Update Vista System Support Information

I was using a friend’s system and I noticed that the system properties window had a logo, and contact information for the local computer shop.

I knew right away there was no way they (The local store) had purchased any special version of Vista to do this, so I looked it up.

You can set a logo, and other custom information in the system information page by creating this registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\

SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\OEMInformation

You then create the following string values under it:

Logo - Full path to logo bitmap. Should be 120×120 pixels

Manufacturer - Name of the OEM system builder (Your company)

SupportHours - Your support hours

SupportPhone - Your support phone number

SupportURL - Your support website address

I updated it with a test logo, and my company info…and after a reboot:

While I was at it, I threw together an application that will do it all for you. I call it Vista System Builder Information 1.0. It takes care of the image too. When you apply the changes it will drop it into the c:\windows\ folder.

If you are in the business of building white box PCs, this is a nice way of adding that final touch to your build.

Here is the download link:

http://www.intelliadmin.com/VistaSystemBuilder.exe

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