Last Updated February 2, 2008
- How To Change Oem Logo In Windows 10
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Issue
How to change or add an OEM logo and information on a Microsoft Windows 98, ME, XP, 2000 or 2003 computer?
For Microsoft Vista computer, please see the article titled How to Change or Add an OEM Logo and Information on a Microsoft Windows Vista Computer.
Solution
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By default, the General tab in your System Properties dialog box displays information about your version of Windows, the CPU, memory, and registration details, as illustrated below.
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You can view this information on your computer, following one of these three steps:
- Right-click on the My Computer icon on your desktop and select Properties.
- Double-clicking on the System icon in Control Panel.
- Press the WinKey + Break key combination on your keyboard.
Other information that may be displayed can include the manufacturer and computer model, a logo, and a button leading to a separate page for technical support information.
The information is not held in the registry, but in a simple text file named OEMInfo.ini. This can be created in any plain-text editor such as Notepad, that comes included with Windows..
This file can have two sections: General and Support Information
- The first section, has the section header called [General], and within that section are the following two lines:
Manufacturer=<your-text>
Model=<your-text> - The second section, [Support Information], is optional and will display a button, labeled Support Information, that when clicked, shows the information you entered in this section via in a popup window. The entries for this section should be in the format as shown below. You can have as many lines as you need as long as the overall file size does not exceed 64KB (kilobytes).
Line1=<your-text>
Line2=<your-text>
Line3=<your-text>
The file should be saved in the %systemroot%system folder (for Windows 98/ME computers) or in %systemroot%system32 folder (for W2K/XP/2003 computers) as OEMInfo.ini.
The image should be a 256-color Windows bitmap (.BMP) file. Microsoft states that the size should be 96 pixels square when using small fonts in Display Property settings, or 120 square with large fonts. The file should be saved in the %systemroot%system folder (for Windows 98/ME computers) or in %systemroot%system32 folder (for W2K/XP/2003 computers) as OEMLogo.bmp.
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The [General] section of the oeminfo.ini file must be included and populated for the bitmap image to be visible in Display Properties.
Once you have made your changes to this file, a reboot is necessary for the change to take effect. Press the WinKey + Break key combination to open the System Properties dialog box and your updated information is now displayed.
An example of what an OEMINFO.INI file looks like is as follows:
[General]
Manufacturer=My Custom Built PC
Model=BFC-5000
[Support Information]
Line1=Visit my website at
Line2=http://www.meridianoutpost.com
Line3=
Line4=For PC building tips and optimization techniques.
Line5=
Line6=Sign up for our newsletter by emailing us at
Line7=
[email protected]
Windows 10 displays information about the make, model and name of your device within the Settings app and Control Panel system page. Usually, you won’t notice anything wrong with this information. However, if you’ve just reinstalled Windows or built your own computer, you might find all the values are showing as “To Be Filled By O.E.M.”
Of course, this has no impact on the functionality of your system. But if you’re anything like this author, you want to give your new self-build PC its own identity – so read on to find out how to change these values to something more useful.
This process does involve editing the Windows Registry, so we’ll leave a standard warning here: although we don’t see how tweaking manufacturer information can negatively impact your system, this isn’t officially supported by Microsoft and it may stop working in the future. Take care when editing the registry; unintentional, malformed or misconfigured edits can cause serious trouble.
To get going, open the Registry Editor (hit the Start button and type regedit). If you’re not an administrator, you will be prompted to reauthenticate as one.
Using the address bar at the top of the window, paste or type the following key:
Note that older versions of Windows 10 don’t have an address bar in the Registry Editor, so you’ll need to manually navigate through the folder-like structure to find the key.
What you’ll see depends on whether your system already has manufacturer information. If it does, you should see several keys besides “(Default)” in the right pane which define different properties of your system. You can double-click these keys to edit their value after following the instructions below.
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If you’ve just installed Windows and Control Panel displays your manufacturer information as “To Be Filled By O.E.M,” you’ll probably just have the sole “(Default)” key. When following the instructions below, you’ll need to create new keys for each property – right-click anywhere in the right pane and choose New > String Value. Be careful to ensure its name exactly matches that of your intended property. You can then set its value by double-clicking it.
The available properties are as follows:
- Manufacturer – The manufacturer name to display for your device
- Model – The model name to display for your device
- SupportHours – Used to display manufacturer support information
- SupportPhone – Used to display manufacturer support information
- SupportURL – Used to display manufacturer support information
- Logo – A path to a bitmap format image to use as your manufacturer “logo”; you’ll need to experiment with sizes and formats
Each of these properties is entirely optional – if you’re building your own system, you’ll probably want to omit the support-related ones.
By way of example, let’s suppose you want your PC’s manufacturer to display as “On MSFT” and none of the keys currently exist on your system.
Right-click in the registry editor window, and choose New > String Value. Name the key “Manufacturer” and then double-click it to set its value. Type “On MSFT.”
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After editing the keys, you’ll be able to open Control Panel > System and Security > System to see your new information – no reboot required.