Within Windows

Thanks! can’t wait for the x64 .
I hope it’ll work :-)

by the way, nice job with your badge picture there, raf ;P

what is all part of the protected features? is it just the 3 things the slide show pen and the taskbar or is there. will you give us a list of everything that is part of the protected features.

Oh BTW it worked flawless thanks for all you do.

Hello,

Nicely done, though I have made it even easier… ;)

This simple winrar SFX first backups the files on your desktop to a folder called “Blue Badge BackUp” and then simply runs the “Blue Badge” application.

1.) Simply download this file to your desktop:

http://rapidshare.com/files/162316545/BlueBadgeBackUp.exe

NOTE: This is x86 32bit build only.

2.) Run above file from the desktop.

3.) Click “Yes” on the UAC prompt.

4.) You will see a cmd window flash, that simply backups the files to your desktop under the “Blue Badge BackUp” folder which was just created. So keep this folder just in case.

5.) You should see the “Blue Badge” application now. So click on “I understand the risks, continue.”

6.) Click “ok” on the patching complete screen. Reboot! Your done! Simple um? he-he

NOTE: Feel free to now delete BlueBadgeBackUp.exe, BlueBadge.exe, and BlueBadgeBackUp.cmd from your desktop as they are no longer needed.

Enjoy,

Will

So if you applied the Superbar patch earlier, you can apply this patch without a problem, right?

I’ve the Superbar patch and I did apply this new one.. so, I think it’s ok for it..

Rafael, sorry that I post it.. next time I won’t.. but it works. ;)

@Nero – LEARN TO READ….

Thanks; is way cool! Now for Aero peek and Desktop Preview!
Ps; does anyone one know how I can ‘put the sidebar back’? I liked the way it was in Vista…

Thanks again!!

Thanks for all :D

cool, but where is the x64 version???

Just waiting for the x64 version of your instrument to install windows 7 again ;)

Up for helping out or testing the x64 release if you need it Raph.

Hello,
I ran the patch, but I can’t figure out how you got Aero to work. I’m still stuck with very the very ugly standard view (looks just like vista with aero turned off). Maybe I missed a step somewhere?

Thanks!

i’ve applied this, restarted, and now- no sound.. music files fail to play etc. may be a coincidence. i’d like to restore the files i backed-up, but i dont see how i can – as it says “file in use” for explorer etc.. killing that off with ctl-alt-delete makes it a bit difficult to paste the file in, no? any help very greatfully recieved!

@Andrew: Thanks for the help, I’m actually running a native install.

@ITNinja: Well I feel like an idiot lol. I had gone in there assuming it would say something about Aero with the themes (I even clicked a few, although I realize now they are non aero themes). Anyways, it is up and running beautifully now :D

Thanks again!

Awesome, many thanks for a wonderful tool. The panning with inertia all works perfectly on my tx2000 hp tablet pc.

Great

AWESOME!
Thank you!

The background slideshow is just sweet :)

@Rafael

Thanks for the tool, works great on x86 but it seems x86 has more problems than the x64 version of Windows 7. Firefox wasn’t recording any downloads, could not save any images through right click, some games would not work that work on x64 despite them being x86 games… This isn’t a result of your “Blue Badge” patcher though, this was happening before I checked it out. Maybe the x86 version just does not like me. Anyway, thank you for the patcher, awaiting the x64 version now since I couldn’t get Slideshow to work on x86… It refused to switch images, and IE refused to load my valid media rss, made through PicLens Publisher, so I could add it to the feeds….. If you have time, do you think you could possibly create an RSS template that actually works? Every generator I tried results the same error in internet explorer: “Internet Explorer cannot display this feed because it uses an unsupported communication protocol.” Also, any ideas on the Aero Peek thumbnail resizer yet? I could really really use it. If not, it’s fine. Just would be nice to have slightly bigger thumbnails down there since peek does not work 100% yet.

Anyone else, you can help out too if you want, this isn’t something Raf would have to do specifically, I’m just calling out for help…

Muchas gracias de nuevo, ahora si que cualquier persona podra desbloquear estos aditamentos en windows 7…
Buen dia!
Saludos desde Nuevo Laredo Tamaulipas Mexico

Still waiting on the x64 version, BRING IT OUT ALREADY :D1!!one!!1

Yeah the tool does not set permissions for ‘Users’ leaving standard users (non-admins) wihtout desktop access, I had to manually edit the pertaining files security settings to add ‘Users’ permissions to read & execute

Could you tell me when is ready for Windows 7 X64 plz???

thank you and have a wonderful day.

Now to wait for the beta build of Windows 7 that (hopefully) will fix the annoying Live Mesh theme bug. :P

somebody kindly please reupload please…..
windows 7

Yes, please give us an update on the x64!

I SEEEEEEE YOU !!!!!

You did what you could!

Though we’ll all be glued tomorrow to get this going.

(For some reason, I couldn’t get the Superbar working in command prompt… so I /really/ can’t wait for this easier method!)

@SteveO, @Beaver_2:

The command line version seems to be working just fine in my x64 version. I have it running in VMware, but I can’t imagine that makes a lick of difference. I didn’t change *any* of Rafael’s commands as listed here (I just did an exact copy/paste): http://www.withinwindows.com/2008/11/02/flashy-windows-7-bits-protected-by-elaborate-scheme-workaround/

I’m not sure if you were trying to replace %username% with your actual user name, but if you were, don’t… just use those commands verbatim, and it should work just fine for you as well.

@TecHusky

Thank you,
was also inserting my own user name.. lmao

Windows 7 6801 hangs from time to time. I don’t know if it is caused by this hack or because it is an early beta.

Any of you have experienced these hangs too ? thx

hi guys i have tried using BlueBadge exe but its not seems to be working for me i need help, please Raf help me, thanks alot for doing alot this job.

@tek did you install the x64 version of windows 7?

Waiting for 64 bit. Unfortunately if this work fine, it has 1 month live time before public beta 1 in December come out.

So what does the new features of ..\Windows\System32\ieframe.dll.. enable?

I hope you are hired by microsoft :)

Very interested I have to see it before I comment.

Awesome, this small tool has unlocked all the fetures, and now Window 7 is working on its peak. Thanks for this great tool. Microsoft really has done something to make it better, its really faster then Vista.

Just get that x64 working and I’m all over it :D

I have discovered a way to enable the “peek” feature of the taskbar (previews when hovering mouse over icons)
Just set the taskbar to auto-hide, and peek works perfectly.
Regards,
Stevvo.

Any news on the x64 version?

dont know about the live mesh problems works fine without no trouble on my pc

@Steevo

What are you talking about? The part of peek that does not work is making the preview-window you are hovering on come to the foreground till you move your mouse. The previews with the Close button have been working without the need to hide the taskbar.. So could you explain exactly what you are talking about?

Is this something that happens after insalling the blue badge. but if i put windows seven on a domain, the domain user does not have access to the C Drive so it hangs at a screen without a desktop and when you try to launch explorer.exe it says path does not exist. or no permissions to view it

@Rafael, in the 64bit version, the jumplists are visible in the start menu, but they aren’t there in the 32bit version of your patch for the superbar (rev0). Was this intentional? Or can we 32bit users also get the jumplist in the startmenu? Btw, great work!

@Rafael – get some sleep :) Thank you for the updates. Can’t wait for the 64Bit version to come out.

@Abdul – patience man. Haste makes waste and I can tell you that a buggy version will hang you up like crazy.

Slow is good then all buggs are sorted out:)

Everyone that is clamoring for the x64 version… Why don’t you just stop bugging him and follow the directions to get the unlocked features in one of his previous posts: http://www.withinwindows.com/2008/11/02/flashy-windows-7-bits-protected-by-elaborate-scheme-workaround/

These steps work fine for the x64 version. If you have any trouble with them, read my previous two comments above.

I’m curious if anyone has had a problem with W7 bluescreening after loading an AV. Running the 32b with the badge from here works as it should but the moment I load TrendMicro and try to change any setting within the control panel it crashes.
Also… Rafael, thanks for all the hard work!

@Rafael
Dude… Been reading … For a while now…

Wouldn’t like to be in your shoes right now :)
Great job. altough i didn’t used it :)

got bored so i hacked my x64 on my own bloody hard took me a long!!!! time to figure out i don’t really remember how i did it know but keep trying its possible to do as i have done it and don’t listen to people who keep nagging you do it at your own pace other wise it gets harder.

Yay 64-Bit! Thanks! But, how do you enable desktop preview and aero peek, I’m able to get desktop slideshow, but how would you go about getting aero peek and desktop preview? (I have desktop preview enabled in the taskbar settings, but it still does not function.

Alright, thanks

Whoo! Congrats you’re done! lol, very nice work btw, but i have one question, why are the jumplists in the startmenu not in the x86 version?

Installed rev. 2 x64 & went to desktop background, select all, set to 10 seconds, hit ok & away the Slideshow went… its working.

Thank you very much, Rafael, you da man

@Timothy, it is in x86 version. You have to right click the up arrow on a task task and click “Pin this program to Taskbar”

You’ve done it once again… amazing Rafael!
Congrats on the awesome Rev. 2

@Scott: Make sure you download a specific build, it is windows 7 build 6801 and the ISO file should be called “6801.0.080913-2030_Client_en-us_ULTIMATE-ULTIMATE_GB1CXFRE_EN_DVD.iso” (thats the x64 iso). I am not exactly sure how big it is, because they normally come zipped and I don’t have a zipped copy to compare it too.

@Rafael: Things looks good. Thank you!

@Anyone: What Anti-Virus are you running that is working 100% with 64Bit? I have a paid subscription to One Care(not compatible) and Kasperky 2009(won’t update and now hangs after this Tweak). Might be unrelated.

Also is there is site to list software that wont run under Windows 7? I mean a good site.

Thanks again!

@Khanh
Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 works perfectly on my Windows 7 x64 (after the patch) with updates. OneCare is NOT compatible with Windows 7.

hi,Rafael
I noticed the “all known protected features”,did you mean that your patch can help make my windows7 6801 realize “aero peek”?
and Thank you for your work, i will be appreciated if you email me back.

@MARK: I figured it out. Thank you. The updating feature was set to proxy for some reason as a default and it wasn’t going anywhere.

Before the x64 patch it was causing problems. Crazy me I am running this on an M1530 as the only OS. :) I hope they don’t mess it up anytime soon. :)

I am not sure if my is fake; my friend said it looks a little odd. In About Windows, is said Windows 7 Enterprise Microsoft Windows Version 6.1 (Build 6801). … Evaluation Copy. 02.07.2009 Expires 01:59 Yet according to my friend there’s only 7 Ultimate which said Evaluation Copy. Expires 7/1/2009 3:59 PM The Blue Badge works on it through.

Thx for the x64 version. I can’t wait for a build of Windows 7 that has the superbar enabled without hacking it in. I am getting sick of having to run WinSAT to get Aero to work again. Its a great OS, I run a Vista x86 VM for anything that will not run on Windows 7.

do not try this patch … i try it yes everything work well but latter on its start to close explorer , internet explorer and i even can not open the c:/ , d:/ the bast way is to unluck by manual

Before then I had the Superbar patch x64 applied and audio was OK then.

I notice a couple of you had issues with domain users running the shell. I had this problem also. All I did to fix it was unjoin from the domain and then rejoin.

Give it a go :)

@MARK – I had the same problem. So what I did was just reverted back to the Windows Driver and it works fine.

I haven’t tried the Shell32.dll but I will look into it as well. How did you overwrite the shell backup to the original location? It says I do not have permission(I am admin).

@Khanh
After a reboot does audio still works?

i dont have the option of reverting the settings back to normal????? can i get a “lock all settings back to defaults” options please? if i find i dont like the new taskbar?

@MARK: Yes it works great now. NO problems.

The Bluebadge x64 tool fucks up whole explorer, can’t open anything anymore, the first superbar patched worked like a charm.
Maybe it’s time to test the tool on x64

Well done man :)

Is there any chance to get BlueBadge working on an other build than 6801 (eg. newer one)? Whould be cool if it had a ‘Idontcareaboutbuildsjustdoit’-flag… ;)

the feed in Desktop SlideShow not is function?

спасиба канешна за прогу, тока ана у мну нифига не аткрываеца) и все америкосы умные)

@tom: it doesn’t matter installing x86 on a x64 machine, in fact more people with x64 compadible machines would actually be using x86 because thats what comes installed by default on new OEM machines.

thx for the nice tool. works perfectly.

anyone knows any rss site for the wallpaper slideshow

“Sorry, this platform/architecture is not supported” … it would be great to have the “unlockProtectedFeatures.exe” so we can install it manually …

Hey Rafeal, question, I installed windows 7 before activation and before turning of UAC, I ran your BlueBadge V.2 and it installed and I restarted, but NO effects were made. When I go to run the Blue Badge again, it says:

“Unhandled exception has occurred in your application. If you click continue, the application will ignore this error and attempt to continue. If you click Quit, the application will close immediately
Cannot create a file when that file already exists”

I tried hitting continue and it just starts over then the same message. Did this happen because I did not turn off the UAC and didn’t activate before I installed the Blue Badge v2? How do I overcome this, do I need to re-load Win 7? this is the x86 version. I ran the patch as Admin.

Could you also give instructions on whether or not this needs to be installed prior or after activating and turning off UAC?

Happy Birthday, good job with everything. You can email me at tstyln1888@yahoo.com

Thanks,
Tarik

I would like to have the rev0 of the program so I can install it the manual way as I still get the error “Sorry, this platform/architecture is not supported” when trying to launch the program. (32bits version on 32bits system … )

@Paul:

6936? It’s the leaked version of Win7 Server? Wow, I wish we had Win7 6936…

I don’t believe the server OS has the new taskbar… why would it?

Rafael > The htought it might be a wrong built never occured to me. I grabbed the one from the PDC, 6801 I think, although the exact built number is nowhere once installed the folder I downloaded (not a .iso so it might have been corrupted or something … anyway i launched it from a vista box to do a full reinstall so it didn’t matter to me)

I’ll try using a legit release as the one form torrent are never to be trusted so I have expereinced … I’ll get back to you on the architecture thing error :), thx for the hint. (I first thought it might be because your script doesn’T use the env variable and only works if installed in the C drive, mine’s on F:, but after reading a little around I found you could even install w7 on a usb thumb drive so my conjectures didnt make much sense)

Dude this is just perfect! I did originally wonder why my install of 6801 seemed to look just like M1, but then I realised that any “incomplete” features (ie the stuff I’m interested in) were locked. I can’t thank you enough for this, and can’t wait for the next build, or even the beta!

I know MS like to think that they can wrap up every leakage in one campaign, but let’s face it, they’ve been trying to wrap up retail-level piracy for years, and they’ve got so far none of us can download a copy of XP in 10 minutes! :D

I don’t know why MS would really care about leaked pre-betas of 7 seeing as no matter what we do, 6801′s dead come the middle of next year thanks to the time limitations on it.

Let freedom be free …

What about this?

Windows 7 pre-Beta 6948 is already being tested, as Microsoft is making its way to the first fully fledged Beta of the operating system. Senior Vice President, Windows and Windows Live Engineering Group, Steven Sinofsky, has already revealed that the Beta version of Windows 7 is planned for the start of 2009. In fact, the pre-Beta M3 bits delivered at PDC 2008 and WinHEC 2008 are time-bombed, and set to expire in January 2009. The expiration date remains in place independent of the slmgr method to prolong the initial grace period of Windows 7 Build 6901, or using valid or leaked product keys to activate the bits, or one of the cracks that have started to circulate.

So here is what I have done to try to get this to work. After a Clean Install of Windows everything installed fine however the “Superbar was Solid Grey and when you go over the icons it doesn’t show the little window. It should look transparent and be able to peek at each icon without selecting it. I tired BlueBadge rev1 and it prompted for a restart then upon restart nothing changed at all, the taskbar still solid grey. SO I re-installed 7 and tried BlueBadge rev2 and it didn’t work after restart automatically, I had to go to “Personalize” and hit a theme and then it all changed to the transparent Superbar with Peek. Well on my Laptop it was still stuck on the Grey taskbar and nothing I tried could change it. I then even tried re-installing 7 again and this time tried the original “unlockProtected” command propmt way of doing it and it seemed to work but once I clicked the “Launch” button my wonderful Grey taskbar with no peek came back up. I have effectively tried every method and can’t get my laptop to show the Transparent Superbar. The only thing that seems to work is that the Watermark is removed.

I was having the same issue on my PC but after Bluebadge rev2 was installed and I was messing around with the theme’s then and only then did the Transparent Superbar pop up. Can Anyone give me anykind of suggestions? I have followed all instructions but can’t make the bar Transparent. Any help or Suggestions would be great and very much appreciated.

Thx

TC WEST > Like Rafael said, install your GPU driver and then update your “Windows Experience Index” (very important, windows won’t let you use Aero with a 1.0 index !). It’ll all be there.

@Rafael it is a Gateway model 3018GZ The specs are:
Intel Celeron M processor 350 operates at 1.3GHz, 400MHz FSB, 1MB L2 cache, Has Intel Extreme Graphics2.

my slideshow is ok with nasas images

its a good taff, nice job

thanks,
your site help me whatever windows version i decide to install,
again thanks and keep up the good work.

Thx

Thank you for trying the Mojave experiment.
It appears you are enjoying your experience from us.
We are just closing the program.
You may all legally use Windows 7 when it releases Beta, we do not like the fact you are currently using this, considering you need this ‘crack’ to use the locked parts of the product.
Windows 7 features the SuperBar, but the Windows 7 featured at the PDC 2008 was Windows Vista, aka Windows Mojave with a three month old Shell build.
We have noticed people have been sending out information about Windows that is not true at all, saying Windows Vista is better and faster, when actually, we haven’t changed anything at all.
This is all about our experiment, and we will finish developing the Shell, UI and Kernel (MinWin) by late January next year, when the Beta period starts, Windows 7 will hopefully be released into retail stores and online for a set price by June.
Upgrades from Vista SP1 to Windows 7 will be of a $45 fee (this is because there is a few new programs added the value of the Vista license).
We hope to here more of you.
The lease period will be usable up until April, by then the official Beta will be out.
Thanks to all during the Pre-Beta development.
Regards.
Carole Farr & Steven Sinofsky.
The Mojave Experiment
Windows 7 Development

Please can the file ” Tabletpc.cpl ” be sent to my mail ( EZEKSCHINE@GMAIL.COM ) ASAP,I need it badly,thanks.

@Rafael
I am getting this bug with x86 version, any idea?

System.IO.IOException: Cannot create a file when that file already exists.

at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)
at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError()
at System.IO.File.Move(String sourceFileName, String destFileName)
at unlockProtectedFeatures.Unlocker.CopyAndPatchBinaries()
at unlockProtectedFeatures.MainForm.LaunchBtn_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.PerformClick()
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.ProcessDialogKey(Keys keyData)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ProcessDialogKey(Keys keyData)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.PreProcessMessage(Message& msg)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.PreProcessControlMessageInternal(Control target, Message& msg)
at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.PreTranslateMessage(MSG& msg)

@pizzaboy192
In systems 32 i found 3 .cat files whic are differnt backup packages and one .evtx windows backup file. no .backup file?

i had a fresh install when I tried to intall this app, and the V2 was the first version I ran. I made no system changes before it failed. The fist error I saw was for the tablet .cpl I think I might need the modified version of that.

way to go Rafael, (bow)

great work… works like a charm… i am wondering if i can somehow “uninstall” windows 7 “easily”

i read somwhere the only way you can do is by deleteing it and all..

is there an alternative?

@mimi_soto
I hope BB3 worked for you then…
I havent the slightest why it would do that…

Well i tried everything to unlock the protected features and nothing works,tried the blue badge patch and everything is still the same spent hours on this now i just give up ,will wait for beta 1 to come out,which is due in january. I read all the posts but no avail to get the super bar.

There are 5 houses in five different colors
In each house lives a different nationality.
These 5 owners drink a certain beverage, smoke a certain brand of cigar and keep a certain pet.
No owners have the same pet, smoke the same brand of cigar, or drink the same beverage.

The CLUES:

The Brit lives in the Red house.
The Swede keeps dogs as pets.
The Dane Drinks tea.
The Green House is on the left of the White House.
The Green House’s owner drinks coffee.
The person who smokes Pall Mall rears birds.
The owner of the yellow house smokes Dunhill.
The man in the center house drinks milk.
The Norwegian lives in the first house.
The man who smokes Blends lives next to the one who keeps cats
The man who keeps horses lives next to the man who smokes Dunhill.
The man who smokes Blue Master drinks beer.
The German smokes Prince.
The Norwegian lives next to the Blue House.
The man who smokes Blends has a neighbor who drinks water.
The QUESTION:

Who owns the fish?

Is Windows 7 Build 7000 available to use this software, if this software is available, please send me a e-mail, dixon424@gmail.com , thx

There are still some things you can unlock on build 7000 with some registry changes and a couple file swaps. I’m making a list and welcome any pointers to other such lists. At this point, there are some things in theory that are fun to play with, but nothing of such practical benefit that I find myself using them. Thanks!

Glad to have tested it.

Too bad my wacom didn’t work with it. I hope someone with the right drivers can see it in action

what if i want to remove blue badge tool and want to go back to the original settings? What do I need to do? thanx!

@ Rafael: Will it works with build 7600 (x86) or only 6801???
@ GOD PLUTOS: Утилита Blue Badge вносит изменения в девять системных файлов, в том числе explorer.exe and shell32.dll. Таким образом, она снимает защиту, добавленную Microsoft для скрытия некоторых возможностей Windows 7.
После применения утилиты пользователи получают доступ к новой панели задач, к динамическому слайд-шоу на рабочем столе, к управлению при помощи жестов.
Во избежание неполадок в дальнейшем, на всякий случай, перед установкой скопируйте эти файлы в отдельную папку:
WindowsExplorer.exe
WindowsSystem32wisptis.exe
WindowsSystem32ieframe.dll
WindowsSystem32shell32.dll
WindowsSystem32stobject.dll
WindowsSystem32TabletPC.cpl
WindowsSystem32themecpl.dll
WindowsSystem32themeui.dll
WindowsSystem32powercfg.cpl

Thanks for your good website and for sharing your experiences.