To modify manufacturer properties in Vista
We are deploying a lot of Vista machines in your organization, so we want to consider updating the OEM information that gets shown in the System Properties. Because, this adds a nice level of customization that makes it easy for our users to know where to find support.
Hence I need to modify manufacturer properties.
How can I do this ?
Re: To modify manufacturer properties in Vista
To modify manufacturer properties in Vista, you need edit the registry.
Open the registry editor and navigate to this section:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE + SOFTWARE + Microsoft + Windows + CurrentVersion + OEMInformation.
Once you get there, you'll find fields that allow you to update the following:
- Logo (this needs to be a bitmap file)
- Manufacturer
- SupportHours
- SupportPhone
- SupportURL
Using these fields, you can add a nice level of customization to the System Properties panel for your organization.
Re: To modify manufacturer properties in Vista
If you have a computer with pre-installed Windows Vista, most likely you'll notice the manufacturer's support information when you look in the system properties window. If you'd like to customize this information or use a picture of your own in this space, you can do so easily.
- Right-click on Computer and choose Properties or use the Win+Break key combination to bring up the System properties screen.
- To edit the information in this screen, you'll need to open up your registry editor and navigate down to the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\OEMInformation
- You can modify the following fields and put any values you'd like into them, with the exception of the Logo key, which you probably shouldn't change.
Manufacturer | SupportHours | SupportPhone | SupportURL | Logo
- The last important step is to either create or modify a bitmap file stored at the location specified in the Logo key, usually set to:
C:\Windows\System32\oemlogo.bmp
Note -
For best results, you'll want to use a small logo file, preferably somewhere around 100×100 height/width.
Also note that copying the file to that folder will require administrative permissions.
Re: To modify manufacturer properties in Vista
The information mentioned above is the ultimate solution that will fix your need. To add, you can also add the model/make with the string "Model"