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saitekx50

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you know when you buy a computer from dell and you go into system in control pane and there is the dell logo there. Well I am going to tell you hold at add a custom one

NOTE: I dont not take resposibulity of computer problems

This tip lets you include company and support information on the System Properties page in Control Panel. This is especially useful if you run a computer store and want your customers to be reminded where they bought their PC and where to get technical support.

To add the manufacturer and support information you need to create two new files in the Windows system directly, normally "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM" for Windows 95, 98 and Me and "C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32" for Windows NT and 2000 and XP and Vista.

The first file is a text file called "OEMINFO.INI". To create the file open notepad and copy the template below, make any changes and save the file in the System directory.

OEMINFO.INI Template


[General]
Manufacturer=Your Company, Inc.
Model=Your Computer Model
SupportURL=http://your.support.site/
LocalFile=c:\your\local\support\file.htm

[Support Information]
Line1=first line
Line2=second line
Line3=third line
Line4=fourth line
...
LineN=nth line
; Create as many lines as you need by incrementing the Line number
The other file you need to create is a logo file. This is a standard Windows bitmap file (172 x 172 pixels), saved as "OEMLOGO.BMP" in the Windows System directory.

Once you have created both these files open System Properties from Control Panel and your company information and logo will be displayed. The details you entered in the [Support Information] section will show up when you click on the Support Information button.

example :
WinXPSysPropCustomManufacturer.jpg
 
Somewhere I have a book that the Microsoft guys gave me when I used to work for Gateway. I was the pre-launch trainer for Windows XP at my site, and I got to be trained in advance of the launch. One of the things that they were all pumped about was what they called the "OOBE" -- the "Out of Box Experience".

There's a file (oobeinfo.ini I think) that lets you customize all of that stuff pre-launch, basically allowing you to set up a custom install of Windows XP on a machine. In combination with other sysadmin tools like SysPrep, you can actually make your own faux OEM WindowsXP load.

I was always just too lazy to do it.
 

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