Blue Badge patch for Windows 7 unlocks additional features
By WebWolf, 11 November 2008 - 18:21 10 comments
On November 2, Rafael Rivera, announced that his indications that the Windows 7 Pre-Beta Build 6801 has some locked additional options, were right. The locked content is primarily related to the UI that actually is one of the most looked-upon things in Windows 7. By his notices, it is not hard to conclude that some contents are locked with reason, because they are far away from stable, even for a pre-beta release.
He explained the type of protection that Win7 PB build 6801 has on his entry, and a way how he got to it. The entry also includes the way to get that content yourself.
By that scheme, an unlocking tool, called the Blue Badge is available for download. This tool should make the already announced steps much easier. Of course, this is still a risky operation, and you take it on your own risk.
These files are to be patched with Blue Badge. The patch is available only for x86 versions; the x64 is still not released.
If case you already have a superbar patch applied, Blue Badge will NOT work.
Please use caution when installing it on your system!
Comments (10)
+tunafish - 11 November 2008 - 18:34
yay! It's about time the final release was released!
Update: Blue Badge is compatible with previously patched (superbar) systems.
profets - 11 November 2008 - 18:46
anything interesting getting unlocked besides the 'superbar' taskbar that everyone was trying out with 6801?
Witt3439 - 11 November 2008 - 18:55
Click on the "Blue Badge" link in the article. It takes you directly to the site which offers a little more information.
+majortom1981 - 11 November 2008 - 19:33
There should also be a huge "Warning this is not from Microsoft'" warning on the post. If you dont know who the guy is you might think its from microsoft themselves.
random_n - 11 November 2008 - 20:21
"Rafael's Within Windows - not affiliated with Microsoft"
+Chris123NT - 11 November 2008 - 19:34
This patch will still work if you have an already superbar patched install. Read Rafael's post
Imran Hussain - 11 November 2008 - 19:39
Yup, works fine for me even after the superbar patch
WebWolf - 11 November 2008 - 20:56
Sorry people. I could have sweared that I read that it does not work with superbar patch... I must be getting blind...
Soldiers33 - 11 November 2008 - 23:10
damn. i deleted my copy of windows 7 becuase the super bar wouldnt unclock. and now this comes out
+dave164 - 11 November 2008 - 23:42
Works fine for me, even after the superbar patch =]
Am i right in thinking its just the alternating desktop and the tablet features?
soldiers33 how did you not get it to unlock...
dave164