Hey Guys

I made my own oemlogo and I followed all the direction and when I put both of the files into C:\Windows\System32\

and then I go to my system property to see my logo, I don't see anything. Can you please tell me what I am doing wrong.


oeminfo.ini

oemlogo.bmp (110 x 110)

THX!


P.S. Fusion

I have my oemlogo.bmp at 180 x 114
and oeminfo.ini with this code below

set ini like this.... OemSpecific doesn't work

[general]
Manufacturer=blah
Model=

[Support Information]
Line1=For Support and Requests for External Service
Line2=
Line3=blah.
Line4=blah,
Line5=Ontario, blah
Line6=Phone: blah
Line7=Email: blah
Line8=Website: blah
Line9=To Serve is our Pleasure :-)

You can import your customized OEM Information and Logo unattended.

To do this, you need to create 2 files - oeminfo.ini and oemlogo.bmp

» oeminfo.ini

Open Notepad and Copy and Paste the following example, then edit it accordingly:

Save it as oeminfo.ini

» oemlogo.bmp

Create a new image with a pixel size of 180x114 (width x height), customize your logo to how you would want it to look, then save it as oemlogo.bmp. Its a good idea to keep it transparent so it blends into the color of the System Properties window!

We can use the $OEM$ Distribution folders to do this. Create a sub-folder called $$ if one doesn't exist already, then create another sub-folder within $$ called System32. For example:

C:\XPCD\$OEM$\$$\System32\

Copy both oeminfo.ini and oemlogo.bmp to the System32 folder explained above. When Windows XP Setup is run, both of these files will be automatically copied to Windows' System32 directory, no matter what the Windows folder is called.

110x110 will not work, u must use 180x114

also note that even it is a bitmap, you can create transparent background...
but make sure it is in 256 colors for this to work

The actual logo size can is 172x172 it can be smaller, but not bigger. See section D in this article.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...kb;en-us;314472

ive always wondered if there was a way of hacking the size limit of this file to make it larger, ive been working on it off and on for a year or so now and still no luck

@ gee the file size can go up to 180 x 114
so thats a pinch bigger then 172

just thought id point that out

@Lost Soul
Use Resource Hacker and open sysdm.cpl. goto Dialog no 101, click on the bmp image and use the resizing handles to enlarge the image. This image is 162x335

y is it that when i make my picture to 180x114 the quality becomes horrible and how would i make a pic transparent with jasc paint shop pro 7

@benners

holly mackrle thats sweet, ive seen a few pics on this but i was never sure how to inlarge the size... hey benners can you tell me how to make a image transparent for that, im trying in paint shop pro 9 and im not having any luck

what font does the MSFN logo use?

@Lost Soul
What I have done in the past is create a new image 16 million colours sized how you want with a background colour, RGB value of 255,0,255 or HTML of #ff00ff.

Use the freehand selection tool with point to point as the selection type to carefully cut around the image you want and maybe add a feather the selected image.Use Ctrl +C to copy the selection and Ctrl + E to paste it into the new image with the Pink background and finally reduce the colours to 256 using Optimized Median Cut and Error Diffusion

More stuff about oemlogo + oeminfo:
http://www.mdgx.com/last4.htm#OEMINFO

Hope this helps.

hey benners that looks awesome

and thanks for the tip

what font does the MSFN logo use?!?!?

benners, I just gotta say how **** happy I am you shared this info with us.. now I've finally been able to creat e a kickass oemlogo with a decent sized image.. and get rid of that annoying XP logo as well... I also made edited some of the text titles too.. thanks for the inspiration mate

No problem, just giving back after all the info I have gleaned from this site and thanks for the feed back.

I tend to keep a list of file modifications in a file along with the resources incase in future updates from MS add a new version, just makes it quicker and easier to re-add the "improvements"

Whoa! I never thought of using resource hacker there! Fantastic!

Anyway, there is a difference in Win versions. The logo in 9x maxes out at 120x120, according to MS the max for XP is 172x172 and should be square!! Really, I'm not kidding. This is from KB314472 for WinXP (it is similar for Win2K)

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...kb;en-us;314472
==========
"Part D: Brand Your System Manually
1. To add support information to the Windows Start menu, create an Oeminfo.ini file by using Windows Notepad, and then copy it to the Windows\System32 folder.

When you use Oeminfo.ini, the values in the [General] section and a Support Information button are displayed on the General tab of the System Properties dialog box.

The following is an example of the Oeminfo.ini file:
[General]
Manufacturer = MyCompany, Inc.
Model = Brand X Processor
SupportURL = http://www.mycompany.com
LocalFile = C:\Winnt\Web\LocalFilename.htm

[Support Information]
Line1= For Technical Support:
Line2= to obtain updated drivers or for information on frequently
Line3= asked questions, visit the MyCompany technical
Line4= support web site at:
Line5=
Line6= http://www.mycompany.com/techsupport.
NOTE: The [General] and [Support Information] sections of the Oeminfo.ini file are required. Replace the manufacturer, model, support URL, and local file information with your company information. Be careful not to leave any trailing spaces after your company name.
2. To add your logo to the System Properties window in the Control Panel, replace the sample Oemlogo.bmp file included in this OPK with your company logo (bitmap image) in the Windows\System32 subfolder.

NOTE: Your Oemlogo.bmp logo must be square and must measure 172 by 172 pixels. If your bitmap image is smaller than this specification, it appears centered in the rectangle. If it is larger than this specification, part of it might appear to be cropped under certain font and screen resolutions, or it might not appear at all. Refer to "Chapter 6: Advanced Customization Topics" in the OPK User Guide for more information about how to brand.For additional information about creating Oeminfo.ini files, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
216347 HOWTO: Test and Modify the Logos in an OEM Preinstallation ==============

I don't know about you, but when I tried that it cut off the top of Sun Tzu head in the pic I was using.

As to why your oemlogo isn't showing up, I don't kknow. Try a smaller version, try a different picture, try reducing the number of colors (256 works best).

To make a given color or background transparent in PSP, just go to Colors/Set Palette Transparency... and then choose which color you want to be transparent. You must be in 256 colors to do this.

...
there is another way for the lazy peolple witt less knowledge concerning this topic.

just make use of tuneputilities,....it integrates an application for creating your owm oemlogo.

bye,

derernesto

Just outta curiousity, what other files have you made improvements too?

im kinda curious myself to see if you have anything altered that i havnt tried yet

Nothing ground breaking, I used to edit a lot of text in dialog boxes, usual things like explorer.exe (Change Start Menu text , bitmaps and properties), winntbbu.dll, Shell32.dll (Most of Windows dialog boxes here), I removed the splash screen from CDR-Win.

I dont know if it is displayed but whilst looking through msgina.dll, dialog box 2210 (Shutdown Event Tracker)I found on the dialog itself, must be Microsoft having a laugh

lol that is indeed interesting i tried once to edit out the msgina but no matter how i attacked the problem it still kept jumping into classic mode grr the agrivation lol

can some one post some nice pics for oemlogo

Yeah I would like that also.

just found one.awsome collection.have a look at his guide for creating transperent logo

http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/updike/764/oemlogo.html

Nice find

here is mine.
every thing is ok expect transperent back ground.i tried a lot of softwares to convert gif which is having transperent background to bmp.but no use
after conversion backgroung changes back to white.
any idea? how to overcome this
bmn

Here is what I would do in Paint Shop Pro,

1 - File->New or Crtl+N to create a new image

2 - Set the dimensions, and click on the colour, this will open the Material Properties
window where you can select a colour of your choice. Set the RGB values to R 255 G 0 B 255 or just use the HTML code of #ff00ff.

3 - Open the image you want to use, use the selection tool with point to point as the selection type to cut around the image you want, you should then have a dotted line around the image, just add a feather of 1 to the image with CTRL+H this softens the edges a bit.

4 - Use CTRL+C to copy and goto the 1st image you created and select it, then CTRL+E to paste into that image then right click on the image to deselect

5 - Click on CTRL+SHIFT+3 to decrease colour depth to 256 and click ok.

6 - Finally F12 to Save As, and save as oemlogo.bmp

Hope this works, attached is your image with a transparent background took about 5 mins, gotta say this though after the link you posted previous with the T&A on it can't understand why you chose a flower

thanks man.u solved my problem
why flower?
owowow iam not female .its just for testing only

one more.is it possible with adobe photoshop.

Definately, Photoshop is more advanced than Paint Shop Pro but I have never used it so I am unable to instruct.

There is a web link I sometimes peruse and have got some useful info from Tutorgig.com there maybe something there

thats a nice little tut that you typed up there benners,, just curious does it stay transparent with your method no matter what type of theme you use ?

and also when you enlarge the oem image to a large capacity,, lets say for example tht girl image you used that took up the whole side..

is the regular pc image thats there covered up ? or did you remove it ?

Cheers
As Far as I have tested it the image has been transparent (only tested with windows default themes), as long as the image is 256 colours and the RGB values are as stated it sees the pinks as transparent.

The image with the monitor is still there just covered up, incase I want to tweak that, but I have deleted it in the past with no hiccups.

thanks benners.atlast i did it

selecting 255,0,255 did every thing
thanks once again

I deleted mine, as well as altered the headings of the text, even repositioned them, without a hassle or any problems

glad to see it, now make me proud and ditch the flower

lmao benners you crack me up

I do all that, and i have my big oemlogo, but when i put a new oemlogo and oeminfo, all changes of the sysdm.cpl they undo.
Sorry for my english

edit ur sysdm.cpl first,and save it some where else.
and modify the resource(bitmap in sysdm.cpl)with respect to ur image size.

benners could you plzz post your angelina jolie oemlogo?
it looks really cool
you cut it really good and size is perfect (at least in your screenshot)
plzzzzzz

Well I could have if I still had it, when I went to post it I found I had saved the resized image over the hoooge one , anyway I found a similar picture and made it again, the size may vary slightly.

It is on a white background as the original one was

alright
this one is perfect too
i'll just have to adjust the oemlogo size in sysdm.cpl a little
thanks a lot!!

this is my oemlogo.
thanks benners for ur help.

Nice!

was browsing through some font sites and for anyone that cares or wanted to know the font used in the Msfn logo is Battlefield.ttf

Lets hope hakeem5454 is still subscribed to this topic, he was the one who wanted to know.

ok im getting jealous now, now its time to work on mine and demo it lol

Can you please recommend anywhere that this font (battlefield.ttf) is available from

Might use it myself since its so cool