Change or Add OEM Logo Information

OEM or Original Equipment Manufacturer logos are the ones which are present on the System Properties dialog box. In Windows XP, it can be accessed by:

Right-click on My Computer -> Click on Properties

In Windows Vista, its the same thing:

The OEM Logo includes the manufacturer and model, a small picture, and a button leading to a separate page of support information. In Windows Vista the information is held in the Registry Editor; whereas in Windows XP it is not held in the registry, but in an old-style .ini file, which can be created in any plain-text editor including Windows Notepad.

For Windows XP Users:
1] Create your own logo image in a graphic .bmp file. Ideally the image should be maximum 180 pixels wide and 120 pixels high.
2] Copy your logo image file over to the system32 subdirectory under the Windows system directory (usually c:\windows\system32).
3] Rename your image file to oemlogo.bmp.
4] If you want to add your contact info in the system properties screen, create a file called oeminfo.ini using Windows Notepad in the same system32 directory and copy this in the file:

[General]

Manufacturer="type your desired data" Model="any shit"

[Support Information] line1="text you want" line2="your text" line3="you guessed it!" line4="right again!"

5]Save and close.

Voila! The next time you open your System Properties dialog box, you have a neat logo created by you!

For Windows Vista Users:
1] Create your own graphic .bmp logo of 120x120 pixels in size. Name the file as oemlogo.bmp and put it in any directory, but I guess it will be suitable if you just shut-up and put in the system32 folder. Note down the path, thats it.

2] The next phase is to edit the local Registry and add the support information.
--> In the Start Menu type “Regedit” and press Enter.
--> Navigate to the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\OEMInformation
--> If the OEMInformation key does not exist you will need to create it. Right Click the CurrentVersion key and from the drop down menu click New > Key. In the Key dialogue box type OEMInformation and then press Enter.
--> Next, create the following keys and modify them to hold the following values:

Key name: Logo
Key type: String Value
Key value: The path to your logo file, for example: C:\Windows\System32

Key name: Manufacturer
Key type: String Value
Key value: Your name, or the manufacturer's name, for example: Copperstone

Key name: SupportPhone
Key type: String Value
Key value: Your support phone number, for example: 9833771989

Key name: SupportURL
Key type: String Value
Key value: Your support URL, for example: http://copperstoned.blogspot.com/

3] Close the Registry Editor and check out your Properties. Voila again!

I hope this article has proved fruitful to all you newbs out there... ;)