Hi guys, thanks for all the hard work. Especially woot332. I added your patched 32bit twinui.dll download link to the first post. I also added LiveFreeDead's instructions. I still think it would be cleaner to kill the running thread that Chris123NT identified. That way no system files would have to be patched. And you would not have to repatch the files manually after an update.
Hi guys, i made a patch to simple the process. What patch do? 1- Close explorer 2- Make a backup of original file 3- Replace the patched dll 4- Start explorer But first you need to take ownership of that dll Link download - mediafire.com/?pp22sdfdotbcrpm Instructions inside, credits to woot332 in the patch Remember this is just for Windows 8 professional x86 More patched dll and i will work in a universal patch with automatic Ownership to simple a bit more the process Sorry my bad english!
It does seem to work without repercussions, and it may be the only option for x64. But is there a way to automate it? That is, can you script Process Explorer, or the equivalent, to run in a batch, kill the thread in question, and quit. If so, it could be set to run at login.
if you go to the lengths of making a batch file why don't you add the commands to take ownership of the file?
I'm not sure. There are a lot of tools in this PSTools collection from Microsoft/Sysinternals. Some might be able to do what we need but unfortunately it is a bit too complicated for me. I'm sure that tools exist that can kill threads by their starting address. At least a rough Google search suggests that. AutoIT and ProcessExplorer should work. But it just feels messy.
Yeah me too The code is very simple and was write in vb.net You can see the file size of the patch.That includes the patched dll by woot332, the win8 image, and the simple code to do what i say in post 63
woot332, if your able to post the hex value changes from your patches (without the resource mods) we may be able to find the same sequences in the x64 version to patch? unless you think the header signature/validation will be wrong or the changes adjust large chunks of code position?, otherwise I guess we'll all just have to rely on your mad skills when you have free time...
I can make an automated installer for the x86 patched file, if I get authorized to do so by the original patcher.
I think I removed the activation watermark for windows x64 (need to wait 3 hours for now) now im trying to unlock the metro personalization screen
Would be nice if would could get access to the start up background's plus pictures on lock up screen and icons but that's another subject but would be happy if i could do away with this dam watermark not a annoying me yet touch wood ..
I wonder what will happen if we replace the 3 key image resources in twinui.dll with a huge 'transparent' image maybe it will push the text off screen. but more likely it will do nothing.