How to Remove the Logo on the Welcome Center in Windows Vista
- 1). Right-click the Windows "Start" button. In the shortcut menu that appears, click "Explore All Users."
- 2). Paste the following path into the Explorer bar, then press the "Enter" key:
C:\Windows\System32\oobe - 3). Double-click the "Info" folder to open it.
- 4). Right-click the file named "oobe.xml." In the shortcut menu that appears, click "Open With," then click "WordPad."
- 5). Scroll down to the line that begins with "<oemLogoxmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/windows/oobetasks/v1">" and ends with "</oemLogo>."
- 6). Delete this line.
- 7). Click "File," then "Save" to save the changes.
- 8). Open the Welcome Center. The logo no longer appears.
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