View Full Version : Goofin' with the System Properties box.....
Hey,
I was reading the Apr 01 issue of MAXIMUM PC the other day, and in the "Ask The Doctor" column (page 64), there was info on how to change the info in the System Properties window.
I screwed around with it last night, and came up with this.....
Comments, ...opinions??
Mr B
Nice desktop and the box! I gotta go figure out how to change mine too! :)
Here's how to change the info as done above;
Open Notepad, and type in the following;
[General]
Manufacturer=(whatever you want here)
Model=(whatever)
Save the file as "oeminfo.ini" in the C:\Windows\System folder.
Choose what image you want, scale it to no larger than 180 pixels wide, by 114 pixels high. Set the background to transparent , and save the image as "oemlogo.bmp" in the same C:\Windows\System folder.
Right click on "My Computer", and enjoy your handiwork....
Cheers!
Mr B
Way Cool Mr B! Thanks for the "how to". I'm gonna try that!
I notice an icon for "CPU Cool". Could that program help me get to 112 FSB?
Daniel ~
05-20-01, 02:39 PM
So what's not to like!?":O}
If I can remember how I will post how to get the button that gives you the info to the sideof your piccy
Kryten (May 20, 2001 05:30 p.m.):
If I can remember how I will post how to get the button that gives you the info to the sideof your piccy
Kryten,
That would be awesome if you remember how to... they refer to that, and show how to enter the text, but not how to make the button appear.
Slake, that program is similar to "Rain"...does the same basic thing. Actually, I think Rain is a better program. Jeff, (aka Dimmreaper) mentioned in a thread a long while ago that these programs aren't good for the cpu....can't exactly remeber why...perhaps he'll read this and elaborate.
I disabled all Rain type programs after reading his post....
Daniel....thought you'd get a kick out of that....=)
Mr B
[OC]_SR20DE
05-21-01, 01:30 PM
Here's my system property box.. This is so cool~~ hahaha
If you just wanna show the System Properties box... make sure the box is highlighted and hold the "Alt" button down then hit the "Print Screen" button.
[OC]_SR20DE
05-21-01, 02:03 PM
alan (May 21, 2001 01:45 p.m.):
If you just wanna show the System Properties box... make sure the box is highlighted and hold the "Alt" button down then hit the "Print Screen" button.
I already knew that.. but I wanted to show the rest of desktop screen also. because it looks more real.. rather than just the property box itself.
alan (May 21, 2001 01:45 p.m.):
If you just wanna show the System Properties box... make sure the box is highlighted and hold the "Alt" button down then hit the "Print Screen" button.
This is turning into a grab-bag of tips and tweaks! :)
Thanks Alan.
Nice screen ミルク粉. Been meaning to ask you about the girl in the pic? :-D
William
05-21-01, 06:54 PM
saving that tip, going to have some fun with that one(nothing inappropriate!). Also, you should uninstall gator, I am convinced that is some form of spyware program, but it took forever to nuke it. Kept coming back!
*spazzed*
05-21-01, 06:58 PM
dunno260 (May 21, 2001 06:54 p.m.):
saving that tip, going to have some fun with that one(nothing inappropriate!). Also, you should uninstall gator, I am convinced that is some form of spyware program, but it took forever to nuke it. Kept coming back!
I just rienstalled windows......that nuked it pretty dang fast :D
dunno260 (May 21, 2001 06:54 p.m.):
saving that tip, going to have some fun with that one(nothing inappropriate!). Also, you should uninstall gator, I am convinced that is some form of spyware program, but it took forever to nuke it. Kept coming back!
I've heard that about Gator before.....I've been looking for something similar to it, that is KNOWN not to be....any suggestions?? (laziness all around...hehehe...too lazy to type everything in, and too lazy to look for a replacement. DOH !!)
I also am curious, 1st off, who's the girl/nurse?? and 2nd, how did you change the "Windows logo" in the monitor graphic?? I'd rather have something there other than the dorky Windows logo myself. Please...do tell....
Mr B
Yeah, me too.
That is, how do you change the picture on the computer screen?
Overload
05-21-01, 11:19 PM
Mr B (May 21, 2001 07:05 p.m.):
dunno260 (May 21, 2001 06:54 p.m.):
saving that tip, going to have some fun with that one(nothing inappropriate!). Also, you should uninstall gator, I am convinced that is some form of spyware program, but it took forever to nuke it. Kept coming back!
I've heard that about Gator before.....I've been looking for something similar to it, that is KNOWN not to be....any suggestions?? (laziness all around...hehehe...too lazy to type everything in, and too lazy to look for a replacement. DOH !!)
I also am curious, 1st off, who's the girl/nurse?? and 2nd, how did you change the "Windows logo" in the monitor graphic?? I'd rather have something there other than the dorky Windows logo myself. Please...do tell....
Mr B
try download accelerator athttp://www.speedbit.com
I use it and i like it a lot. no spyware
William
05-21-01, 11:36 PM
wait, what does gator do. I never gave it chance, it was forcefully installed without my knowledge onto my system so I immediately nuked it. Well not soon enough I guess, right after that got installed, I start getting a very small trickle or porn mail into my inbox. Argg, I was able to avoid it for one and a half years.
Gator is a small program that fills in forms, ID's ,passwords, usernames, etc...with one click. Ultimate in lazy...
For example, when I first login here, when the page to log in loads, a small box pops up on the screen. I can then click one button, and the username and password are automatically filled in. Works for anything requiring name address, e-mail, etc...Works pisser when bidding on e-BAY (for sniping) I've gotten three bids (first two were "outbid", third one won it) off in 27 seconds...that's how I got my C600 in my "sig".
Download Accelerator is a different animal...speeds up downloads (got broadband here...don't need it), but does it auto fill in forms?? Thought it just "accelerated downloading".
Mr B
Gator is spyware. It does fill in your forms, etc, but it also keeps track of all your online activities(what sites you visit), and the next thing you know you start receiving loads of targeted spam.
stool (May 22, 2001 12:38 a.m.):
Gator is spyware. It does fill in your forms, etc, but it also keeps track of all your online activities(what sites you visit), and the next thing you know you start receiving loads of targeted spam.
Do you by chance know of a similar program that is known NOT to be spyware??
Mr B
engjohn
05-22-01, 01:31 AM
how do you make it work with win 2k? The system property mod thingy...
Shadow ﾒﾓ
05-22-01, 02:11 AM
I've actually used Gozilla several times. You can't use the trial version, but you can use the full version and it doesn't have spyware.
[OC]_SR20DE
05-22-01, 02:37 AM
Mr. B, quoted..
I also am curious, 1st off, who's the girl/nurse?? and 2nd, how did you change the "Windows logo" in the monitor graphic?? I'd rather have something there other than the dorky Windows logo myself. Please...do tell....
Mr B
emm... I cheated on the Windows logo in the monitor one!! lol >( :D :-P :-o ^_^ I cut and pasted from overclockers.com main page logo. Cut the width and resized it so it can fit nicely~~ on that monitor graphics!
But the nurse girl is real. I had to work on formatting the background color because the pic was smaller, then saved it as bmp in the system folder. Sorry I answered too late. To answer Slake and Mr.B's question, emm... emm.... I can't tell you. im too shy. lol
lightning
05-22-01, 03:49 AM
hahaha.....ミルク粉, that's a cool pic!!! and that girl are awsome!!! but why don't u put a school girl, it will be even nice!!! hahahahaa......
:)
I had to dig through some old stuff to find this...
Ok Mr B here goes...
the following is in the file C:\Windows\System\Oeminfo.ini
"This magnificent computer is a" appears above the CPU blurb.
The support information button appears below the CPU blurb
[General]
Manufacturer=This magnificent
Model=computer is a
[Support Information]
Line1="Dodgey Bros Computer"
Line2="is more than just a computer"
Line3="It's a Dodgey Brothers Computer"
Line4=""
Line5=""
Line6=""
Line7=""
Line8=""
Line9=""
Line10=""
Line11=""
Line12=""
Line13=""
Line14=""
Line15=""
The piccy is from C:\Windows\System\Oemlogo.bmp
These are the same files you mentioned but mine results in having a button.
Maybe you cut and paste mine and alter the text to suit
Hey Mr B if you like this sort of thing and your into batch files I have a floppy I mostly created that would blow you mind, it has an ANSI menu and by pressing the right button those files your playing with would be automatically loaded and back up the originals if they existed.
The part I love most is the one that automatically runs fdisk putting in all the parameters for multiple partitions, restarts formats all drives and gives you a cdrom driver loaded all by pressing 1 button.
let me know if your interested...
Kryten (May 22, 2001 04:52 a.m.):
Hey Mr B if you like this sort of thing and your into batch files I have a floppy I mostly created that would blow you mind, it has an ANSI menu and by pressing the right button those files your playing with would be automatically loaded and back up the originals if they existed.
The part I love most is the one that automatically runs fdisk putting in all the parameters for multiple partitions, restarts formats all drives and gives you a cdrom driver loaded all by pressing 1 button.
let me know if your interested...
I actually would be interested in checking that out, if you are willing to share ? =)
J
stool (May 22, 2001 12:38 a.m.):
Gator is spyware. It does fill in your forms, etc, but it also keeps track of all your online activities(what sites you visit), and the next thing you know you start receiving loads of targeted spam.
Thats like what happended to me. I started getting these strange e-mails for no reason, and plus when you install gator, it installs that stupid and annoying Offer Comparison for you, which does a great job of showing you unwanted banners. Thats why I use IE5.5 autofill thing. and I don't like gator starting when windows starts
No worries SpeeDj, I created it to be shared, free and useful (a concept Bill will never understand), I must warn you it does contain a few small useful shareware programs and it would be your reponsiblity to ensure that the conditions of use are met.
I won't organise sending anything yet because I don't know how Daniel would feel about this and don't want to get in the S**t, does anyone know how to contact Daniel to ask?
ミルク粉 (May 22, 2001 02:50 a.m.):
But the nurse girl is real. I had to work on formatting the background color because the pic was smaller, then saved it as bmp in the system folder. Sorry I answered too late. To answer Slake and Mr.B's question, emm... emm.... I can't tell you. im too shy. lol
I think I've got a pretty good idea...... :-D
Shadow ﾒﾓ
05-22-01, 07:54 PM
in the main forums it says "forum moderated by Daniel" with Daniel being his email address. Or email him at Daniel@overclockers.com .
I too would be interested.
Thanks Shadow I will email Daniel now I he gives the Ok I will send you a copy.
KILLorBE
05-22-01, 09:14 PM
Kryten can you zip the floppy and post it (attachment) if it's ok with Dan?
Would be nice.
Providing it's Ok with the D man not a problem, have sent email waiting on reply.
Compuwife...looks great. Well done!
Engjohn, the files are saved exactly the same as above, but in a different folder. Save them to " C:\WinNT\System32 directory " instead...
Kryten, I'd be interested in that as well, if Daniel approves of this...
I tried entering the [Support Information] like that, and it's shown the same in the article as well, but nothing happened...I didn't have a "Support Information" button appear. I did it exactly as you did (different text), and no button...any suggestions??
I un-installed Gator last night....messed up my rig bigtime.....running my backup hdd til I can finish fixing it...*sigh*
Mr B
hmmm if you cut and pasted them from my post and it still doesn't work, it is probably an NT thing, I tried those files on this machine with ME on it and it works fine, I have also used them on 95 and 98.
I don't have a NT based machine running at the moment, but I would guess it will be the directory your putting them in.
if yours doesn't have a WinNT\System folder (not system32) I dont know...
After trying a zillion different possibilities, I finally figured out you can't leave the first line of the [Support Information] text blank...
Worked after I changed it and removed the blank line there, and moved the text up to Line1.... Works, fine now...
Mr B
Congrats on getting it to work Mr B, will let you know about the disk when I hear back from Daniel
engjohn
05-23-01, 12:38 AM
Mr B (May 22, 2001 10:49 p.m.):
Engjohn, the files are saved exactly the same as above, but in a different folder. Save them to " C:\WinNT\System32 directory " instead...
Mr B
Tried that, still did not work... Do you have to reboot or something?
Nevermind, I figured it out. I mispelled the file name..... :(
Overload
05-23-01, 12:57 AM
Overload (May 21, 2001 11:19 p.m.):
Mr B (May 21, 2001 07:05 p.m.):
dunno260 (May 21, 2001 06:54 p.m.):
saving that tip, going to have some fun with that one(nothing inappropriate!). Also, you should uninstall gator, I am convinced that is some form of spyware program, but it took forever to nuke it. Kept coming back!
I've heard that about Gator before.....I've been looking for something similar to it, that is KNOWN not to be....any suggestions?? (laziness all around...hehehe...too lazy to type everything in, and too lazy to look for a replacement. DOH !!)
I also am curious, 1st off, who's the girl/nurse?? and 2nd, how did you change the "Windows logo" in the monitor graphic?? I'd rather have something there other than the dorky Windows logo myself. Please...do tell....
Mr B
try download accelerator athttp://www.speedbit.com
I use it and i like it a lot. no spyware
embarrassing... i must have been thinking of a different program. actually i dont know what i was thinking. i recongnize my mistake and appologise for MY confusion.
Captain Slug
05-24-01, 02:56 AM
Just when I thought I had customized everything...
Newbie_Doo
05-24-01, 08:26 PM
OK...I gotta play with it too:
That's some really cool lookin' stuff you guys (and gal) have put together. Really glad I posted this. Sounds like a lot of people (like me) hadn't heard of how to do this little mod.
We've got some really creative people here, don't we??
Can't wait to see the stuff for the Badge Contest. Should be some dynamite stuff....
Mr B
OpenFriday
06-13-01, 04:02 PM
I like mine simple.
ExtremeOC
06-14-01, 11:51 AM
I know who she is, ミルク粉
lol, i wont say, but man, i've been waiting for someone to ask....
Mr. B,
Thanks for the cool tip! I'm sure I'll be messing with it as soon as I get home from work. Now.......to dig up a bmp.
J-dogg
phantom punisher
06-15-01, 01:28 PM
that is wicked cool thanks mr b
I got this "tip" from the pages of MAXIMUM PC magazine (Apr '01, pg 64).
I'm happy so many people have gotten some fun out of doing this. I need to set mine up again, after nuking my WinME drive. (I installed Linux over ME by accident the other night...had to start all the way over.....DOH!)
Some really creative stuff folks...keep up the good work!
Mr B
Mr B (Jun 15, 2001 09:32 p.m.):
I got this "tip" from the pages of MAXIMUM PC magazine (Apr '01, pg 64).
I'm happy so many people have gotten some fun out of doing this. I need to set mine up again, after nuking my WinME drive. (I installed Linux over ME by accident the other night...had to start all the way over.....DOH!)
Some really creative stuff folks...keep up the good work!
Mr B
Oh man, that error SUX. I hate/love starting over from scratch. But I think your ME install was fairly fresh. I don't mind doing it about twice a year.
I'm gonna tweak my system properties Box after I get my new system back up with the P3 700.
LOL Ebola! :) Think ya got enuf RAM? Adolph Gates in Hell! ROTFLMAO!
Yeah, Slake, I did it a month ago....
I tried to uninstall "Gator", and it wreaked havoc while killing it off. I lost a month or so of e-mails, a bunch of jpegs I snagged here and there, and half a season's worth of NHL 2000 (the Bruins were 39-0-0, dang it!!) this time though.
Back to the drawing board....=)
Mr B
WyrmMaster
01-27-02, 07:19 PM
anybody get this working in win2k. I have my oemlogo.bmp in my system32 dir, but it doesnt work.
wow, talk about resurecting the dead.
Originally posted by jgaud
wow, talk about resurecting the dead.
LOL...you got that right. ;)
WyrmMaster
01-28-02, 10:28 PM
Originally posted by Mr B
LOL...you got that right. ;)
Hey, its only 8 months old:rolleyes:
hehehe thought Mr B was at it again until I saw it was the same one from yonks ago
WyrmMaster
01-29-02, 05:37 PM
comon guys *bump*
marcanthony
04-26-02, 07:13 PM
TEST
WyrmMaster
04-26-02, 10:36 PM
I finally got mine working. Nobody ever told me you have to add the oem info file:rolleyes:
Anyway heres the results. Im not to happy with the contents of the oem info, if you have any sugestions tell me.
krazykraut
05-04-02, 05:40 AM
AFTER UNINSTALLING I HAD TO USE FIND TO GET ANOTHER 10-12 MORE LISTINGS OUT. GOOD LUCK
:argue:
SpyderMatrix
05-11-02, 07:57 AM
on all your guys posts there is no pics so i cant see a thing and i cant replace the monitor or the graphic in the monitor i get one below it but that is it im using winxp pro corporate edition
WyrmMaster
05-11-02, 11:14 AM
Im not sure if its possible to change the monitor, if anyone knows though i would definetly want to.
Originally posted by SpyderMatrix
on all your guys posts there is no pics so i cant see a thing and i cant replace the monitor or the graphic in the monitor i get one below it but that is it im using winxp pro corporate edition
On threads this old, the pics from early on didn't get carried over when we upgraded to the vBBS software here in the Forums.
At least I think that's what happened.
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Mother of God!!!! I just noticed...in nine days this THREAD will be ONE YEAR OLD!!
:eek: :eek:
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