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How To Add An OEM Logo To Vista System Properties

I believe that some of you’ve came across an OEM hardware logo displayed on Windows System Properties window, particularly on those branded workstations / laptops.
Of course, being able to display an OEM logo in Windows System Properties has little or zero benefits to most general users (except for advertisement by hardware manufacturers)
However, you might just want to have some fun, to impress your superior, to show off a little Windows skills, etc, then you might wanted to know how to add a picture or logo in Windows Vista SP1 System Properties window.

For demo, this screenshot shows how the OEM logo and related information are shown in Vista SP1 System Properties window (specifically, this window is just known as System window, that you could open up with Windows + Pause hotkey or right-click Computer follow by clicking Properties menu):

How to add an OEM logo and related information to Windows Vista SP1 System Properties window

How to add an OEM logo or image to Vista SP1 System Properties window?

Prepare your own OEM logo or image, cut / crop it to 120×120 pixel and save it as BMP file format (a.k.a. Bitmap file format).

Next, save this 120×120 BMP file to %windir%\system32 folder as OEMLogo.bmp, i.e.
copy YourLogo.bmp %windir%\system32\OEMLogo.bmp

Now, open up Windows Registry Editor,i.e.
  1. Click the Vista Orb (Vista Start button)
  2. Type regedit on the Start Search textbox and press ENTER
  3. Click the regedit.exe link shown in the Program list

Browse to this Registry path
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\OEMInformation

(If you can’t find the OEMInformation key, right-click the CurrentVersion key, select New followed by Key option and name the new Key as OEMInformation)

While at the OEMInformation key, right-click on the right-pane, select New followed by String Value to create these Registries as “String Value” type:

Logo – the full path of OEMLogo.bmp, i.e. C:\windows\system32\OEMLogo.bmp
Manufacturer
Model
SupportURL
SupportHours
SupportPhone

Double-click each of those Registries and enter the text descriptions, as show in this screenshot:

Windows Registry keys that show OEM Logo and related information on Vista SP1 System Properties window


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  1. jamie colebatch December 31st, 2008 6:38 AM

    thanks this works a treat due to my pc is a an old rm school computer

  2. mEr0viLL July 30th, 2009 1:16 PM

    CoolLLL thanks for the tip!!!

  3. kakashi November 4th, 2009 5:40 AM

    It doesn’t work with my windows 7 :(

  4. kakashi November 4th, 2009 5:55 AM

    The Manufacturer etc works…only the logo one…which i fancy more

  5. kakashi November 4th, 2009 6:10 AM

    Back..It works…even with 125×125 :) thank you

  6. Chris Gralike February 25th, 2010 5:13 PM

    This option can also be automated using a answerfile (unattend.xml) and WDS for automated deployment for company deployment.

    Use the WAIK for windows 7, open the catalog and install.wim thats located on the Windows 7 DVD using SIM and locate the Component {ARCH}_Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup > OEMInformation.

    Add it to the OOBE (Out of the box experience) System pass and configure it with the settings you like.

    Next create an answerfile by saving the selected options to a file called unattend.xml.

    Add the boot.wim and install.wim from the windows 7 dvd to the WDS instance.

    Next add the unattend.xml file created with SIM to the install.wim using the properties view of that .wim image.

    ;-)

  7. Walker February 25th, 2010 10:45 PM

    Chris, thank you for sharing this.
    Nice one!

  8. jez tosh March 30th, 2010 3:17 AM

    it works ! great dude thanks for the trick

  9. KENNETH May 29th, 2010 6:14 PM

    When i open “my computer” then click properties it display “page failed to load”…can you give me solution for this…hope someone can help me….my OS is Windows 7 Ultimate Build 7600

  10. TestMonkey July 25th, 2010 2:04 AM

    Make sure it’s an 24bit .bmp, otherwise it won’t work.

  11. Zaxotes July 25th, 2010 9:22 PM

    The LOGO Doesn’t work… others are perfect

  12. TyMo August 2nd, 2010 10:45 PM

    @Zaxotoes: Open the logo in paint. At the bottom it shows the size, in pixels, of the picture. Resize it to where it is 125 by 125 and make sure you save it as a bitmap image. Then it should work.