How To Remove Watermark By Programing
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Some friends asked me how to remove the watermark by programming, now, I have post a demo to google code. You can found the source code at http://code.google.com/p/removewatermark/
Main steps:
Load the user32.dll.mui into memory by API LoadLibraryEx().
Find the string table by FindResourceEx(), and load it by LoadResource(), LockResource().
Look up the watermark string in string table, we can get the string virtual address and length, then calculate the string offset base the module address, and we get the file offset.
Map the file to memory, just simple zero the watermark string.
In order to make the procedure simple, so use the simplest method.
Finally, re-check sum the file.
OK, all done.
Code snippet:
// Load string from resource with special langID
//
BOOL LoadStringExx(
HINSTANCE hInst, // Hinstance of lib
WORD wLangID, // Language ID of resource
PRES_STRING_INFO pInfo // Pointer to the string info
)
{
HRSRC hFindRes; // Handle of the resources has been found
HGLOBAL hLoadRes; // Handle of the resources has been loaded
LPVOID pRes; // Pointer to the resources
UINT nBlockID; // String block ID
pInfo->dwFileOffset = 0; // String offset in the file
pInfo->dwBytes = 0; // String length, in bytes
pInfo->pszText = NULL;
nBlockID = pInfo->uStringID / 16 + 1;
__try
{
// find the string block
hFindRes = FindResourceEx(hInst, RT_STRING, MAKEINTRESOURCE(nBlockID), wLangID);
if(!hFindRes )
{
__leave;
}
hLoadRes = LoadResource(hInst, hFindRes);
if(!hLoadRes )
{
__leave;
}
pRes = LockResource(hLoadRes);
if(!pRes )
{
__leave;
}
WCHAR* pParse = (WCHAR *)pRes; // Pointer to the String block
UINT nIndex = pInfo->uStringID % 16; // Calculate the string index
int nLen;
UINT i;
// 16 strings per block
for( i = 0; i < (nIndex & 15); i++ )
{
pParse += 1 + (int)*pParse;
}
// OK, we get it
nLen = (UINT)*pParse; // The length of the target string.
pParse += 1; // Pointer to the target string
// Main point, calculate the string offset
pInfo->dwFileOffset = (DWORD) ( (DWORD_PTR)pParse - (DWORD_PTR)hInst ) + 1;
pInfo->dwBytes = nLen * sizeof(WCHAR);
// allocate memory
pInfo->pszText = (LPWSTR)MALLOC((nLen + 1) * sizeof(WCHAR));
if (!pInfo->pszText)
__leave;
// copy string for return
CopyMemory((LPVOID)pInfo->pszText, (LPVOID)pParse, pInfo->dwBytes);
*(PWCHAR)((DWORD_PTR)pInfo->pszText + pInfo->dwBytes) = 0;
}
__finally
{
// Clean up, free memory
if (pRes)
UnlockResource(pRes);
if (hFindRes)
FreeResource(hFindRes);
}
// if pointer is null, we return a NULL string
if (!pInfo->pszText)
{
pInfo->pszText = (LPWSTR)MALLOC(sizeof(WCHAR));
pInfo->pszText[0] = 0;
}
return TRUE;
} // LoadStringExx()
Posted by deepxw at 00:10 |
Labels: Programing
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Sorry if this has nothing to do with your post, but your program (Universal Theme Patcher) doesn't work with my Windows 7 Build 7077, can I send you the files so you can patch them manually? Thanks-
Hi,
since I have used the program on two different pcs it seems there may be a bug. AFter installation and the watermarks are gone one cannot rename the names/titles of the desktop shortcuts. They simply vanish and one needs to immediately take it back in order to receive the shortcuticon back.
How can I undo the installation? Have tried to copy the backupfile back over the other one, but it did not change a bit. Please check that out and advise.
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You need to restart computer.
To 928773446:
This program only get rid of the string, I have not found the matter about desktop shortcuts.
This is demo program, in default, it will not replace the user32.dll.mui in system32 dolfer.
A backup file user32.dll.mui locate in the same folder, you can restoure it as user32.dll.mui.
Run mcbuilder.exe to rebuild cache.
I have several pictures on a cd that have a watermark on them and I would like to know how to remove them. It is a bunch of words all over the pictures. They are not professional and I need help so I can print them off of the computer. Anyone know how to help me?
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