lived. The patched copy can be downloaded from the Keznews website. Once the file is downloaded and copied into its correct location – Reboot the computer.

On reboot the watermark will no longer be visible

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