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Vista gone weird by Jimbo on 01-07-2008 at 07:52 AM

Well recently after i installed Vista SP1, this message has been coming up on my desktop.


[Image: weirdvistatd3.th.jpg]

EDIT: It now says that windows is activated in control panel>System, but i sitll get the message on desktop
I have modified the following files, so can someone upload me the originals

Windows\System32\authui.dll
Windows\System32\browseui.dll
Windows\System32\ieframe.dll
Windows\System32\imageres.dll
Windows\System32\oobefldr.dll
Windows\System32\wmploc.dll
Windows\Branding\Basebrd\Basebrd.dll
Windows\Branding\Shellbrd\Shellbrd.dll

It never used to show that message on desktop with vista, but maybe SP1 is causing it as i dont see why modifying these files would cause it.




RE: Vista gone weird by Mike on 01-07-2008 at 08:03 AM

http://www.aeroxp.org/board/index.php?showtopic=5842

Don't download the files from there though, since they are for an old version.
Use ResHack to make your own.

RE: Vista gone weird by Jimbo on 01-07-2008 at 08:13 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Mike
http://www.aeroxp.org/board/index.php?showtopic=5842

Don't download the files from there though, since they are for an old version.
Use ResHack to make your own.
Thanks, i searched for that file in sp1, and i found this link
http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/10/remove-evaluatio...py-from-vista-sp1/
So thanks :D
RE: Vista gone weird by prashker on 01-07-2008 at 12:24 PM

Why does everyone hate that watermark :p?

When I was using Windows XP I downloaded an application to FORCE it to show :p

RE: RE: Vista gone weird by djdannyp on 01-07-2008 at 12:40 PM

quote:
Originally posted by SonicSam
Why does everyone hate that watermark :p?

When I was using Windows XP I downloaded an application to FORCE it to show :p

ditto :D

i have vista on a second partition for testing but hardly use it, but i downloaded SP1 so that it'd show up the text on the bottom right corner of the desktop..........seems bare without it!
RE: Vista gone weird by Dane on 01-07-2008 at 03:41 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Jimbo
It never used to show that message on desktop with vista, but maybe SP1 is causing it as i dont see why modifying these files would cause it.
Since Windows Vista SP1 is BETA, not Final, that message gets displayed.  Although Windows is Activated, you will be forced to Uninstall SP1 Beta at a future date to continue running Windows, although I think the expiration date is in like, June or July 2008, at which point in time SP1 Final will be released.
RE: Vista gone weird by freak544 on 01-07-2008 at 04:44 PM

I get that aswell Jimbo and I am using the release candidate version of SP1 it can be annoying but I wouldn't worry about it too much

Like people say its a reminder that you have it and just incase they release a new version with a different build number so that you know what build you have easily i guess

RE: Vista gone weird by Ezra on 01-07-2008 at 07:15 PM

That's why you shouldn't install Beta service packs on your normal system, leave it to the beta testers to do it, cause it could also screw your installation beyond repair.

RE: RE: Vista gone weird by djdannyp on 01-07-2008 at 07:37 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Ezra
That's why you shouldn't install Beta service packs on your normal system, leave it to the beta testers to do it, cause it could also screw your installation beyond repair.

It's a public beta, there's no harm in using it.  He was just quering whether the "Evaluation Copy" text on the desktop was normal behaviour.

If people never used public betas then most programmes would be horribly buggy on release as a tester base of millions just using software normally can do far more than a testing base of a few programmers under abornormal conditions.

And i very much doubt that what is essentially just a pack of fixes can screw up your installation :P
RE: Vista gone weird by Tochjo on 01-07-2008 at 08:50 PM

quote:
If people never used public betas then most programmes would be horribly buggy on release as a tester base of millions just using software normally can do far more than a testing base of a few programmers under abornormal conditions.
True, because during the beta testing stage, many bugs and errors in the software are found and fixed for the final release. And is it exactly that which leads to using beta software being more harmful than using only released software (that is no longer in beta stage). Which contradicts your statement that there is no harm in using it. The odds of something going (terribly) wrong are larger when using beta software. Of course, they are still very small, but larger nonetheless.

quote:
And i very much doubt that what is essentially just a pack of fixes can screw up your installation :P
I can remember one particular normal release of Messenger Plus! that could render your Windows 98 installation useless, not starting anymore after a reboot. And that was not even a beta release. Using software always brings risks, using beta software increases those risks.