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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: einars15 on February 06, 2009, 01:59:31 PM

Title: Windows 7 restore watermark
Post by: einars15 on February 06, 2009, 01:59:31 PM

I have running windows beta build 7000 and i have removed watermark but now compatibility mode does not work. How can I restore watermark? I don't have a system restore point.

Title: Re: Windows 7 restore watermark
Post by: DaveLembke on February 06, 2009, 02:29:46 PM

Did you edit the registry to do this?

I'd save data and rebuild and restore data back as a quick solution if this has to be fixed right away. Otherwise we can help here plug away to a solution hopefully.

Title: Re: Windows 7 restore watermark
Post by: gold on February 06, 2009, 02:57:47 PM

Hello.

To remove the watermark from Windows 7 beta builds, you must use a resource editor to 'patch' a system file.  I am assuming that since you don't know what file to edit to get it back, you used a third party patcher  ;)

Luckily, most patchers make a backup of the system file edited.

First look for a backup in %systemdrive%\User32Backup\  (ex. C:\User32Backup\)
You should be looking for 'user32.dll.mui'
If that folder does not exist check in %windir%\System32\en-US\ (ex. C:\WINDOWS\System32\en-US\)
You should be looking for 'user32.dll.mui.bak'

If you find either of those files, simply replace the 'user32.dll.mui' file that is currently in %windir%\System32\en-US\ with one of the backup copies, restart, and report back here.

Thanks and good luck.