Quick Guide to Windows Branding

Click the read more link for a quick guide to setting up OEM Branding on Windows XP & Vista I put together from various sources.

The image file you need for the branding should be 172 pixels by 172 pixels or smaller and saved in a BMP format in the c:\windows\system32 folder. For Windows XP it should be called OEMLOGO.BMP and for Vista OEMINFO.BMP by default but if you continue with the instructions below, you can see how to use the same filename in fact.

The process from this point on is different depending on if you are using Windows XP or Windows Vista

Windows XP

Create a file called OEMINFO.ini in the c:\windows\system32 directory (same place as your bmp file) with the following information in it:

[General]
Manufacturer=
Model=
[Support Information]
Line1=
Line2=
Line3=

Windows Vista

For vista you need to create a .reg file (or edit the registry manually but for ease of use and mass branding, a .reg file is much easier and quicker) with the following information in it:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\OEMInformation]
"HelpCustomized"=dword:00000000
"Logo"="c:\\windows\\system32\\OEMLOGO.BMP"
"SupportHours"="Monday to Friday 09:00 to 17:00"
"Manufacturer"="NixGeek"
"SupportPhone"="123-123-1234"
"SupportURL"="http://support.nixgeek.net"

Once you have this file, you just need to run it and click ok to let the changes be done

There are some other things you can do, but thats the basic idea :)