Watermark Removal Script - Remove Watermark From Windows 7 RC Build 7100
Windows 7 RC WatermarkLike Windows 7 Beta Build 7000 Watermark, Windows 7 RC Build 7100 also has watermark which many users dont like to have on their desktop.
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16.5.2009 Disable Windows Vista Evaluation Watermark from Desktop
If an user install Windows Vista in trial or demo or evaluation mode, by skipping and not keying in any Windows product registration key when asked during installation of Windows Vista.
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24.11.2006 Vista RTM Evaluation Copy Desktop Watermark Patch
Hi there people, here's a little guide on how to get rid of that stupid "evaluation copy" watermark in the bottom right corner of your Windows Vista RTM. Some may not see it yet, but believe me it will show up after a few reboots.
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14.11.2006 Microsoft patents watermark technology that may lock down DRM-free music
Microsoft has won a patent for a digital-watermarking technology that could be used to protect the rights of content owners even when digital music is distributed without DRM protection.
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12.9.2007 Remove Windows Vista Validation update (KB929391)
channi011 write this Solution to Windows Vista Validation update (KB929391) - READ CAREFULLY AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS.
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2.1.2006 Safely Remove Hardware fix for Windows Vista
When you click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the notification area on a Windows Vista based computer, and then you click Safely remove Device_name, the device may not be removed as expected.
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5.9.2007 How To Remove and Disable Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool
Windows 7 and Windows Vista comes with a memory diagnostic utility named as Windows Memory Diagnostic. Windows Memory Diagnostic is an utility that capable of scan, check and diagnose computers memory subsystem including physical RAM modules or sticks.
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5.10.2009 Remove Unnecessary Startup Entries To Boot Windows Faster
Sometimes it's very frustrating when your computer is booting up Windows very slowly especially when someone calls you up to check something on your computer, and you need to call back because your computer takes ages to boot.
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5.5.2007 Remove or Restore New Briefcase At Right Click Menu of Windows 7 and Vista
Briefcase is an ancient feature in Windows operating system, existed since Windows 95. Briefcase works as a special folder that supports two-way file synchronization with another folder on local disk or external USB/FireWire drive and network drive.
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13.6.2009 Uninstall or Remove Windows Vista Validation Update (KB929391) and Workarounds
Windows Vista Validation Update (
KB929391) has just been
released and deployed to Vista computer that are what called by Microsoft as “
frankenbuild” system that use the workaround of mixing files from RC and RTM build to activate the Windows Vista.
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20.12.2006 How-To: Remove the Windows BSOD icon in Leopard, make OS X a little less smug
It's pretty clear that Apple left no stone unturned in Leopard, making changes and fixes throughout the new operating system.
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31.10.2007 WinUpdateList - View, Uninstall or Remove Windows Updates & Hot Fixes
In past we have covered Windows Update Remover tool to uninstall and remove windows update and hot fixes from windows xp.
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29.9.2009 Disable and Remove URGE Online Store in Windows Media Player 11 (WMP11)
Windows Media Player 11 (WMP11) for Windows XP is the latest Windows Media Player (WMP) for Windows Vista, and available as free standalone program downloadable from Micrsoft for genuine Windows XP SP2 users. WMP 11 features Windows Vista-like feel and touch user interface, plus several other improvements and enhancements.
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20.11.2006 Registry Tweaks to Enhance Your Windows XPerience - Part VIII: Add or Remove Programs
In part eight of the our tweaking series well go through a few Control Panel optimizations for Windows XP power users that may not interest most people using their operating system for basic tasks.
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26.12.2008 Download Hard Drive Powerwash to Remove Unused Clutter Files in Windows System
Previously we mentioned about BitFinder that can scan for duplicated files to conserve your hard disk space, but if you are looking for some freeware that can do more than that, then this tiny utility may fit your need.
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29.9.2009 States rush to remove data on residents from websites
States across the USA are furiously removing sensitive data from official websites.
The task highlights challenges facing states with sites full of personal information on residents, from Social Security numbers to bank account numbers.
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24.4.2006 Microsoft: Disable or Remove the Pilot of WGA Notifications
Microsoft is providing end users with the instructions necessary to disable or remove altogether the WGA Notifications anti-piracy mechanism from Windows XP.
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1.9.2008 Windows Update Remover - Uninstall and Remove Windows XP Updates
Many users tend to set their Windows XP Automatic Updates on so that the OS will routinely check the Windows Updates Web site for new high-priority Windows security patches, critical updates, hot fixes, service packs, etc to protect the computer from the latest security threats.
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3.5.2009 Microsoft AntiSpy program will remove Sony's DRM Rootkit
From antimalware blog:
I've been getting a lot of questions in the last week about Microsoft's position on the Sony DRM and rootkit discussions, so I thought I'd share a little info on what we're doing here. We are concerned about any malware and its impact on our customers' machines. Rootkits have a clearly negative impact on not only the security, but also the reliability and performance of their systems.
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14.11.2005 How To Reset, Remove, Clear or Reveal CMOS BIOS Security Password
There are times that we need to reset the computers BIOS security password. Yesterday I was at the local government technical school facility and the person who is in charge of the computer told me that they are not able to reinstall Windows because they are not able to get in the BIOS to set the boot order as it is password protected. The lecturers do not know the password as it is not set by them, but by some unknown student.
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6.7.2008 Disable and Remove OGA Office Not Genuine Notifications Uninstall KB949810
After installing Office Genuine Advantage (OGA) Notifications (KB949810) from Windows Update, OGA Validation will perform genuine test on installed Microsoft Office XP, Office 2003, Office 2007 and Office 2010 software. If Office product is validated as not genuine, This copy of Microsoft Office is not genuine notification message will be displayed on notification area (system tray), at splash screen during Office program (i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) startup, and at Offices toolbar or ribbon with extra Get Genuine Office tab or element.
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18.10.2009 Disable and Remove Half-Open TCP Connections Limit (to Unlimited) in Windows 7 and Vista SP2 with EnableConnectionRateLimitin Registry Key
Officially, the incomplete half-open outbound TCP connection attempts allowed at any one time is now unlimited by default in Windows Server 2008 and Vista SP2 (Service Pack 2), and Windows 7. Actually, the ability to limit or restrict number of half-open outgoing TCP connections system can create or establish is built into Windows Vista SP2 and Windows 7, however its disabled by default.
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8.6.2009 Remove and Uninstall Microsoft Office Activation Assistant - Fix Office Must Be Installed Error
On most OEM computers running Microsoft Windows operating system, regardless of its a desktop, notebook or laptop PC, now comes with pre-loaded trial version of Microsoft Office 2007, primarily Home and Student Edition, which is a time-limited product for evaluation if use without proper activation.
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17.8.2008 Windows 7 Migration Tool to Move From Windows XP to Windows 7
In past we had covered guide on upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7. Unfortunately there is no direct upgrade path from Windows Xp to Windows 7 and you have to use Windows Easy Transfer utility if you want to move your user and program files from XP to Windows 7.
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22.11.2009 Vista SP1, and then Windows 7, Windows 8 and Non-Windows Midori
2008 saw the release of Windows Vista Service Pack 1, Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Windows Server 2008, but Microsoft's journey on the Windows path is far from over.
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5.8.2008 Windows 7 RC Brings Windows XP Mode Beta and Windows Virtual PC Beta
The Release Candidate of Windows 7 will bring with it the first Beta development milestones for Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC.
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29.4.2009 Windows Reactivator 2.0 - Backup & Restore Activation Status of Windows XP with Windows Reactivator
Every time you reinstall your windows XP you need to reactivate it online using your product key & worst if you lost your Windows XP product key.
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3.6.2009 Windows Vista SP1 vs. Windows Vista RTM vs. Windows XP SP2
Feb 26th, 2008. Principled Technologies has released two Microsoft commissioned reports on Windows Vista SP1 performance. In these tests, Principled Technologies measured responsiveness of Windows Vista SP1 vs. Windows Vista RTM vs. Windows XP SP2 when performing a set of common business and home tasks.
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28.2.2008 Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 9 1 Billion and Counting
Is Windows dead? Or, at least, is this the beginning of the end for Microsoft's proprietary operating system?
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15.9.2008 Week in Microsoft: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 9
This week in Microsoft, we covered 128-bit support possibly coming to Windows 8 and Windows 9, Windows 7, Windows Mobile 6.5, Bill Gates, Office 2010 Starter, Microsoft MVP status, Windows Live Hotmail, the EU, and Microsoft Security Essentials.
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10.10.2009Microsoft to Detect, Remove
Sony DRM
Following up on earlier
indecision, Microsoft said
over the weekend that it has
decided to detect and remove
the rootkit found in Sony's
digital rights management,
which sparked huge controversy
after being discovered on a
number of CDs. Signatures will
be added to Windows
AntiSpyware...
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14.11.2005Norman Generic Malvare Fix 2006/12/20
NGenFix is a free utility that
may be used to detect and
remove specific malicious
software (malware). Note that
it should not be used as a
substitute for running normal
proactive antivirus
protection, but rather as a
reactive tool to handle
systems that are already
infected.
By
downloading and running the
program below it will clean an
infected system completely:
* kill running
processes that are infected
* remove infections from
disk (including ActiveX
components and browser helper
objects)
* restore
correct registry values
* remove references created by
malware in hosts file
*
remove windows firewall rules
for malicious programs
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20.12.2006TechSpot: Windows 7 Dual Boot Guide, Remove Partition How to
Windows 7 has proved to be quite the drastic improvement over Vista, enough that it even has XP stragglers crawling out of the woodwork to check it
out. Your chance to test drive the release candidate is now running thin, in fact, if you haven't tried the new OS until now you are better off
postponing your plans for a week and installing the real thing. The final version of Windows 7 has already been sent to partners and is scheduled to
debut publicly later this week on October 22.
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19.10.2009YouTube answers Sen. Lieberman's request to remove terrorist videos
Terrorism may be unpopular, but speaking one's mind about the subject is free speech: That's the basis of a response this morning to one prominent
US senator's call for YouTube to remove terrorist-oriented videos...
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21.05.2008Office 2003/XP Add-in: Remove Hidden Data v1.1
With this add-in you can permanently remove hidden and collaboration data, such as change tracking and comments, from Word 2003/XP, Excel 2003/XP, and
PowerPoint 2003/XP files.
When you distribute an Office document electronically, the document might contain information that you
do not want to share publicly, such as information youve designated as hidden or information that allows you to collaborate on writing and editing
the document with others.
The Remove Hidden Data add-in is a tool that you can use to remove personal or hidden data that might
not be immediately apparent when you view the document in your Microsoft Office application.
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30.05.2008Watermark Helps Track Movie Uploader
A man who allegedly uploaded a
copy of the movie "Flushed
Away" to the Internet was
tracked down using a
wartermark on the film and now
faces a felony charge that
could send him to prison for
up to three years. 27 year-old
Salvador Nunez Jr. obtained
the movie from his sister, an
Oscar voter...
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23.02.2007Microsoft Patents Uncrackable DRM
Microsoft may have just succeeded in giving the lie to claims by anti-DRM advocates that tech and record companies should forget about digital-rights
management because they can never come up with something that's totally immune to cracking.
That's because two inventors
working in Redmond, Darko Kirovski and Henrique Malvar, have taken concepts from spread-spectrum technology--used by the military for secure radio
communications--and adapted them to the task of permanently inserting the owner's (aka content producer's) name within MP3 and .WAV files.
Microsoft was awarded U.S. Patent 7,266,697, entitled "Stealthy audio watermarking," on Sept. 4, for the duo's work.
Click Read More to view the rest of this article.
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12.09.2007Safely Remove Hardware fix for Windows Vista
When you click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the notification area on a Windows Vista based computer, and then you click Safely remove
Device_name, the device may not be removed as expected. Additionally, you do not receive a message that verifies whether the device was safely
removed.
Note This problem occurs only when you left-click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the notification area and then click Safely
remove Device_name.
This problem occurs because of a timing issue in which allocated memory may be released while the system is removing
the selected device. When this behavior occurs, the system can no longer find the information about the selected device. Therefore, the device is not
removed.
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05.09.2007Internet Explorer 8 can be turned off in Windows 7
It's not the same as letting users say they don't want it in the first place, but as Microsoft confirms, Windows 7 users will be allowed to tell
setup to remove IE8.
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08.03.2009Mini How-To: Remove the Windows BSOD icon in Leopard
Make OS X a little less smug
Its pretty clear that Apple left no stone unturned in Leopard, making changes and fixes throughout the new operating
system. Unfortunately, that also included an upgrade to its crucial smugness subsystem: the image you see above of an old school CRT monitor with a
blue screen of death is actually the not-so-subtle gag icon Leopard uses to represent Windows machines on your local network. (Is it any wonder why PC
and Mac fanboys tend to get in so many fights?) Granted, many Leopard beta users have seen this icon since the early releases, but we didnt actually
think the shipping version would include something so pompous and galling to the other 90%.
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31.10.2007Sony charges $50 to remove laptop bloatware; Retracts Later
Sony is
offering to remove
some of the trial software it crams onto the hard disks of new laptops, for a fee. Buyers of the configure-to-order versions of its Vaio TZ2000 and
Vaio TZ2500 laptops can opt to have Sony remove the some of its own applications, in addition to trial software and games.
The "Fresh
Start" option, billed as a software optimization, costs $49.99, and is only available to customers choosing to pay an additional $100 to
upgrade the operating system to Windows Vista Business from the Windows Vista Home Premium edition offered as standard.
Blogs erupted
with outrage at the planned charge, with Engadget opening a headline with "
Sony Hates You."
Responding to a tidal wave of outrage, Sony has reversed a plan to charge $50 to remove all the pre-installed applications — often
derided as "bloatware" or "craplets" — from its high-end TZ-series notebooks. "
There will be no charge for Fresh Start" said the company
spokesman.
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22.03.2008Microsoft Targets Sony
'Spyware'
Windows Antispyware will
detect, remove Sony's
controversial copy protection
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15.11.2005Microsoft patents watermark technology
Microsoft has won a patent for a digital-watermarking technology that could be used to protect the rights of content owners even when digital music is
distributed without DRM protection. The technology, called "stealthy audio watermarking," inserts and detects watermarks in audio signals that can
identify the content producer, "providing a signature that is embedded in the audio signal and cannot be removed," according to a filing with the
U.S. Patent and Trade Organization (USPTO).
The application for U.S. patent 7,266,697 was filed May 3, 2004, by Darko Kirovski and
Henrique Malvar, both of whom work at Microsoft Research. Malvar is a Microsoft distinguished engineer and managing director of Microsoft Research in
Redmond, Washington, and Kirovski is a researcher there.
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12.09.2007OneCare and Defender to
integrate further?
The Windows Live OneCare team
used its blog yesterday to
announce they are currently
working on one of their most
requested feedback:
integration with Windows
Defender, Microsoft's
antispyware utility, still in
beta 2 version.
The first thing they did in
that way is to modify the
OneCare setup so that it also
installs Windows Defender in
the background.
"
For those interested
in the technical details, now,
when you install OneCare, as
long as you accept the default
prompts, the Windows Defender
install itself goes on behind
the scenes, and the Windows
Genuine Advantage check goes
on behind the scenes. During
the Windows Live OneCare
install process, the default
setting is to automatically
install Windows Defender with
automatic updates turned on.
However you will be given the
option to turn off automatic
updates of Defender signatures
or forego the Windows Defender
installation altogether if you
wish. "
The team also said
it will be easy to remove
Defender if wished, though the
didn't say if it'll be
through the usual Add/Remove
Programs or another way (a
button through the OneCare
front-end, for example).
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23.07.2006Microsoft Patents "Uncrackable" DRM
Microsoft may have just succeeded in giving the lie to claims by anti-DRM advocates that tech and record companies should forget about digital-rights
management because they can never come up with something that's totally immune to cracking.
That's because two inventors
working in Redmond, Darko Kirovski and Henrique Malvar, have taken concepts from spread-spectrum technology--used by the military for secure radio
communications--and adapted them to the task of permanently inserting the owner's (aka content producer's) name within MP3 and .WAV files.
Microsoft was awarded
U.S. Patent 7,266,697, entitled "Stealthy audio watermarking," on Sept. 4, for the duo's work.
As the patent's abstract explains it: "The watermark identifies the content producer, providing a signature that is embedded in
the audio signal and cannot be removed. The watermark is designed to survive all typical kinds of processing and malicious attacks."
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11.09.2007Windows Vista DVD hologram explained
An
astute
Windows user was intrigued
by the holographic image on
the face of the Windows Vista
Business DVD and decided to
take a much closer look,
discovering in the margin a
microscopic photograph of
three men. Just who they
could be? The user posted a
blog entry mentioning the
discovery, which was noticed
by a few others in the
community and has prompted a
number of people to contact us
in Windows to find out just
exactly what is going on.
The real story is
interesting, but conspiracy
theorists will be disappointed
to learn that it is not the
result of a deliberate attempt
to deceive. The photo
displays members of the team
who worked on the Windows
Vista DVD hologram design.
Microsofts Anti-Piracy Team
designed a
counterfeit-resistant digital
"watermark" for the
non-encoded surface of Windows
Vista DVDs.
The
photo in question is only one
of multiple images contained
in the hologram design, all of
whose inclusion serves to make
it more difficult to replicate
a Windows Vista DVD. The
other images are of old master
works of art that are in the
public domain. These images
are part of numerous other
security measures that have
been designed into our media,
packaging and certificates of
authenticity. Hence, even
though this image has been
reproduced on the Web, there
are many other features
providing further security. ..
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14.06.2007Microsoft releases activation exploit detection update
Microsoft has released an update for Windows Vista designed to detect activation exploits that bypass product activation and that interfere with usual
Windows operation. This update is tagged as KB940510.
According to Microsoft "when the update is installed, no functionality of your
operating system will be affected. If no exploits are detected, the update silently exits. If exploits are detected, you will be provided a link to a
Web site that describes how you can remove the exploits. When the exploits are removed, you may be asked to use a valid product key to activate your
copy of Windows. If you do not want to remove the exploits, Windows may disable the exploits and then ask you to use a valid product key to activate
Windows."
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27.02.2008How To Remove Bloatware From Your Notebook
If you were given the gift of a new laptop this Christmas, you know theres really no better way to start the New Year. Whether it was upgrading an
older notebook, or even your first computer chances are youre expecting a huge bump in performance. If major notebook manufactures are known for
anything these days, its filling up your shiny new machine with tons of additional software. This bloatware increases startup and shutdown times,
increases background disk activity which promotes system lag, and greatly reduces battery life if the system can never reach an idle state. In this
guide well go over steps you can take to remove most of the unneeded applications that came preinstalled on your new notebook and hopefully speed it
up without going as far as doing a clean install of Windows.
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02.01.2009Intel Metro video from WinHEC
The Intel Mobile
Metro, demoed off in the IDF
in mid April, has been the
talk of a few gadget sites
lately. Funny how all of the
pictures so far are marketing
mockups, no? The big giveaway
that it's a marketing mockup
would be the shot of the
laptop running Beta 1 of
Windows Vista.
This sexy-in-its-own-way
ultra-thin laptop was shown
off in two different places at
the Windows Hardware
Engineering Conference (one in
the Expo hall, the other
during the Bill Gates
keynote).
This post
would be totally useless
without a video. This is the
first in a series of videos I
plan on posting from WinHEC.
Beware: it takes up 1920x1080
pixels of real estate on your
monitor. Excuse the misplaced
watermark.
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26.05.2007Microsoft Warns Of IE7 Lock-In With XP SP3
Microsofts Internet Explorer development team has warned users updating to Windows XP Service Pack 3 that they won't be able to downgrade from IE7
to the older IE6 without uninstalling the service pack.
"If you choose to install XP SP3, Internet Explorer 7 will remain on your system
after the install is complete," said Jane Maliouta, an IE program manager, in the blog entry. "Your preferences will be retained. However, you will
no longer be able to uninstall IE7. If you go to Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, the Remove option will be grayed out."
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