Hiding the Windows Version on the Desktop

If your version of WindowsXP is displaying on the desktop and
you would like to remove it:

1.Start Regedit
2.Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Control Panel \ Desktop
3.Edit or Create the DWORD entry PaintDesktopVersion
4.A value of 0 will hide the version from the desktop
5.Logoff or reboot
reg file
REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]

"PaintDesktopVersion"=dword:00000000

To make this change for all future users, edit

HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop in the same manner.