Changing The "brand" Info Of Your Comp.

This is going to let you change the "Brand" of your computer and contact information through "My Computer (Properties)" without touching the registry.

Lets start with the picture:

Take any bitmap that's about 175x175 pixels in size, though I think I have done mine up to around 200x200 before.

Note: Picture needs to be a Microsoft 8 Bit bitmap.

Next, you want to save the bitmap and name it oemlogo.bmp

Now, open up "My Computer" and navigate to: "C:\WINDOWS\system32." Then just move the picture into the folder.

Note: If you so wish and you already have a logo there, take the picture and back it up somewhere. Like, a USB or something if you want to keep it.

Now for the text:

Open notepad type the text below and add the text to be displayed after the "=" (Don't space after the "=").

Code:

[Version]
Microsoft Windows Whistler Edition
WinVer=5.01

[General]
Manufacturer=
Model=
[Support Information]
Line1=
Line2=
Line3=
Line4=

Ex: Line1="AKW"

you can create more lines if you wish

Then save it as oeminfo.ini into "C:\WINDOWS\system32"

Note: If you so wish and you already have a list there, take the list and back it up somewhere. Like, a USB or something if you want to keep it.

This is an example of a quick result:

Before:



After:

 

Nice tut man, great stuff.

 

Ooo, nice.

I will do this sometime.

Thanks.

 

ok I tested this and it's a go...

 

ive got a question right before i go try this

on my computer it says Compact and stuff will this put my computer at risk ? if i change it .

and it will only change that little thing right ? nothing else?

 

It will change the Support info if you so please and it will change only the picture... nothing else unless you do something else.. also... I have updated it... sorry for the mistake.

(Updated {Code})

 

it works fine. heres my example:

 

You might want to blur your serial code.

 

Okay, this is past Beta point and I have added this to my Pinned topic. If you need any assistance I can be reached via MSN by looking at my profile on GR you can find me e-mail.

 

Good job AKW :lol:

 

Thank you.

 

That..didnt work out at all..again..

Can someone save this as the format needed?
http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/851/oemlogo9xu.png

it didnt let me make it 8bits and i dun get it..

 

Helped you on MSN. Good deal.

To make 8 bit images get in Photoshop and make it Indexed in Mode and save it as BMP and it will be 8 bit... 16 colors BMP for MS Paint.

 

Wooh..this is cool now.. thanks

now..

 

now..?