OemInfo in Windows XP system information

The OEM information is reflected in the System Properties
page when right-clicking My Computer/Properties, but is
not the same as the persistent OEM information obtained
from the System Tools program group application System
Information.

From my search on the web, this information is from the
SMBIOS . Check http://www.dmtf.org/standards/smbios . The
information appears to be stored as a table which is
memory mapped to the physical memory. However, its
location is not specified. WMI also gets handles to this
information somehow.

I would appreciate pointers on how to retrieve this
information using kernel mode code in XP.

Thanks
Dibyendu

>-----Original Message-----
>OEMInfo is pulled from oeminfo.ini which is located in
>the %windir%\system32 folder.
>

>>-----Original Message-----
>>Hi,
>>
>>I am trying to determine where the Sytem manufacturer

>and

>>System Model information (that is display using the

>System

>>Information app) is stored under Windows 2000/XP and if
>>this information is persistent or can it be modified.
>>
>>I have found a reference to it under the Registry
>>under
>>HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\W indowsUpd

>at

>>e\OemInfo.
>>However the values under this key are not looked at by
>>the app and changes here are no reflected in the app.

>Also

>>some machines do not seem to have this info.
>>
>>WMI can also pull this information persistently,

>according

>>to one of my colleagues.
>>
>>Primarily, I am looking for a method to definitely
>>identify the manufacturer/model of a system. I would

>like

>>to be able to do this from kernel mode driver, so WMI
>>calls are out. Ideally, I would get this information

>with

>>a kernel mode call when necessary. Hence my query for
>>where this information is stored.
>>
>>Would appreciate a reply be email.
>>
>>Thanks
>>Dibyendu Nandy
>>.
>>

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