124. How Do I Add A Logo And Support Information To My System Properties General Tab

Adding a company logo and support information to the system properties general tab personalises the computer(s) you work on. To add a logo and support information is relatively simple. All you require is two files: 1) OEMINFO.INI and 2) OEMLOGO.BMP. To create these proceed as follows.

1/ Open Windows Notepad or some other text editor and type in the following text:

[General]

Manufacturer=(add your manufacturer name here)

Model=(add the PC model details here)

[Support Information]

Line1="For technical Support Contact: (add your text here)"

Line2="Add any other text here"

Line3="Manufacturer Service Department: (add your text here)"

Line4="add any further text here"

Here is an example:

[General]

Manufacturer=John Barnett MVP Computer Journalist

Model=4210

[Support Information]

Line1="For technical Support Contact: John Barnett

Line2="Telephone: xxxxx.xxxxxx"

Please ensure that there is no extra line between [General] and manufacturer. If you leave an extra line your Logo may not display. There should also be no spaces between the = & the ".

Once you have completed this information save the file as OEMINFO.INI.
Now create or import a BMP logo using Microsoft Paint or some other graphics application. The logo should be 172 x 100 Pixels for Windows XP (176 x 110 Pixels for Windows 2000) and should have a resolution of 256 colours.
After creating the logo save it as OEMLOGO.BMP.
Now Copy both the OEMINFO.INI and OEMLOGO.BMP files to the C:/WINDOWS/ directory.
Now click Start>Control Panel>System.
In the System properties window on the General tab your logo should now be visible.
If you also added Technical Support Information into the OEMINFO.INI file you will also see a Support button. Click on this and you will see the support information.