LKBEN10888: How to add the OEM logo and information to the system information applet in Windows Vista and Windows 7


Symptom

You would like to add an OEM logo.

Cause

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Solution

The logo should be a BMP file with the dimension of 120x120!
=> Logos larger than 120x120 pixels are scaled to 120x120.

 

Steps:

Click Start, type regedit.exe and press ENTER

Navigate to the following location:
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ OEMInformation"

Create string values (REG_SZ) and add matching data, as per the table below:
- Logo <Path to your logo file>*
- Manufacturer <System manufacturer name>
- Model <System Model number>
- SupportHours <Support hours>
- SupportPhone <OEM Support Phone number>
- SupportURL <OEM Support URL>

Thats all

Disclaimer:

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About the Author

Author: Wim Peeters - Keskon GmbH & Co. KG

Wim Peeters is electronics engineer with an additional master in IT and over 30 years of experience, including time spent in support, development, consulting, training and database administration. Wim has worked with SQL Server since version 6.5. He has developed in C/C++, Java and C# on Windows and Linux. He writes knowledge base articles to solve IT problems and publishes them on the Lubby Knowledge Platform.

Latest update: 05.10.2020 | Comment: