Can I change displayed Mfr and Model in the msinfo32 screen?


  1. Posts : 4
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #1

    Can I change displayed Mfr and Model in the msinfo32 screen?


    Attached is a screenshot of what I currently see.
    As you can see it is in a VMWare image but I would like to change the manufacturer and model to something like my host system. The reason for this is that I have set up a VMWare machine to play with the "Microsoft support" scammers should I ever receive a call, and I want to hide the fact that is in VMWare.
    Thanks
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Can I change displayed Mfr and Model in the msinfo32 screen?-sysinfo.jpg  
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  2. Posts : 6,285
    Windows 10 Pro X64
       #2

    Open regedit and look for VMWARE, change what you find to something else.

    Be sure to backup the registry first.

    Edit; Look here: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System
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  3. Posts : 4
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Thanks for the quick reply
    I found a few instances in the registry where a manufacturer and model were specified.
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\ControlSet001\Control\SystemInformation
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\SystemInformation
    When I reboot all the values revert back to their VMWare settings so it seems that at boot windows refreshes these values from the systems BIOS.
    Thanks anyway.
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  4. Posts : 13,576
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #4

    Trying it and doing it are 2 different things, as you`ve found out, it doesn`t work.

    This is what mine shows, and you know what ? I don`t even care :) I built it, I know what I`ve got
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Can I change displayed Mfr and Model in the msinfo32 screen?-capture.jpg  
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  5. Posts : 4,466
    Windows 10 Education 64 bit
       #5

    Have a look at this. This is a reg file I use to set the info for the system page on my PC.

    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\OEMInformation]
    "Model"="M4N68T-M V2"
    "Logo"="C:\\windows\\ASUS\\ASUSLOGO.bmp"
    "Manufacturer"="ASUSTeK Computer Inc."
    "SupportURL"="ASUS USA"
    Last edited by alphanumeric; 26 Nov 2015 at 08:36. Reason: changed info to match screenshot posted after.
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  6. Posts : 4,466
    Windows 10 Education 64 bit
       #6

    This from my desktop PC.

    Can I change displayed Mfr and Model in the msinfo32 screen?-oem-info-capture.png
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  7. Posts : 2,497
    Windows 7 Pro 64 bit
       #7

    The idea behind System Information was to provide accurate information that could not be changed by some registry entry. Most likely the information is obtained with WMI and where it gets the information from is undocumented. Most likely it ultimately comes from the BIOS.
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