How to Add A Photo To My Computer Properties

How to Add A Photo To My Computer Properties in Windows XP / Customize the Manufacturer Support Info in Windows 7 or Vista

Mostly, we used windows, and need to customize it. So today, i am going to explain your very simple tip , how to add a Picture and Name to my Computer Properties.

To do it, open notepad and type the following:

[General]
Manufacturer=Your Name Here
[Support Information]
Line1=Your Name Here
Line2=Your Address Here
Line3=Your Email Address Here

Save as OEMINFO.INI in the C:\WINDOWS\system32 folder.
Then create a .bmp photo and save it the System32 folder as oemlogo.bmp


The size of the image should be 180 x120 pixels.
Make a right click on my computer, Properties and you’ll see the changes.

It looks like this:

This tutorial should work great on Windows XP. Now i want to show you how to do this in Windows 7 or Vista.

Customize the Manufacturer Support Info in Windows 7 or Vista

If you have a computer with pre-installed Windows 7 or 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:


Close-up view:


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

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.

Hope this tutorial was interesting for you.