How do I remove the build number from the Windows 2000 desktop?
That depends on which build you’re running. The final RTM version of Windows 2000 won’t display a build number on the desktop, though the evaluation versions will, as did all of the beta builds. If you’ve got a beta or RC build of Windows 2000, find the key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\CONTROL PANEL\DESKTOP\PaintDesktopVersion and change its value to 0 (zero). For the evaluation version of the final build, Mark Romeo tells me that you can simply delete the PaintDesktopVersion key to achieve the same effect: Changing its value seems to have no effect. In each case, a reboot is needed to see the change.
