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

This post has been edited by Lost Soul: Jul 2 2005, 10:50 AM

@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

This post has been edited by hakeem5454: Jul 2 2005, 02:50 PM

@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.

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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