adding logo to system properties

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steve

does anybody know how i can get my logo to show up on my
system properties as i have made one and named it
oemlogo.bmp and put it in system32 folder and size is 170
x 93 but will not show up i'm stuck

thanks

steve
 
steve said:
does anybody know how i can get my logo to show up on my
system properties as i have made one and named it
oemlogo.bmp and put it in system32 folder and size is 170
x 93 but will not show up i'm stuck

thanks

steve
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I have a file called oeminfo.ini in that folder as well, in the format:

[General]
Manufacturer=Tricia Enterprises
Model=

[Support Information]
Line1=" For technical support contact"
Line2=" Tricia"
Line3=" "
Line4=" Daytime Phone No: "
Line5=" Evening Phone No: "
Line6=" Email: "
Line7=" "
Line8=" "
Line9=" "
Line10=" "
Line11=" "

Try putting that in as well. Just noticed mine is in system NOT system32
HTH Tricia
 
tried that can any body tell me how to make an image and
with what program and do i have to make transparent as i
have read you do and how do i make transparent

cheers

steve
-----Original Message-----

does anybody know how i can get my logo to show up on my
system properties as i have made one and named it
oemlogo.bmp and put it in system32 folder and size is 170
x 93 but will not show up i'm stuck

thanks

steve
Click to expand...
I have a file called oeminfo.ini in that folder as well, in the format:

[General]
Manufacturer=Tricia Enterprises
Model=

[Support Information]
Line1=" For technical support contact"
Line2=" Tricia"
Line3=" "
Line4=" Daytime Phone No: "
Line5=" Evening Phone No: "
Line6=" Email: "
Line7=" "
Line8=" "
Line9=" "
Line10=" "
Line11=" "

Try putting that in as well. Just noticed mine is in system NOT system32
HTH Tricia


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-----Original Message-----
tried that can any body tell me how to make an image and
with what program and do i have to make transparent as i
have read you do and how do i make transparent
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If I remember correctly, and it's a while since I tried
this, I think that with bmp files, which don't support
transparency as such, the top left pixel of the image is
taken as the transparent colour. So make the top left
pixel and any transparent areas all the same gaudy shade
of pink or green.
 
OEM Info

Open a text editor, e.g. Notepad and create a file with the following text:

[General]
Manufacturer=(your text here)
Model=(your text here)

[Support Information]
Line1=(your text here)
Line2=(your text here)
Line3=(your text here)
Line4=(your text here)


Insert your own text where indicated without the parentheses. Add more lines
under the Support Information section if you like. You can put in anything
you want so let your creative juices play freely. If you got writer's block
right now, don't worry. You can always change it later when you finally
think of something snappy to insert.

Now save this file as OEMINFO.INI on your hard drive in the Windows\System
folder. If your Windows directory is C:\Windows, you save this file in
C:\Windows\System. If your Windows directory is D:\WinNT then save this file
in D:\WinNT\System. You get the idea.

OEM Logo

For the logo you'll need to be a little bit creative one more time. Use a
graphics editor (if needed, download a free one from our graphics freeware
collection) to create a bitmap file that you want to use as your logo. The
logo bitmap must be 256 colors and either sized 96x96 (when using small
fonts) or 120x120 (when using large fonts).

Save the logo bitmap as OEMLOGO.BMP into the same folder as the OEMINFO.INI
file. That's it! Now go to Start / Settings / Control Panel / System /
General and take a look. Looks a lot better, doesn't it? There should be a
button labeled Support Information. Push it and you'll see the lines you
entered in the Support Information section of the OEMINFO.INI file. Voila!
Granted, you probably just wasted half an hour of your time on this silly
little gimmick, but who cares? This is cool!

PC911 OEM Logo

If you're too lazy to make your own logo or info file, don't worry - we got
you covered. Download this tiny zip file here and extract it into your
Windows\System directory as explained above. It contains a custom PC911 logo
and info file to make your System Properties look really slick. You're
welcome to customize the OEMINFO file further by editing it with any text
editor.

No Logo?

What? Your logo doesn't show? Double-check that you put both files into the
correct directory. Also make sure that you did enter something in the
Manufacturer line of the OEMINFO.INI file. If this entry is blank none of
the info will show.
 
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