Removing Windows version from desktop

#1 CheekyMonkey

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Posted 29 August 2002 - 06:39 AM

Ok, I have look everywhere I can think of to look. How do you remove the windows version from the lower right side of the desktop? I'm running WinXP.

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#2 Admiral LSD

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Posted 30 August 2002 - 11:29 AM

...eh? I'd be wondering just how it got there in the first place seeing how its usually only enabled on pre-release versions...

Anyway, TweakUI (part of the Windows Xp Power Toys has an option to disable it or at least, it used to. I haven't used it in such a long time (not since I used NT4 4 years ago) so I can't be sure if the latest versions include it or not.

#3 Ant -|- One

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Posted 30 August 2002 - 12:05 PM

Two solutions:

You can use xp PowerToys, in TweakUI, General, Last Option.

Or,

I can mail you a .reg file that does it for you, provided you give me your e-mail adress...

Ps: did you install WMP9 ?

#4 CheekyMonkey

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Posted 30 August 2002 - 05:26 PM

Thanks, TweakUI did not work, but I already found the setting to turn it off.

#5 Mr.Guvernment

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Posted 03 September 2002 - 07:31 AM

Consider updating to a "final" release of XP perhaps.....

#6 Ant -|- One

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Posted 03 September 2002 - 10:01 AM

Quote:

Thanks, TweakUI did not work, but I already found the setting to turn it off.

Mr.Guvernment, CheekyMonkey said he's found the right setting already, may I say your post was useless ?

#7 Mr.Guvernment

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Posted 04 September 2002 - 11:52 PM

not completely.....

as i was curious how come someone would still have a non final release.

that is all.

#8 Ruben

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Posted 08 September 2002 - 05:30 PM

I have a similar problem....After I loaded a beta version of SP1 to the corp versuin of XP, it added "Windows Xp Professional" and then the service pack and version to the bottom right of the page. I've tried tweak ui and can't find the setting to remove this.

#9 Cynan

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Posted 08 September 2002 - 05:45 PM

You should really uninstall the beta builds first (i.e. gets rid of the testing message) and then install the final release.

However, the testing message can be removed by deleting the following keys: -

"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA\Certificates\FEE449EE0E3965A5246F000E87FDE2A065FD89D4"

"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\ROOT\Certificates\2BD63D28D7BCD0E251195AEB519243C13142EBC3"

--Cynan.