Windows 7 says evaluation copy build 7601

Ronnie Vernon MVP. Forum Moderator. It's easy to mistake an upgrade in the operating system with a service pack. Service packs like sp1 change the operating system and the upgrade to ultimate opens up more features in the same operating system.

You still have service pack 1 because its a changed operating system now. Windows Ultimate just opens up all the features. Any copy of Windows 7 will update to a service pack as long as the original copy has a licence. You paid for the Ultimate upgrade and any copy of Windows 7 upgrades. I have a computer that came with Vista and I upgraded to Windows 7 professional, and now have added the service pack to Windows 7 but it still says evaluation copy in the bottom corner.

To get rid of that message I would have to uninstall the service pack and revert to Windows 7. Please See Evaluation Copy Build Thats How I fixed mine.

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But, if you update Windows 7 again then the problem will arise. So consider disabling Windows updates. Finally, Windows is not genuine build problem has been fixed. You can restart your computer further to verify that your copy of Windows is activated now and you will be able to set a background picture of your choice. Right-click on the desktop and go to personalization.

Choose the desktop background and apply it. Note:- Microsoft has discontinued the support for Windows 7 and you will not see any new updates. Windows update may revoke the original license key on your PC. It may also happen after Windows recovery or re-install. In this case, you can re-register the product key again. If you have bought a laptop with an original license then you can find the product key glued on the bottom. Once you find it, note it. Here you need to enter the key you have noted.

You may find tons of tools and cracks online to fix this issue. Also to note that this is always displayed whenever you install a Evaluation Copy or pre-release copy. If this has shown on your desktop because you have installed Windows 7 SP1 Beta, I would suggest you to leave it because when SP1 Final Version comes out, you will be notified.

Then you can first un install Windows 7 SP1 Beta and install the final version. This will automatically remove the Windows 7 Evaluation Copy Build watermark. At the end I would like to say that there is nothing wrong with these watermark showing up unless you have install patches etc from some where else and not from Microsoft Itself. So its your call to have it or drop it. Sign in.