Change Computer Manufacturer \ Support Info

This is one of those killer tip’s… This tip lets you include your company and support info on the System Properties page in Control Panel. This is cool if you run a computer store or if ya just hate seeing Dell…

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.
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.

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

[Support Information]
Line1=your first line of support information
Line2=second line…
Line3=third line…
Line4=fourth line…
…
LineN=nth line
; Create as many or less lines as you need,
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 this is done, 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.

Remember: To display a logo you must create a 172×172 (pixel) bitmap image and save it as OEMLOGO.BMP in the Windows system directory.