Change system properties screen [Archive]

SXRguyinMA

11-23-2008, 10:28 PM

I did this before...just forgot how. Now I've got my OS reinstalled I was to set it back up. I did up the oemlogo.bmp and put it in the system32 folder, but its not showing up. Anyeone know the correct dimensions for it? I searched google and some say 180x180 px, 180x120 px, 176176px, none seem to work :think:

also, as for the system.ini file, I set it up how I've seen to do, also does not show up. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks!

Will

FuzzyPlushroom

11-23-2008, 10:56 PM

172x172 or smaller. (Source (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314472), search for "Brand Your System Manually")

It may have to be in 256 colors, according to the discussion here (http://www.msfn.org/board/lofiversion/index.php/t44873.html).

EDIT: I just tried it through this page (http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/updike/764/oemlogo.html) and it worked. You've got to put 'em (oemlogo.bmp and oeminfo.ini) in System, not System32.

SXRguyinMA

11-23-2008, 11:14 PM

ah, that may be the issue then, let me give it a shot

SXRguyinMA

11-23-2008, 11:23 PM

awesome, thanks a ton! :bowdown: It works in 24-bit BMP, and @ 180x120 :up:

+rep for the help, I think my issue was the .ini file, I created a notepad file but couldnt get it to save as a .ini file, it would save as oeminfo.ini.txt lol

http://www.postwhore.biz/albums/userpics/10082/normal_ss1.bmp (http://www.postwhore.biz/albums/userpics/10082/ss1.bmp)

XcOM

11-24-2008, 05:28 PM

when you save in notepad add quote marks around it, this will force it to save in what ever format you want

Xpirate

11-26-2008, 11:17 AM

The image must be a bitmap and be no larger than 180 x 115 pixels.

And here's a dark tip that is somewhat hard to find:

From http://unattended.msfn.org/unattended.xp/view/web/77/
One color of the oemlogo.bmp image will be transparent, which means instead of displaying that color, the current System Properties dialog color is used. To designate the transparency color, edit all four corner pixels of oemlogo.bmp to be the exact RGB index (e.g. 0:0:0 for black, 255:255:255 for white, etc) for the desired color.

Have fun branding your Windows systems.

SXRguyinMA

11-26-2008, 11:24 AM

not true on the 180 x 115, mines 180x120 and worked just fine :up:

and the transparency only works if its 8-bit or 4-bit color, 32 and 48-bit colors dont show transparencies, like my logo. My logo did when I had it in 8-bit mode

Xpirate

11-26-2008, 08:12 PM

I was just repeating what I seen on the website I referenced.

XcOM

11-27-2008, 05:04 PM

you see the comp in top left, can change that for you if you like, to what ever you wish, i can change the text also

Xpirate

11-27-2008, 10:35 PM

you see the comp in top left, can change that for you if you like, to what ever you wish, i can change the text also

How is that done? That computer picture changes to a black and white one (or some kind of diminished color set) if you login to your machine using remote desktop. The OEM picture and text stay the same regardless of how you login to your XP machine.

SXRguyinMA

11-27-2008, 11:41 PM

:stupid: its the bottom you can change like I did isnt it? :think:

XcOM

11-28-2008, 04:44 PM

not if you know what your doing, look at my system properties box for example:

http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/7871/systemproplh9.png

SXRguyinMA

11-28-2008, 04:56 PM

ooo how do you do that? thats pretty sweet lookin :up:

luciusad2004

11-30-2008, 04:13 AM

not if you know what your doing, look at my system properties box for example:

Is it just me or is the laptop in that picture an iBook... Just sayin...

XcOM

11-30-2008, 02:20 PM

ooo how do you do that? thats pretty sweet lookin :up:

i will do a guide, or if you PM we what you want i will do it for you.

Is it just me or is the laptop in that picture an iBook... Just sayin...

Unknown, it a random PNG from a PNG icon pack i downloaded

Xpirate

11-30-2008, 10:41 PM

i will do a guide, or if you PM we what you want i will do it for you.

I vote for a guide. That way we'll all know how to do this ourselves and it will help you earn rep points.

FuzzyPlushroom

11-30-2008, 10:45 PM

Hmm, XCom edition, but you left the "genuine Microsoft" bit alone? Bit of a shame, that.

Looks good though, man. Awaiting the guide eagerly.

luciusad2004

12-01-2008, 01:28 AM

I vote for a guide as well

nevermind1534

12-01-2008, 12:42 PM

A guide would be nice.

SXRguyinMA

12-01-2008, 12:55 PM

yea, my vote for guide too, that'd be sweet :up:

Bopher

12-01-2008, 02:53 PM

I vote for a guide as well. I like how that looks better then mine. I've just done a little bit of editing to mine.

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/4691/sysproptp8.th.jpg (http://img517.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sysproptp8.jpg)

Is that the way it looks in Vista or is that an XP properties box?

XcOM

12-01-2008, 03:33 PM

it an XP box that i had modded the source code,

I will work on the guide later on this week for you all,

luciusad2004

12-01-2008, 03:38 PM

...how did you get the source code for XP? I wouldn't understand it but i would love the thumb through it.

nevermind1534

12-01-2008, 05:30 PM